CM 26, 093 (P320469)

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 021314

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Barley åà-gal érin Nibru˚-åè bala-a gíd-da; nu-bànda Ur-åa6-ga é gu-za-lá-me (CBT 2))

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 1(disz) gurusz zi-ga-ta
2. sze-bi 1(barig) 5(ban2)? sze
3. sza3-gal erin2 nibru{ki}-sze3
4. bala-a gid2-da
reverse
1. ki ARAD2-mu-ta
2. lu2-{d}ba-ba6
3. szu ba-ti
4. nu-banda3 ur-sa6-ga
5. e2-gu-za-la2-me
6. iti diri sze-sag11-ku5
left
1. mu sza-asz-ru-um{ki} ba-hul

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 (Barley åà-gal érin Nibru˚-åè bala-a gíd-da; nu-bànda Ur-åa6-ga é gu-za-lá-me (CBT 2))
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • primary: CM 26, 93

    [Sharlach2004CM26] Sharlach, Tonia M. 2004. Provincial Taxation and the Ur III State. Cuneiform Monographs 26. Leiden, Boston: Brill, Styx.

  • history: CBT 2, BM 021314 (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 021314
  • Accession No.: 1895-11-12, 0073

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.42.11d.00 (intercalated)
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2011-07-22 at 14:51:41 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:40:52 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:49:50 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. 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
“CM 26, 093 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P320469.
CM 26, 093 artifact entry (No. P320469). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P320469 (Original work published 2006)
CM 26, 093 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P320469 (Accessed: June 6, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-06]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CM 26, 093 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P320469},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P320469},
}

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