TUT 122 (P135695)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 02244

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
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [...] 3(disz) [...] ku3-babbar
2'. [...]-kam
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-ta
2'. ku3-bi 1(disz) gin2 la2 igi-4(disz)-gal2
3'. giri3 lu2-{d}utu dam-gar3
4'. 1/3(disz){sza} 5(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 1(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sze
5'. mu e2 puzur4-isz-[{d}]da#-gan ba-du3
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. [...] 4(disz) 1/2(disz) sze
2'. [mu us2]-sa e2 puzur4#-[isz]-{d}da-gan ba-du3
3'. 1(u) 2(disz) ma-na uruda 2(disz) ma-na-ta
4'. ku3-bi 6(disz) gin2
5'. 6(disz) gin2 su3-he2 2/3(disz) ma-na-ta
6'. ku3-bi igi-6(disz)-gal2 la2 3(disz) sze
7'. 6(disz) gin2 2(u) 7(disz) sze
column 4
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x
2'. [... SZIM gu4-ku]-ru [...] 1(barig)-ta
3'. [ku3-bi] igi-3(disz)-gal2
4'. 8(disz) sila3 SZIM gig 8(disz) sila3-ta
5'. ku3-bi 1(disz) gin2
6'. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 i3-szah2# 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-ta
7'. ku3-bi 1(disz) gin2
8'. giri3 lu2-{d}utu dam-gar3
9'. 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 2(u) sa gi SZID 5(gesz2) sa-ta
10'. ku3-bi 2(disz) gin2 igi-4(disz)-gal2 3(disz) sze
11'. 2(gesz'u) sa gi NE 8(gesz2) sa-ta
column 5
  beginning broken
1'. [...] SZIM 6(disz) ma-na-ta
2'. ku3-bi 1(disz) gin2 igi-3(disz)-gal2
3'. 5(disz) ma-na SZIM bu13-lu-hum 1(u) 2(disz) ma-na-ta
4'. ku3-bi 1/2(disz) gin2
5'. 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 SZIM gu4-ku-ru 5(ban2)-ta
6'. ku3-bi 1/2(disz) gin2
7'. 1(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 SZIM gig# 9(disz) sila3-ta
8'. ku3-bi 1(disz) gin2 igi-4(disz)-gal2 la2 5(disz) sze
9'. 5(ban2) SZIM gam-gam-ma 4(ban2)-ta
10'. ku3-bi 1(disz) gin2 igi-4(disz)-gal2
11'. 3(disz) ma-na SZIM {d}nin-eb-tum 6(disz) ma-na-ta
12'. ku3-bi 1/2(disz) gin2
13'. 1(u) 5(disz) ma-na SZIM gi 3(u) ma-na-ta
reverse
column 1
1. ku3-bi 1/2(disz) gin2
2. giri3 lu2-{d}utu dam-gar3
  (the following copies CT 05, pl. 38-39, BM 017752 obv. i 12 - rev. i 2)
3. 5(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2 uruda 2(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na-ta
4. ku3-bi 1/3(disz){sza} 2(disz) gin2 2(u) sze
5. 5/6(disz) ma-na 1(disz) 5/6(disz) gin2 su3-he2 1/2(disz) ma-na-ta
6. ku3-bi 1(disz) gin2 2/3(disz) 1(u) sze
7. 3(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 i3-gesz 9(disz) sila3-ta
8. ku3-bi 3(disz) gin2 2/3(disz) 2(u) sze
9. 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 esir2 E2-A 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-ta
10. [ku3]-bi# igi-3(disz)-gal2
11. [2(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz)] sila3# zu2-lum 1(asz)# gur-ta
12. [ku3-bi igi] 3(disz)#-gal2 2(u) 1(disz) sze
13. [2(asz) gu2 im]-babbar# 1(u) gu2-[ta]
14. [3(disz) {gesz}u3-suh5 {gesz}szu-dim2 ma2-sze3]
15. [ku3-bi igi-3(disz)-gal2 1(u) 2(disz) sze]
16. [2(barig) i3-szah2]
17. [ku3-bi igi-6(disz)-gal2 6(disz) sze]
18. [mu en {d}nanna masz-e i3-pa3]
19. [giri3 ik-s,ur2 dam-gar3]
  rest broken
column 2
1. ku3-bi 1(disz) gin2 igi-4(disz)-gal2 9(disz) 1/2(disz) sze
2. 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 SZIM gig 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3-ta
3. ku3-bi 1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2
4. 2(barig) 3(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 SZIM gu4-ku-ru 1(barig)-ta
5. ku3-bi 2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 1(u) 2(disz) se
6. 2(u) 9(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na SZIM gi 2(u) ma-na-ta
7. [ku3-bi] 1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 la2 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sze
8. [...] 1/2(disz) sze [...]
  rest broken
column 3
1. 6(disz) ma-na SZIM bu13-lu-hum 1(u) ma-na-ta
2. ku3-bi 1/2(disz) gin2 1(u) 8(disz) sze
3. 1(disz) gin2 2(u) 8(disz) ma-na SZIM 2(disz) ma-na-ta
4. ku3-bi 2/3(disz) ma-na 4(disz) gin2
5. [x] gu2# 2(u) 3(disz) ma-na [...] x 1(u) ma-na-ta#
  rest broken
column 4
1. mu us2-sa e2 puzur4-isz-{d}da-gan ba-du3
  double ruling
column 5
1. [...] SZIM [bu13-lu]-hum
2. [...] SZIM#
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šulgi.39.00.00 to Šulgi.40.00.00 Šulgi.41.00.00 Šulgi.42.00.00 Šulgi.43.00.00 (us2 year)

Record

20120518 englund: CT 05, pl. 38-39, BM 017752 obv. i 12 - rev. i 2 = TUT 122 rev. i 3ff.

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P135695

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) Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number VAT 02244
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 000472
Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia (i3.MesopOil) 3592

References

  • primary: TUT, 122

    [Reisner1901TUT] Reisner, George A. 1901. Tempelurkunden Aus Telloh. Vol. 16. Mittheilungen Aus Den Orientalischen Sammlungen. Berlin : W. Spemann.

  • history: SVS 1/1, 122

    [Pettinato1985SVS1/1] Pettinato, Giovanni. 1985. G. Reisner, Tempelurkunden Aus Telloh: Testi. Vol. 1/1. Studi per Il Vocabolario Sumerico.

  • collation: OrAnt 13, p.199-210, p. 204

    [Pettinato1974TuT] Pettinato, Giovanni, and Luigi Cagni. 1974. “Miscellanea Neo-Sumerica, I: Collazioni a G. Reisner, Tempelurkunden Aus Telloh.” Oriens Antiquus 13: 199–210.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-07 at 13:35:55 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-02 at 13:34:45 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-03-09 at 12:32:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Gacia, Veronika; Sallaberger, Walther Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2018-03-23 at 18:53:26 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 16:13:59 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2012-05-18 at 17:48:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2012-05-18 at 17:40:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:12:16 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:59:22 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 19:44:54 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“TUT 122 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P135695.
TUT 122 artifact entry (No. P135695). (2024, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135695 (Original work published 2001)
TUT 122 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135695 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).
@misc{2024TUT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 7},
	title = {TUT 122 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P135695},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P135695},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“TUT 122 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P135695.
TUT 122 artifact entry (No. P135695). (2024, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135695 (Original work published 2001)
TUT 122 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135695 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).
@misc{2024TUT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 7},
	title = {TUT 122 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P135695},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P135695},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/7/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P135695
LB  - CDLI:P135695
M1  - 2026/5/15/
TI  - TUT 122 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P135695
ER  -
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