Fs Tamburello 1547-1557, 07 (P317730)

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 017969

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Barley for fattening cattle (CBT 2))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

48.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 29.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 4(u) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
2. 1(gesz2) 8(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3
3. sze-bi 3(barig) 3(ban2) 8(disz) sila3
4. nig2-kal-la
5. 1(gesz2) 4(u) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
6. 1(gesz2) la2 1(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3
7. sze-bi 3(barig) 3(ban2)# lu2-kal#-la
8. 2(gesz2)# udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
9. 1(gesz2)# [4(u)?] 4(disz)# udu 1(disz) sila3
10. sze-bi 4(barig) 4(ban2)# 4(disz)# sila3
11. an-ne2#
12. 2(gesz2) 2(u)# udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
13. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3
reverse
1. sze-bi 4(barig) 4(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 <lu2-{d}nin-szubur>
2. 2(gesz2) 3(u) 7(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3
3. sze-bi 2(barig) 3(ban2) 7(disz) sila3
4. a2-na-mu
5. 2(gesz2) 3(u) udu 1(disz) sila3
6. sze-bi 2(barig) 3(ban2) sa2-du11
7. 1(u) gu4 8(disz) sila3
8. 1(u) la2 1(disz) gu4 6(disz)# sila3#
9. 5(disz)# amar 3(disz)# sila3
10. 7(disz) szeg9-bar 2(disz)# sila3
11. sze-bi 2(barig) 4(ban2) 3(disz)# sila3
blank space
12. u4 3(disz)-kam
13. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6

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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 48.0 high × 39.0 wide × 29.0 thick
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (Barley for fattening cattle (CBT 2))
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: Fs Tamburello 1547-1557, 07

[Mander2010FsTamburello] Notizia, Palmiro, and Pietro Mander. 2010. “Osservazioni in Margine Ad Un Ben Noto Archivio Di Allevatori Di Bestiame Da Girsu.” In Oriente, Occidente e Dintorni... Scritti in Onore Di Adolfo Tamburello (Vol. 4), 1547–57. Naples.
history: CBT 2, BM 017969 (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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 017969
Accession No.: 1894-10-15, 0229

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.08.03
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-10-25 at 10:18:41	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
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
2021-07-07 at 12:50:53	Firth, Richard	Atf	Firth, Richard		CDLI	approved
2006-04-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel		CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (039612) (039612)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.17969) (BM.17969)
The British Museum Collection (W_1894-1015-229) (W_1894-1015-229)

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Cite this Artifact

“Fs Tamburello 1547-1557, 07 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P317730.

Fs Tamburello 1547-1557, 07 artifact entry (No. P317730). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P317730 (Original work published 2006)

Fs Tamburello 1547-1557, 07 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P317730 (Accessed: January 15, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“Fs Tamburello 1547-1557, 07 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P317730.

Fs Tamburello 1547-1557, 07 artifact entry (No. P317730). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P317730 (Original work published 2006)

Fs Tamburello 1547-1557, 07 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P317730 (Accessed: January 15, 2026).

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