SEL 34-36, 265 no. 04 (P320170)

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 022950

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Receipt (åu-ba-ti) of barley from Ur-∂Nanåe; åe ur5-ra érin-na (CBT 2))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

34.0 mm × 30.0 mm × 13.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 4(u) 8(asz) sze gur lugal
2. sze ur5-ra erin2-na
  blank space
  seal impression
3. i3-dub a-sza3-mah-ta
4. ki ur-{d}nansze-ta
5. kiszib3 al-la dumu ku5-da
reverse
1. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
  blank space
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2. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} mu us2-sa-a-bi
seal 1
1. al-la
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ku5-da
4. nu-banda3

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 34.0 high × 30.0 wide × 13.0 thick
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (Receipt (åu-ba-ti) of barley from Ur-∂Nanåe; åe ur5-ra érin-na (CBT 2))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: SEL 34-36 (pp. 269-285), 265 no. 04

    [Notizia2017-19SEL34/36] Notizia, Palmiro. 2017-19. “I Prestiti Še Ur5-Ra Di Periodo Neo-Sumerico Da Ĝirsu-Lagaš. Gli Anni Šulgi 12-39 e Nuove Fonti Documentarie.” Studi Epigrafici e Linguistici Sul Vicino Oriente Antico 34–36: 269–85.

  • history: CBT 2, BM 022950 (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 022950
  • Accession No.: 1897-05-11, 0096

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.48.07.00 (us2-us2 year)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-22 at 16:05:20 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
2023-07-02 at 16:13:07 Lafont, Bertrand Artifact Lafont, Bertrand Lafont, Bertrand 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
2021-07-05 at 18:36:25 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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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005439 (composite) (P458149) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact

“SEL 34-36, 265 No. 04 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P320170.
SEL 34-36, 265 no. 04 artifact entry (No. P320170). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P320170 (Original work published 2006)
SEL 34-36, 265 no. 04 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P320170 (Accessed: August 2, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 22},
	title = {SEL 34-36, 265 no. 04 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P320170},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P320170},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“SEL 34-36, 265 No. 04 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P320170.
SEL 34-36, 265 no. 04 artifact entry (No. P320170). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P320170 (Original work published 2006)
SEL 34-36, 265 no. 04 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P320170 (Accessed: August 2, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 22},
	title = {SEL 34-36, 265 no. 04 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P320170},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P320170},
}


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DA  - 2024/9/22/
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ID  - P320170
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M1  - 2025/8/2/
TI  - SEL 34-36, 265 no. 04 artifact entry
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