CT 09, pl. 18, BM 017748 (P108572)

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 017748

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. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 3(asz) sze gur lugal
2. sza3 e2-kiszib3-ba muhaldim
3. giri3 na-mu
4. 1(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) gur
5. sze ur-{d}nun-gal simug ARAD2 ab-ba-mu
6. e2 ur-szu-ga-lam-ma nagar i3-si
7. sza3 gir2-su{ki}
8. 1(asz) 4(ban2) gur
9. mu an-ne2-ba-du7
10. sza3 e2-duru5 1(szargal){gal}
11. 2(gesz2) 8(asz) 2(barig) gur
12. e2 sza3-gu2-ka i3-si
13. sza3 e2-duru5 ma-ni
14. 1(u) gur
15. ki ur-mes di-ku5-ta
16. e2 ur-sag-ub3{ki} er2-du8 i3-si
17. 4(u) 7(asz) gur
18. e2 lu2-{d}nansze ugula i3-si
19. sza3 e2-duru5 ur-nig2-ku3-dim2
20. 5(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) gur
21. e2 lugal-gaba sipa {d}nanna i3-si
22. sza3 i3-li2-a-hi
23. 2(gesz2) gur
24. a-sza3 unu3-e-ne
column 2
1. giri3 i-ti#-[...]
2. 5(gesz2) 1(u) 2(asz) gur#
3. a-sza3 a-szesz# [x]
4. 1(u) 4(asz) 2(barig) gur
5. sza3 e2-duru5 sipa-da-ri2
6. 5(asz) 4(barig) gur
7. sza3 e2-duru5 engar-e-ne
8. giri3 lu2-{d}da-mu lu2 {gesz}gigir lugal
9. 1(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) gur
10. 2(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zu2-lum
11. 1(barig) 1(ban2) {gesz}haszhur had2
12. sza3 e2-kiszib3-ba
13. 2(barig) zu2-lum saga
14. 1(barig) 3(ban2) zu2-lum sza3-su3
15. 1(u) 3(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) zu2-lum gur
16. 4(barig) 4(ban2) zu2-lum en-te
17. {gesz}kiri6 kab2-du11-ga-ta
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18. sza3 nigin6{ki}
19. 2(u) 4(asz) 2(barig) sze gur
20. sza3 u8-udu{ki}
21. giri3 bir5-ha-szu-um sukkal lugal
22. 1(disz) szah2
23. 1(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) gur
24. 1(u) 6(disz) SZIM
25. 3(disz) sila3 i3-[gesz]
26. 5(disz) sila3 i3-szah2
27. nig2-gur11 lu2-{d}[...]-AB-[...]
reverse
column 1
1. giri3 bir5-ha-szu-[um sukkal] lugal
2. u3 ur-nig2 dumu lu2-kal-[la]
3. sza3 dar-bi2-ti{ki}
4. 2(gesz2) 2(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) gur
5. e2 lu2-iri-mu i3-si
6. ki du10-ga dumu ga-esz8
7. sza3 a-suhur{ki}
8. 3(gesz2) 6(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 gur
9. e2 ga-esz8 i3-si
10. giri3 ur-{d}gesz-bar-e3
11. u3 an-ne2-ba-du7
12. 3(u) 5(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 gur
13. 5(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 ziz2 gur
14. sze GAN2 apin-la2
15. ki bu3-ka
16. sza3 ur-sag-pa-e3
17. 1(u) 2(asz) gur
18. sze ur5-ra e3-a
19. ki ur-{d}gesz-bar-e3
20. giri3 lu2-{d}da-mu lu2 {gesz}tukul lugal
21. u3 ur-{d}ig-alim dumu ur-tesz2
22. sza3 e2 nam-du-du
23. 8(asz) 1(barig) zu2-lum gur
24. kab2-du11-ga {gesz}kiri6 gir2-su{ki}
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column 2
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1. szunigin 2(gesz'u) 5(u) 4(asz) 3(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
2. szunigin 5(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 ziz2 gur
3. szunigin 1(u) 6(disz) SZIM
4. szunigin 3(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
5. szunigin 5(disz) sila3 i3-szah2
6. szunigin 2(u) zu2-lum saga
7. szunigin 1(u) 3(disz) zu2-lum sza3-su3
8. szunigin 2(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zu2-lum gur
9. szunigin 4(u) 4(disz) zu2-lum en-te
10. szunigin 1(u) 1(disz) {gesz}haszhur had2
11. szunigin 1(disz) szah2
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12. nig2-gur11 ab-ba-mu ensi2 gal
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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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  • primary: CT 9, pl. 18, BM 017748

    [King1900CT9] King, Leonard W. 1900. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum.

  • history: ASJ 18, p.103-168, p. 147 no. 71

    [Maekawa1996confiscation] Maekawa, Kazuya. 1996. “Confiscation of Private Properties in the Ur III Period: A Study of é-Dul-La and Níg-GA.” Acta Sumerologica 18: 103–68.

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  • Museum No.: BM 017748
  • Accession No.: 1894-10-15, 0008

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg 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
2017-07-22 at 14:06:23 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:17 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-12-05 at 16:45:02 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-08-27 at 16:17:23 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:28:54 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:11:38 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:57:55 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:02 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 09, Pl. 18, BM 017748 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P108572.
CT 09, pl. 18, BM 017748 artifact entry (No. P108572). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P108572 (Original work published 2001)
CT 09, pl. 18, BM 017748 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P108572 (Accessed: March 15, 2025).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 09, pl. 18, {BM} 017748 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P108572},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P108572},
}


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