JCS 71, 029 09 (P319468)

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 021544

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Summary tablet of grain and bran allotted to shepherds åà é Ur-dun (CBT 2))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. 3(barig) nig2 ar3-ra sze-bi 2(barig)
2. 5(ban2) duh babbar2 1(ban2)
3. 3(barig) 2(ban2) duh ge6
4. sza3-gal gu4 ur-ba-gara2
5. 4(barig) 4(ban2) lu2-kal-la
6. 1(asz) gur ur-{d}ig-alim
7. 3(barig) 2(ban2) lu2-sa6-i3-zu
8. ($ blank space $) 3(asz) 1(ban2) gur
reverse
1. sza3 ga2-nun-gesz
2. 1(barig) 3(ban2) lu2-ma2-gan{ki}
3. 1(barig) 3(ban2) lu2-dingir-ra
4. 1(barig) 5(ban2) an-ne2
5. 2(barig) 1(ban2) {d}nanna-si-sa2
6. ($ blank space $) 1(asz) 2(barig) gur
7. sza3 e2 ur-dun
8. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6
9. mu en {d}inanna masz-e i3-pa3
left
1. u4 1(u) 3(disz)-kam

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (Summary tablet of grain and bran allotted to shepherds åà é Ur-dun (CBT 2))
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • primary: JCS 71 (pp. 11-34), 029 09

    [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 021544 (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 021544
  • Accession No.: 1896-03-30, 0210

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.02.08.13
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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 13:32:21 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 11:12:29 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, 029 09 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P319468.
JCS 71, 029 09 artifact entry (No. P319468). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P319468 (Original work published 2006)
JCS 71, 029 09 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P319468 (Accessed: January 20, 2026).
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	title = {JCS 71, 029 09 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P319468},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“JCS 71, 029 09 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P319468.
JCS 71, 029 09 artifact entry (No. P319468). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P319468 (Original work published 2006)
JCS 71, 029 09 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P319468 (Accessed: January 20, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {JCS 71, 029 09 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P319468},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P319468},
}

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DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P319468
M1  - 2026/1/20/
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