CM 26, 116 (P320482)

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 023222

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Receipt of flour (zì-gu) from Aridubuq; åà bala-a; kiåib Lú-∂En-[...]; seal: ∂Íára-mu-túm dubsar dumu Ur-kù (CBT 2))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(barig) zi3-gu saga
2. a-hu?-um?-bu-uk-su?
3. u3 geme2-dumu-ni
4. u4 1(disz)-kam u4 1(u)-sze3
reverse
1. ki lu2-du10-ga
2. kiszib3 lu2-{d}EN#-[x]
3. sza3 bala-a
4. mu {d}szu-{d}suen
seal 1
1. [...]
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-ku3?-[...]

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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 (Receipt of flour (zì-gu) from Aridubuq; åà bala-a; kiåib Lú-∂En-[...]; seal: ∂Íára-mu-túm dubsar dumu Ur-kù (CBT 2))
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • primary: CM 26, 116

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

  • history: CBT 2, BM 023222 (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 023222
  • Accession No.: 1897-05-13, 0120

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.06.00.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
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 View
2011-07-22 at 14:51:42 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:40:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:49:51 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-04-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel CDLI Approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

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dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

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Cite this Artifacts

“CM 26, 116 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P320482.
CM 26, 116 artifact entry (No. P320482). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P320482 (Original work published 2006)
CM 26, 116 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P320482 (Accessed: March 28, 2026).
@misc{2023CM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CM 26, 116 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P320482},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P320482},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P320482
LB  - CDLI:P320482
M1  - 2026/3/28/
TI  - CM 26, 116 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P320482
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“CM 26, 116 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P320482.
CM 26, 116 artifact entry (No. P320482). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P320482 (Original work published 2006)
CM 26, 116 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P320482 (Accessed: March 28, 2026).
@misc{2023CM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CM 26, 116 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P320482},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P320482},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P320482
LB  - CDLI:P320482
M1  - 2026/3/28/
TI  - CM 26, 116 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P320482
ER  - 
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