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From the 21st Century BC, p. 217 (P319583)

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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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 021670

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text Messenger text, oil (CBT 2))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
2. u4 3(u)-kam
3. lu2-{d}nin-szubur sukkal
4. 1/2(disz) sila3 i3 u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam
5. ur-ku3-nun sukkal
6. a2 gesz-gar-ra szu-ku6 e3-e3 gen-na
7. 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
8. ri!(HU)-ba-ga-da dumu e2-gal
9. ki ensi2-ka-sze3 gen-na
10. 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
11. AN-ID-ni-ik mar-tu
reverse
1. 1(u) gin2 i3-gesz
2. esz3-esz3 u4-sakar u4 1(u) 5(disz)
3. {d}szul-gi-ra
4. 1(u) 6(disz) id-gur2 i3 u4 1(u) 6(disz)-kam
5. szu-i3-li2 sukkal
6. siki sa-bu-um{ki} i7-de3 bala-e-de3 gen-na
7. 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
8. e-te-elx(AL)-pu3-{d}da-gan dumu lugal
9. 1/2(disz) sila3 i3 szu-{d}nisaba sukkal
10. siki [{u2}]urua#{a#}{ki#} aga3-us2 lugal
11. szum2-mu#-[de3] gen#-na#-ne-ne
12. iti [...]

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):
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Join Information:
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text Messenger text, oil (CBT 2))
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: From the 21st Century BC, p. 217

[Notizia2013-110844] Notizia, Palmiro. 2013.
history: CBT 2, BM 021670 (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 021670
Accession No.: 1896-03-30, 0336

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.--.00
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Date Comments:
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-01-21 at 07:05:30	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2019-11-21 at 06:45:18	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2019-11-21 at 06:42:51	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Notizia, Palmiro		CDLI	Approved
2018-10-19 at 10:01:44	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Firth, Richard		CDLI	Approved
2018-07-17 at 07:33:20	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard		CDLI	Approved
2006-04-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	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 (042228) (042228)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.21670) (BM.21670)
British Museum Collection (W_1896-0330-336) (W_1896-0330-336)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“From the 21st Century BC, p. 217 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P319583.

From the 21st Century BC, p. 217 artifact entry (No. P319583). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P319583 (Original work published 2006)

From the 21st Century BC, p. 217 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P319583 (Accessed: March 13, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“From the 21st Century BC, p. 217 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P319583.

From the 21st Century BC, p. 217 artifact entry (No. P319583). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P319583 (Original work published 2006)

From the 21st Century BC, p. 217 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P319583 (Accessed: March 13, 2026).

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