CT 10, pl. 18-19, BM 012922 (P108614)

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 012922

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. 3(asz) guru7 {d}szul-gi-ra 4(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 5(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 sze gur
2. 2(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) gu2-gal-gal gur
3. 5(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) sze-lu2 gur
4. 2(barig) 1(ban2) zi-zi-bi2-a-num2
5. sze GAN2-gu4
6. 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 2(u) sze szuku-ra engar gur
7. e2 {d}nin-gir2-su
8. 1(asz) guru7 1(gesz'u) 4(u) 9(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) gur
9. sze GAN2-gu4
10. 4(gesz2) 4(u) 6(asz) sze szuku-ra engar gur
11. e2 szabra
12. ugula ur-{d}nansze
column 2
1. 3(asz) guru7 1(gesz'u) 3(u) 9(asz) 5(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 gur
2. sze GAN2-gu4
3. 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 3(u) 8(asz) gur
4. sze szuku-ra engar
5. e2 {d}nansze
6. u3 e2 szabra
7. ugula du-du
8. 6(asz) guru7 4(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 2(u) 7(asz) 2(barig) gur <x> sila3 gur
9. 3(u) 8(asz) 3(barig) gu2-gal gur
10. 4(barig) sze-lu2
11. 2(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi-zi-<bi2>-a-num2
12. 1(ban2) {u2}gamun2
13. sze GAN2-gu4
14. 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 2(u) sze szuku-ra engar
column 3
1. e2 {d}nin-mar{ki}
2. e2 ba-gara2
3. e2 {d}ga2-tum3-du10
4. u3 e2 {d}inanna
5. ugula sanga {d}nin-mar{ki}
6. 1(asz) guru7 1(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 3(u) 9(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) gur
7. sze GAN2-gu4
8. 6(gesz2) 4(u) 3(asz) gur
9. sze szuku-ra engar
10. e2 {d}nin-gesz-zi-da
11. u3 e2 {d}ig-alim
12. ugula ur-e2#-ninnu#
13. 1(asz) guru7 [...] 1(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) [gur]
14. sze GAN2 [gu4]
15. 3(gesz2) [x x gur ...]
reverse
column 1
1. [...] 1(u) x [...]
2. lugal-mudra5#
3. 1(asz) guru7 [...] 1(gesz'u) 5(asz) 2(barig) gur#
4. sze GAN2-gu4
5. 4(gesz2) 8(asz) gur
6. sze szuku-ra [engar]
7. ur-szu-ga-lam-ma
8. e2 {d}szul-gi
9. 4(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 3(u) 4(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) gur
10. sze GAN2-gu4
11. 3(gesz2) 4(asz) sze szuku-ra engar gur
12. sanga {d}nin-dar-a
13. 2(asz) guru7 8(gesz2) 1(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 3(disz) sila3 gur
14. 5(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gu2-gal-gal gur
15. sze GAN2-gu4
column 2
1. 6(gesz2) 4(asz) [...] sze szuku-ra engar
2. sanga {d}dumu-zi
3. 1(asz) guru7 7(gesz2) 1(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) gur
4. sze GAN2-gu4
5. 6(gesz2) 1(u) sze szuku-ra engar gur
6. e2 nam-ha-ni
7. 5(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 2(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) gur
8. sze GAN2-gu4
9. 3(gesz2) 2(u) gur
10. sze szuku-ra engar
11. sanga uru11{ki}
12. 3(gesz2) 5(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
13. sze e2-kin-ga2
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14. szunigin 2(u) 3(asz) guru7 {d}szul-gi-ra 3(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 6(asz) 4(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 gur
column 3
1. [szunigin ...] 1(gesz2) 6(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gu2-gal-gal gur
2. szunigin 6(asz) 2(ban2) sze-lu2 gur
3. szunigin 4(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi-zi-bi2-a-num2
4. szunigin 1(ban2) {u2}gamun2
5. sze GAN2-gu4
6. szunigin 1(asz) guru7 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 4(u) 5(asz) gur
7. sze szuku-ra engar
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8. sze gesz e3-a nigin-ba
9. szabra sanga-ne
10. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal-e ur-bi2-lum{ki} mu-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. 18-19, BM 012922

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

  • history: BSA 2 (pp. 97-118), 112 table

    [Maekawa1985BSA2] Maekawa, Kazuya. 1985. “Cultivation of Legumes and Mun-Gazi Plants in Ur III Girsu.” Bulletin on Sumerian Agriculture 2: 97–118.

  • citation: Zinbun 13, p.1-60, p. 11

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

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  • Museum No.: BM 012922
  • Accession No.: 1896-03-28, 0013

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.02.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-23 at 08:20:38 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
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 09:52:21 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2014-06-28 at 12:28:09 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-02-07 at 14:30:04 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 14:11:41 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:58:00 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:06 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. 18-19, BM 012922 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P108614.
CT 10, pl. 18-19, BM 012922 artifact entry (No. P108614). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P108614 (Original work published 2001)
CT 10, pl. 18-19, BM 012922 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P108614 (Accessed: March 16, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {CT 10, pl. 18-19, {BM} 012922 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P108614},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P108614},
}


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