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BM 022800 (P203172)

Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE

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DesignationBM 022800
IDP203172
Museum no.BM 022800
CollectionBritish Museum, London, UK
LanguageSumerian
PeriodUr III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
GenreAdministrative
Find spotGirsu (mod. Tello)
Coordinates31.5591, 46.1776

English translation

Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)

LineEnglish
obverse 1Basket-of-tablets:
obverse 2oil counted,
obverse 3overseers of Girsu
obverse 4and barley on hand,
obverse 5via Ur-Lamma, son of chief surveyor,
reverse 1are here.
reverse 2year: “Urbilum was destroyed.”

Transliteration (ATF)

From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)

LineATFMachine English (draft)
obverse
1pisan-dub-ba
2i3 szid-da
3nu-banda3 gir2-su{ki}-ke4-ne
4u3 sze nig2-gal2-la
5giri3 ur-{d}lamma dumu sa12-du5
reverse
1i3-gal2
2mu ur-bi2-lum{ki} ba-hul

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