CT 10, pl. 10, BM 024959 (P108610)

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 024959

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 line blank
1. 1(gesz2) 4(u) mer hi
2. 1(gesz2) kur hi
3. 2(bur3) 2(esze3) 2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 bar
4. 1(esze3) GAN2 ki zi
5. a-sza3 6(bur3) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2
6. sza3-bi-ta
7. 2(esze3) GAN2 4(barig) 3(ban2)
8. 1(bur3) 2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2)
9. 2(esze3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2)
10. 2(bur3) 1(esze3) 5(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 su3
11. sze-bi
1 line blank
12. ARAD2-mu
13. 3(gesz2) mer hi
14. 5(u) 2(disz) kur 5(u) 8(disz)
15. 2(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 bar 1(asz) GAN2 ki
16. a-sza3 6(bur3) 4(iku) GAN2
17. 1(bur3) GAN2 2(asz) 2(barig)
18. 1(bur3) 2(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2)
19. 1(bur3) 4(iku) GAN2 4(barig) 1(ban2)
20. 2(bur3) 4(iku) GAN2 su3
21. sze-bi
1 line blank
22. he2-ti
1 line blank
column 2
1. GAN2-gu4
1 line blank
2. 2(gesz2) 4(u) mer hi
3. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 1(disz) kur 5(u) 5(disz)
4. 1(bur3) 2(esze3) 2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 bar
5. 1(iku) GAN2 ki
6. a-sza3 7(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2
7. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 4(barig) 2(ban2)
8. 1(bur3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2)
9. 1(esze3) 5(iku) GAN2 2(barig)
10. 4(bur3) GAN2 su3
11. sze-bi
1 line blank
12. a-ab-ba engar
13. 2(gesz2) 4(u) mer hi
14. 1(gesz2) 2(disz) kur 1(gesz2) 1(u) 6(disz)
15. 1(esze3) GAN2 ki
16. a-sza3 6(bur3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2
17. 1(bur3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig)
18. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 2(ban2)
19. 3(bur3) 1(esze3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 su3
20. sze-bi
1 line blank
21. lugal-inim-gi-na engar
22. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 7(disz) mer hi
23. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 6(disz) kur hi
24. 1(esze3) GAN2 bar 1/2(disz) GAN2 ki
25. a-sza3 6(bur3) 1(iku) GAN2
column 3
1 line blank
1. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 1(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2)
2. 1(bur3) 4(iku) GAN2 2(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)
3. 3(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 su3
4. sze-bi
1 line blank
5. da-a-du
1 line blank
6. 2(gesz2) 4(u) mer hi
7. 2(u) kur 2(disz)
8. GAN2 bar
9. 4(iku) GAN2 ki
10. a-sza3 6(bur3) GAN2
11. 2(esze3) 5(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 3(barig)
12. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 2(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)
13. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 2(asz) 1(barig)
14. 2(bur3) 1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 su3
15. sze-bi
1 line blank
16. lu2-giri17-zal
1 line blank
reverse
column 1
1 line blank
1. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 5(disz) mer hi
2. 1(gesz2) 2(u) kur 1(gesz2) 3(u) 1(disz)
3. 2(esze3) GAN2 bar 1(iku) GAN2 ki
4. a-sza3 6(bur3) 1(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2
5. 1(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2)
6. 2(esze3) GAN2 4(barig) 3(ban2)
7. 2(bur3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 4(barig) 4(ban2)
8. 1(iku) GAN2 4(ban2)
9. 2(iku) GAN2 gu2
10. 2(bur3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 su3
11. sze-bi
1 line blank
12. ziz2-bi
1 line blank
13. ab-ba-du-du
14. GAN2-gu4 a-kal-la
15. 2(gesz2) mer hi
16. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 3(disz) kur hi
17. 2(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 ki
18. a-sza3 6(bur3) 1(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2
19. 1(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2 1(asz) gur
20. 1(bur3) GAN2 2(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) gur
21. 1(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2 4(barig)
22. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 su3
1 line blank
column 2
1. 3(iku) GAN2 ki-sar
2. 1(iku) GAN2 gu2
3. sze-bi
1 line blank
4. ARAD2-mu
5. 2(gesz2) mer hi
6. 1(gesz2) 3(u) kur hi
7. 2(iku) GAN2 bar 1(asz) GAN2 ki
8. a-sza3 6(bur3) 1(iku) GAN2
9. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2)
10. 2(esze3) GAN2 2(barig)
11. 2(esze3) GAN2 1(asz) 1(barig)
12. 4(iku) GAN2 szu
13. 3(bur3) GAN2 su3
14. sze-bi
1 line blank
15. [x]-bi
1 line blank
16. lugal-inim-gi-na
17. GAN2-gu4 u2-da-gur10-ra
1 line blank
18. a-sza3 za-ha-din
19. gu4 {d}dumu-zi
20. 2(gesz2) 1(u) mer hi
21. 1(gesz2) 2(u) la2 1(disz) kur hi
22. 1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 bar 1(bur'u) 1(asz) GAN2 ki
23. a-sza3 6(bur3) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2
24. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2 2(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2)
25. 1(bur3) 2(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2 2(asz) 2(barig)
26. 2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 4(barig) 2(ban2)
27. 1(bur3) 2(esze3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 su3
28. sze-bi
1 line blank
29. ur-{d}ba-ba6
30. GAN2-gu4 u18-gu4
column 3
1 line blank
1. 2(gesz2) 4(u) mer hi
2. 1(gesz2) 2(disz) kur hi
3. 1(esze3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 bar
4. a-sza3 6(bur3) GAN2
5. 1(bur3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig)
6. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 2(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2)
7. 1(bur3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 3(barig) 3(ban2)
8. 2(bur3) 1/4(iku) GAN2 su3
9. sze-bi [...]
10. u2-da-gur10-ra
11. GAN2-gu4 ur-mes
12. 3(gesz2) 3(u) mer hi
13. 5(u) kur hi
14. 1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 bar 2(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 ki
15. a-sza3 6(bur3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2
16. 1(bur3) 1(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2)
17. 1(bur3) 1(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2)
18. 2(bur3) GAN2 2(barig) 3(ban2)
19. 1(esze3) GAN2 ziz2
20. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 su3
21. sze-bi
1 line blank
22. ziz2-bi#
1 line blank
23. x-x-mah
24. 3(gesz2) 1(u) mer hi
25. 1(gesz2) 5(disz) kur hi
26. 3(iku) GAN2 bar 1(asz) GAN2 ki
27. a-sza3 7(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2
28. 1(bur3) 2(esze3) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2)
29. 2(bur3) 1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 2(barig)
30. 3(bur3) GAN2 su3
31. sze-bi
1 line blank
32. ur-e2-babbar2
33. GAN2-gu4 lugal-me3
left
column 1
1. a-sza3 da-ze2
2. gu4 {d}nin-dar-a
column 2
1. ugula tul2-ta
2. mu us2-sa hu-uh2-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul

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

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British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: CT 10, pl. 10, BM 024959

[King1900CT10] King, Leonard W. 1900. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 10.
history: AnOr 45, p. 210 30

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

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Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 024959
Accession No.: 1896-02-16, 0013

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.08.00.00 (us2 year)
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-19 at 16:23:06	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-07-19 at 16:20:57	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
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
2011-07-22 at 13:28:57	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2011-05-02 at 14:11:40	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:18:05	CDLI	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI		CDLI	approved

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“CT 10, Pl. 10, BM 024959 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 19, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P108610.

CT 10, pl. 10, BM 024959 artifact entry (No. P108610). (2024, July 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P108610 (Original work published 2001)

CT 10, pl. 10, BM 024959 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P108610 (Accessed: March 16, 2025).

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