CT 07, pl. 12, BM 012932 (P108500)

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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British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 012932

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 8(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) zi3 sig15 gur lugal
2. 3(gesz2) 2(u) 3(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) dabin gur
3. 1(gesz2) ninda gur
4. 4(u) 9(asz) 2(barig) 2(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra gur
5. e2-a gal2-la
6. 3(gesz2) 1(u) 3(asz) 1(barig) 6(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 dabin gur
7. si-i3-tum
8. iti mu-szu-du7
9. 3(gesz2) 3(u) 3(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 dabin gur
10. a2 geme2
  some text moved to next line
11. amar-a-a-si u4 2(u)-kam
12. 1(szar'u) 2(szar2) 4(disz) 5/6(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
13. la2-ia3 dab5-ba
  blank space
14. szunigin 1(gesz2) 3(u) 8(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) zi3 sig15 gur
15. szunigin 1(gesz2) ninda gur
16. szunigin 4(u) 9(asz) 2(barig) 2(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra gur
column 2
1. szunigin 1(gesz'u) 6(asz) 3(barig) 8(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 zi3 gur
2. szunigin 1(szar'u) 2(szar2) 4(disz) 5/6(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
3. sza3-bi-ta
4. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 4(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) zi3 sig15 gur
5. 3(gesz2) 5(u) 6(asz) 3(ban2) dabin gur
6. ma2-a si-ga
7. 1(gesz2) ninda gur
8. 4(u) 9(asz) 2(barig) 2(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra gur
  blank space
9. e2-a gal2-la
10. mu-kux(DU)
11. la2-ia3 6(gesz2) 1(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 8(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 dabin gur
12. la2-ia3 1(szar'u) 2(szar2) 4(disz) 5/6(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 la2-ia3 dab5-ba
  blank space
13. lu2-{d}nin-szubur
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column 1
1. 5(u) 4(asz) zi3 sig15 gur
2. 3(gesz2) 1(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) dabin gur
3. e2-a gal2-la
4. 4(gesz2) 1(u) 1(barig) dabin gur
5. si-i3-tum
6. iti mu-szu-du7
7. 2(gesz2) 4(u) 6(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) dabin gur
8. a2 geme2
  some text moved to next line
9. iti amar-a-a-si u4 2(u)-kam
10. 2(szar2) 1(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 la2-ia3 dab5-ba
  blank space
11. szunigin 5(u) 4(asz) zi3 sig15 gur
12. szunigin 2(szar2) 1(gesz'u) 1(u) 3(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) dabin gur
13. szunigin 1(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
14. sza3-bi-ta
15. 3(gesz2) 3(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) dabin gur
16. 5(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) zi3 sig15 gur
17. ma2-a si-ga
column 2
1. [... mu]-kux(DU)
2. la2-ia3 6(gesz2) 3(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) gur
3. la2-ia3 2(szar2) 1(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
  blank space
4. ur-en-gal-du-du
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5. nig2-ka9-ak
6. a2 geme2 kikken2
7. iti amar-a-a-si u4 2(u)-kam
8. mu ha-ar-szi{ki} hu-ur5-ti{ki} ba-hul

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: CT 7, pl. 12, BM 012932

    [King1899CT7] King, Leonard W. 1899. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 7.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 012932
  • Accession No.: 1896-03-28, 0023

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.48.09.00, Šulgi.48.10.20
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:12 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-12-21 at 17:29:01 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:42:38 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-04-30 at 07:42:16 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:28:50 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:11:35 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:57:48 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:00 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CT 07, Pl. 12, BM 012932 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P108500.
CT 07, pl. 12, BM 012932 artifact entry (No. P108500). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P108500 (Original work published 2001)
CT 07, pl. 12, BM 012932 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P108500 (Accessed: March 15, 2025).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {CT 07, pl. 12, {BM} 012932 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P108500},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P108500},
}


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