BPOA 01, 0017 (P315664)
Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 012928Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Record of beer delivered by various men. (CBT 1))Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] 6(disz) sila3 kasz
2. [n] 3(barig)? 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 kasz du gur
3. kiszib3 lu2-gir2-nun
4. [...] 9(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 kasz saga gur
5. [n] 2(barig) 2(ban2) nig2-ar3-ra gur
6. [n] 3(ban2) kasz du gur
7. [kiszib3] lugal-u2-szim-e
8. [n] 2(barig) 5(ban2)? kasz saga gur
9. 7(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz du gur
10. kiszib3 lu2-dingir-ra
11. 5(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 kasz saga
12. [...] kasz du <gur>
13. kiszib3 ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da dumu ur-{gesz}gigir
14. 4(asz) 2(barig) 1(disz) sila3 kasz du gur
15. kiszib3 ur-nig2
16. 2(ban2) kasz du kiszib3 ur-e2-ninnu
17. 2(barig) 5(ban2) kasz saga gur
18. 1(barig) 4(ban2) kasz du
column 2
1. kiszib3 ur-{d}nansze
2. 1(u) 2(asz) 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 kasz saga gur
3. 1(asz) kasz du gur
4. kiszib3 al-la-di-mu
5. 1(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga <gur>
6. 3(barig) 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 kasz du
7. kiszib3 lu2-{d}utu
8. 1(asz) 4(barig) kasz saga gur
9. 6(asz) 1(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 kasz du gur
10. kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu u2-du-lu
11. 8(asz) 3(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 kasz saga gur
12. 1(asz) 7(disz) sila3 kasz du gur
13. kiszib3 ur-{d}al-la
14. 2(ban2) kasz du kiszib3 [x]-NE-si
15. 2(barig) 5(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 kasz saga
16. 3(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 kasz du
17. kiszib3 lugal-i3-[...]
18. 1(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 kasz saga
19. 1(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila4 kasz du <gur>
20. kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ab-ba-[...]
21. 6(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 kasz saga gur
22. 1(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) sila3 kasz du gur
23. kiszib3 nig2-{d}ba-ba6
24. 1(asz) 2(barig) nig2-ar3-ra saga gur
25. 1(barig) SZIM saga
26. kiszib3 ur-{gesz}gigir
reverse
column 1
1. 1(asz) 1(ban2) kasz du gur
2. kiszib3 ur-nigar{gar} dub-sar ninda
3. 3(asz) 4(ban2) kasz saga gur
4. 3(asz) 4(barig) 1(disz) sila3 kasz du gur
5. kiszib3 ur-sa6-ga
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obverse
column 1
1. [...] 6(disz) sila3 kasz
2. [n] 3(barig)? 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 kasz du gur
3. kiszib3 lu2-gir2-nun
4. [...] 9(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 kasz saga gur
5. [n] 2(barig) 2(ban2) nig2-ar3-ra gur
6. [n] 3(ban2) kasz du gur
7. [kiszib3] lugal-u2-szim-e
8. [n] 2(barig) 5(ban2)? kasz saga gur
9. 7(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz du gur
10. kiszib3 lu2-dingir-ra
11. 5(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 kasz saga
12. [...] kasz du <gur>
13. kiszib3 ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da dumu ur-{gesz}gigir
14. 4(asz) 2(barig) 1(disz) sila3 kasz du gur
15. kiszib3 ur-nig2
16. 2(ban2) kasz du kiszib3 ur-e2-ninnu
17. 2(barig) 5(ban2) kasz saga gur
18. 1(barig) 4(ban2) kasz du
column 2
1. kiszib3 ur-{d}nansze
2. 1(u) 2(asz) 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 kasz saga gur
3. 1(asz) kasz du gur
4. kiszib3 al-la-di-mu
5. 1(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga <gur>
6. 3(barig) 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 kasz du
7. kiszib3 lu2-{d}utu
8. 1(asz) 4(barig) kasz saga gur
9. 6(asz) 1(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 kasz du gur
10. kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu u2-du-lu
11. 8(asz) 3(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 kasz saga gur
12. 1(asz) 7(disz) sila3 kasz du gur
13. kiszib3 ur-{d}al-la
14. 2(ban2) kasz du kiszib3 [x]-NE-si
15. 2(barig) 5(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 kasz saga
16. 3(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 kasz du
17. kiszib3 lugal-i3-[...]
18. 1(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 kasz saga
19. 1(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila4 kasz du <gur>
20. kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ab-ba-[...]
21. 6(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 kasz saga gur
22. 1(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) sila3 kasz du gur
23. kiszib3 nig2-{d}ba-ba6
24. 1(asz) 2(barig) nig2-ar3-ra saga gur
25. 1(barig) SZIM saga
26. kiszib3 ur-{gesz}gigir
reverse
column 1
1. 1(asz) 1(ban2) kasz du gur
2. kiszib3 ur-nigar{gar} dub-sar ninda
3. 3(asz) 4(ban2) kasz saga gur
4. 3(asz) 4(barig) 1(disz) sila3 kasz du gur
5. kiszib3 ur-sa6-ga
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Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Administrative (Record of beer delivered by various men. (CBT 1))
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: BPOA 1, 17
[Ozaki2006BPOA1] Ozaki, Tohru, and Marcel Sigrist. 2006. Ur III Administrative Tablets from the British Museum. Part One. Biblioteca Del Próximo Oriente Antiguo 1. Madrid: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas.
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history: CBT 1, BM 12928
[Figulla1961CBT1] Figulla, Hugo H. 1961. Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum. Volume I. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.catalogue entry
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 012928
- Accession No.: 1896-03-28, 0019
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2017-02-26 at 13:24:00 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:51:36 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-06-03 at 11:40:37 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2008-01-27 at 19:41:01 | Dahl, Jacob L. | Atf | Dahl, Jacob L. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2008-01-27 at 15:52:20 | Dahl, Jacob L. | Atf | Dahl, Jacob L. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2008-01-03 at 20:49:44 | Dahl, Jacob L. | Atf | Dahl, Jacob L. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-04-04 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (052093) (052093)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1896-0328-19) (W_1896-0328-19)
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Cite this Artifact
“BPOA 01, 0017 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P315664.
BPOA 01, 0017 artifact entry (No. P315664). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315664 (Original work published 2006)
BPOA 01, 0017 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315664 (Accessed: November 12, 2025).
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