JCS 71, 027 04 (P317560)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 016269

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Reed delivered by Lugal-åa6-ga, Ur-gu-la and Lú-uå-gi-na in the é Ur-dun (CBT 2))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 4(asz) gu2 gi-zi
2. lugal-sa6-ga
3. 1(u) 1(asz) ur-gu-la
4. sza3 e2 ur-dun
reverse
1. 3(asz) lu2-usz-gi-na
  blank space
2. u4 3(u)-kam
3. iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi
4. mu en {d}inanna masz-e i3-pa3

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 (Reed delivered by Lugal-åa6-ga, Ur-gu-la and Lú-uå-gi-na in the é Ur-dun (CBT 2))
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • primary: JCS 71 (pp. 11-34), 027 04

    [Notizia2019JCS71] Notizia, Palmiro. 2019. “How to ‘Institutionalize’ a Household in Ur Iii Ĝirsu/Lagaš.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 71: 11–34. https://doi.org/10.1086/703851.

  • history: CBT 2, BM 016269 (catalogue)

    [CBT21996] Sigrist, Marcel, Hugo H. Figulla, and Christopher B. F. Walker. 1996. Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum. Vol. 2. British Museum Press.

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  • Museum No.: BM 016269
  • Accession No.: 1896-06-12, 0489

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.02.06.30
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-02 at 07:26:53 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:05:30 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2020-11-01 at 07:12:26 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2006-04-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“JCS 71, 027 04 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P317560.
JCS 71, 027 04 artifact entry (No. P317560). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P317560 (Original work published 2006)
JCS 71, 027 04 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P317560 (Accessed: December 30, 2025).
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	title = {JCS 71, 027 04 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P317560},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“JCS 71, 027 04 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P317560.
JCS 71, 027 04 artifact entry (No. P317560). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P317560 (Original work published 2006)
JCS 71, 027 04 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P317560 (Accessed: December 30, 2025).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P317560},
}

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