BM 027942 (P205894)

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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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 027942

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Barley, lá-ni su-ga from Ur-Baba to Ur-Enlilla; seal: Ur-dEn-líl-lá ds d. Ka-sha6 kurushda)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 5(asz) 4(ban2) sze gur
2. la2-ia3 su-ga
3. ki ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ma-an-szum2-na-ta
reverse
1. kiszib3 ur-{d}en-lil2-la2
2. mu en {d}inanna masz-e i3-pa3
seal 1
1. ur-{d}en-lil2-la2
2. dub-sar
3. dumu inim-sa6 kuruszda

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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  • Genre(s): Administrative (Barley, lá-ni su-ga from Ur-Baba to Ur-Enlilla; seal: Ur-dEn-líl-lá ds d. Ka-sha6 kurushda)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 027942
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.02.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 004883 (composite) (P457593) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“BM 027942 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P205894.
BM 027942 artifact entry (No. P205894). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P205894 (Original work published 2002)
BM 027942 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P205894 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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}

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