ASJ 14, 242 91 (P102541)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 020004

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(u) gurusz a2 2/3(disz)
2. iti 1(u) 3(disz)-sze3
3. a2-bi 2(szar2) 5(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 2(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
4. sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam sza3-bi-ta
5. 2(bur'u) 1(esze3) GAN2 gurx(|SZE.KIN|) gurusz 1(ban2)-ta
6. 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 3(u) sze gur lugal gurusz 1(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
7. a2-bi 3(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 6(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
8. 2(u) 6(disz) gurusz u4 1(u)-sze3 a gub-ba
9. 2/3(disz) gurusz szinig-da tusz-a iti 1(u) 3(disz)-sze3
10. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 6(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 kun-zi-da gub-ba
11. 2(u) 6(disz) gurusz u4 6(disz) ma2 sze gid2-da
12. 4(u) la2 1(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 guru7 du3-a
13. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 4(disz) u4 1(disz)-sze3 a-sza3 apin-la2-a gub-ba
14. 1(u) 2(disz) gurusz# u4 1(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz)-sze3 gu4-gesz-ur3-da ri-a
15. 3(u) 6(disz) gurusz u4 1(gesz2)-sze3 gu4-numun-da ri-a
16. 2(disz) gurusz u4 2(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz)-sze3 tu-ra
17. 2(disz) gurusz u4 1(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz)-sze3 a-sza3-da tusz-a
18. a2-bi 1(szar2) 2(gesz'u) 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
reverse
1. 2(esze3) GAN2 al 8(disz) sar-ta
2. 1(bur3) GAN2 al 1(u) sar-ta
3. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 al 5(disz) sar-ta
4. 2(u) gurusz u4 6(disz)-sze3 ur-sag3-ga
5. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 u2 ze2 1(u) 6(disz) sar-ta
6. a2-bi 1(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) 3(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 a-sza3 du6-lugal-u5-a
7. 2(u) 6(disz) u4 1(u) 5(disz)-sze3 i7 x-x
8. 2(u) 6(disz) u4 1(u)-sze3 u3 i7 {d#}[szul]-gi-he2-[gal2]
9. 1(u) 5(disz) sar im du8-a gurusz 4(disz) gin2#-ta
10. 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 al {gesz}kiri6 gurusz-e 1/2(disz)# sar#-ta {gesz}kiri6 {d}lugal-u4-da
11. 1(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) <GAN2> kin e ki-sumun gurusz 1(u) gin2-ta
12. 1(gesz2) sar kin szuku gurusz 1(u) gin2-ta a-sza3 du6-lugal-u5-a
13. a2-bi 4(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 5(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
14. szunigin 2(szar2) 5(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 1(u) 1(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
15. zi-ga-am3
16. diri 3(u) 6(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
17. nig2-ka9-ak sza3-gu4 iti GAN2-masz-ta
18. iti sze-il2-la-sze3 iti diri 1(disz)-am3 sza3-ba i3-gal2
left
1. mu {d}nanna kar-zi-da e2-a-na ba-an-kux(KWU147)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šulgi.36.01.00 to Šulgi.36.12.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P102541

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 020004
Accession Number 1895-10-17, 0044

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 034780
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.20004
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1895-1017-44

References

  • primary: ASJ 14, p.173-243, p. 242 91

    [Maekawa1992agricultural-8] Maekawa, Kazuya. 1992. “The Agricultural Texts of Ur III Lagash of the British Museum (VIII).” Acta Sumerologica 14: 173–243.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-04-21 at 07:44:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:41:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:20:17 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:06:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:15:22 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“ASJ 14, 242 91 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P102541.
ASJ 14, 242 91 artifact entry (No. P102541). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102541 (Original work published 2001)
ASJ 14, 242 91 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102541 (Accessed: October 6, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102541},
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Cite this Artifact

“ASJ 14, 242 91 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P102541.
ASJ 14, 242 91 artifact entry (No. P102541). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102541 (Original work published 2001)
ASJ 14, 242 91 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102541 (Accessed: October 6, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-06]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P102541},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102541},
}


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PY  - 2023
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LB  - CDLI:P102541
M1  - 2026/10/6/
TI  - ASJ 14, 242 91 artifact entry
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