ASJ 13, 229 73 (P102518)

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

Museum Number

BM 023836

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
1. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 ku5-ra2#
2. {ansze}kunga2 lugal
3. 2(esze3) {ansze}kunga2 sukkal-mah
4. 2(iku) {ansze}kunga2 zi-gum2
5. 2(esze3) 3(iku) {ansze}kunga2 {d}nin-gir2-su
6. 3(iku) {ansze}kunga2 {d}ba-ba6
7.a. ($ blank space $) 3(bur3) 3(iku) GAN2
7.b. ($ blank space $) sze-bi 1(gesz2) 3(u) 3(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur#
8. GAN2 ku5-ra2
9. 1(esze3) GAN2 ki gu
10. sze-bi 1(u) gur
reverse
1. szunigin 3(bur3) 1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2
2. sze-bi 1(gesz2) 4(u) 3(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur
3. sza3-bi-ta
4. 1(esze3) GAN2 nig2-gal2-la-ta
  blank space
5. mu e2 {d}szara2 umma{ki} ba-du3

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: ASJ 13, p.195-235, p. 229 73

    [Maekawa1991agricultural-7] Maekawa, Kazuya. 1991. “The Agricultural Texts of Ur III Lagash of the British Museum (VII).” Acta Sumerologica 13: 195–235.

  • history: NABU 1997/061

    [Heimpel1997NABU61] Heimpel, Wolfgang. 1997. “Chariot Teams, a ‘Mule-Donkey’ and a Twist of the Tongue.” NABU, Nouvelles Assyriologiques Brèves et Utilitaires 1997 (2).

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  • Museum No.: BM 023836
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.09.00.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-29 at 17:28:06 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
2018-01-01 at 10:29:06 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:43 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2012-09-03 at 18:26:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:20:15 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:06:02 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:44:41 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:15:22 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

“ASJ 13, 229 73 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P102518.
ASJ 13, 229 73 artifact entry (No. P102518). (2024, October 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102518 (Original work published 2001)
ASJ 13, 229 73 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102518 (Accessed: November 7, 2025).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102518},
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Cite this Artifact

“ASJ 13, 229 73 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P102518.
ASJ 13, 229 73 artifact entry (No. P102518). (2024, October 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102518 (Original work published 2001)
ASJ 13, 229 73 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102518 (Accessed: November 7, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-07]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 29},
	title = {ASJ 13, 229 73 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P102518},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102518},
}

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