CT 10, pl. 09, BM 021350 (P108609)

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 021350

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(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 4(u) mer hi
2. 4(u) 5(disz) 3(disz) kusz3 kur hi
3. 4(iku) GAN2 bar 1(iku) 1/2(iku) ki#
4. a-sza3 1(bur'u) 6(bur3) 1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2#
5. 2(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 4(barig)#
6. 1(bur3) 2(esze3) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 1(barig)#
7. 3(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 1(barig)
8. 9(bur3) 1(esze3)# GAN2 su3
9. sze#-[bi ...] gur#
10. [...] x [...] x
11. dub#-sar
12. 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 5(u) mer hi
column 2
1. 4(u) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) kur hi
2. 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 bar 1(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 1/2(disz) ki
3. a-sza3 1(bur'u) 6(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2
4. 2(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 2(barig)
5. 2(bur3) 1(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig)
6. 1(bur3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 2(asz)
7. 2(bur3) 1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 1(barig)
8. 8(bur3) 5(iku) GAN2 su3
9. sze-bi 1(gesz2) 2(u) 3(asz)# 1(barig) [x]
10. lu2-sa6-ga dub-sar
reverse
column 1
1. 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 5(u) mer hi
2. 4(u) 3(disz) kur hi
3. 1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 bar 1(esze3) 5(iku) [ki]
4. a-sza3 1(bur'u) 6(bur3) 2(esze3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) [GAN2]
5. 4(bur3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(barig)
6. 1(bur3) 2(esze3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 2(barig)
7. 1(bur3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 2(asz)
8. 9(bur3) 2(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 su3
9. sze-bi 4(u)# 4(barig)# 2(ban2)# gur
10. ur-kisal dub-sar
  1 line blank
11. ur-e2-babbar i3-dab5
column 2
1. ab-sin2-bi 1(disz) ninda 1(u) 2(disz)-ta
2. a-sza3 lugal-nam-iri#-na
3. ugula sanga# {d}nin-mar{ki}
4. giri3 ba-a
5. 2(gesz2) 4(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur
6. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: CT 10, pl. 09, BM 021350

    [King1900CT10] King, Leonard W. 1900. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 10.

  • history: CT 1, pl. 44, 1896-03-30, 25

    [King1896CT1] King, Leonard W. 1896. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Texts in the British Museum.

  • history: AnOr 45, p. 198 26

    [Pettinato1969rundenTafeln] Pettinato, Giovanni. 1969. Texte Zur Verwaltung Der Landwirtschaft in Der Ur-III Zeit. « Die Runden Tafeln ». Analecta Orientalia 45. Roma: Pontificium Institutum Biblicum.

  • citation: Zinbun 13, p.1-60, p. 22-23, p. 34, p. 37, p. 50

    [Maekawa1974agricultural-production] Maekawa, Kazuya. 1974. “Agricultural Production in Ancient Sumer.” Zinbun 13: 1–60.

  • citation: ASJ 4, p.85-127, p. 99, p. 101, p. 106

    [Maekawa1982agricultural-2] Maekawa, Kazuya. 1982. “The Agricultural Texts of Ur III Lagash of the British Museum (II).” Acta Sumerologica 4: 85–127.

  • citation: Zinbun 22, p.25-82, p. 48

    [Maekawa1987domain-land] Maekawa, Kazuya. 1987. “The Management of Domain Land in Ur III Umma: A Study of BM 110116.” Zinbun 22: 25–82.

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  • Museum No.: BM 021350
  • Accession No.: 1896-03-30, 0016

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.47.00.00 (us2 year)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-19 at 16:23:06 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-19 at 16:20:57 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:28:57 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:11:40 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:05 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 10, Pl. 09, BM 021350 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 19, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P108609.
CT 10, pl. 09, BM 021350 artifact entry (No. P108609). (2024, July 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P108609 (Original work published 2001)
CT 10, pl. 09, BM 021350 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P108609 (Accessed: March 16, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 19},
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	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P108609},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P108609},
}


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