CT 10, pl. 14-15, BM 012235 (P108612)

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

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BM 012235

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) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
2. si-i3-tum
3. ki du-du-gu-la-ta
4. 1(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 zi3 a-sag gur
5. 2(gesz2) 4(u) 3(barig) 6(disz) sila3 dabin gur
6. ki ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu u2-du-lu-ta
7. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 2(ban2) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15 gur
8. 4(gesz2) 5(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) dabin gur
9. ki ur-{d}en-lil2-la2-ta
10. 1(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) ninda szu zi3 sig15 gur
11. ki nig2-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ur-sa6-ga-ta
12. na-gab2-tum-ta
13. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 3(asz) 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 ninda szu gur
column 2
1. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 8(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 ninda du gur
2. 2(u) 7(asz) 1(barig) dabin gur
3. ki ur-esz3-ku3-ga-ta
4. 5(u) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda szu gur
5. ki ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da dumu lugal-ni2-te-na-ta
6. 4(asz) dabin gur
7. ki ur-{d}nansze dumu ur-{d}ig-alim-ta
  blank space
8. szunigin 1(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) ninda szu zi3 sig15 gur
9. szunigin 2(gesz2) 2(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 1/2(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15 gur
10. sze bala-bi 2(gesz2) 3(u) 5(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
11. szunigin 2(gesz2) 2(u) 3(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 ninda szu gur
12. szunigin 5(u) 8(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 ninda du gur
column 3
1. szunigin 8(gesz2) 4(asz) 1(barig) 6(disz) sila3 dabin gur
2. szunigin 2(gesz2) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 sze gur
3. sze-bi 1(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) 3(u) 9(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
4. sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam
5. sza3-bi-ta
6. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 5(asz) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 ninda LAGAB gur
7. 1(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) ninda szu zi3 gur
8. 5(gesz2) 1(u) 2(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) 1(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 ninda saga
9. 5(gesz2) 1(u) 8(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda du gur
10. 3(u) 2(asz) 1(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 ninda szu gur
11. zi-ga lugal#
12. kiszib3 lugal-[me-lam2] dumu nibru#[{ki}]
13. u3 lu2-{d}[nin-gir2-su]
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column 1
1. dumu [ur-nig2]
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2. zi-ga
3. 4(u) 7(asz) 2(barig) 5(disz) sila3# [ninda] szu gur#
4. giri3 ur-{d}[...]
5. 1(u) 7(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) [...] ninda du gur#
6. giri3 lugal-u2-szim
7. 7(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) ninda du gur
8. ma2 lu2-ge6-an-na-ta
9. ugu2 ur-tur dumu a2-na-mu ba-a-gar
10. 8(asz) 2(barig) sze gur
11. ugu2 lu2-gi-na ba-a-gar
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12. szunigin 5(u) 5(asz) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 ninda gesz-asz gur
13. szunigin 1(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) ninda szu zi3 sig15 gur
14. sze bala-bi 2(gesz2) 9(asz) 1(barig) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
column 2
1. szunigin 5(gesz2) 1(u) 2(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) 1(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 ninda saga gur
2. szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 8(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur
3. sze bala-bi zi3 a-sag igi-5(disz)-gal2 ba-a-szesz4?
4. szunigin 5(gesz2) 1(u) 8(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda du gur
5. szunigin 3(u) 2(asz) 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 ninda zi3 gur
6. sze-bi 1(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 2(u) 4(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 gur
7. zi-ga lugal
8. kiszib3 lugal-me-lam2 dumu nibru{ki}
9. u3 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su dumu ur-nig2
10. szunigin 1(gesz2) 1(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 ninda du gur
11. ur-tur dumu a2-na-mu
12. szunigin 8(asz) 2(barig) gur
13. lu2-gi-na
column 3
1. ugu2-a ba-a-gar
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2. szunigin# [...] 1(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 4(u) 5(asz) 8(disz) sila3 gur
3. zi-ga
4. la2-ia3 1(gesz2) 5(u) 4(asz) 1(ban2) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
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5. nig2-ka9-ak ninda
6. ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ur-i7-edin-na
7. iti diri sze-sag11-ku5-ta
8. iti sze-il2-la-sze3
9. iti 2(disz)-kam
10. bala-bi 1(disz)-am3
  blank space
11. mu si-mu-ur4-ru-um{ki} lu-lu-bu{ki} a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz)-kam-asz 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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: CT 10, pl. 14-15, BM 012235

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

  • history: MVN 17, 6

    [Pettinato1993MVN 17] Pettinato, Giovanni. 1993. Testi Economici Neo-Sumerici Del British Museum (BM 12230 - BM 12390). Vol. XVII. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

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  • Museum No.: BM 012235
  • Accession No.: 1894-10-19, 0006

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.44.11d.00 (intercalated), Šulgi.44.12.00
  • Alternative Years: SH25 SH32 IS03
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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
2018-03-23 at 19:15:05 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:21 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:42:51 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-08-13 at 20:22:28 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI 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. 14-15, BM 012235 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P108612.
CT 10, pl. 14-15, BM 012235 artifact entry (No. P108612). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P108612 (Original work published 2001)
CT 10, pl. 14-15, BM 012235 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P108612 (Accessed: March 16, 2025).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {CT 10, pl. 14-15, {BM} 012235 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P108612},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P108612},
}


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