ASJ 13, 232 75 (P102520)

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 025528

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

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tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x
2'. sze#-bi 4(gesz2) 1(u) 2(asz) 2(ban2) gur
3'. ARAD2 engar
4'. GAN2-gu4 lu2-{d}ba-ba6
5'. giri3 ur-ab-ba
  blank space
6'. szunigin 1(bur'u) 2(bur3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2
7'. szunigin# 3(bur3) 5(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 su3
8'. szunigin 1(bur3) GAN2 su3 u4?
9'. szunigin sze-bi 7(gesz2) 3(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) gur
10'. a-sza3 su3 GAN2-gu-la
11'. 4(bur3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2
12'. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 su3
13'. sze-bi 4(gesz2) 2(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) gur
14'. lugal-pa-e3 engar
column 2
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1'. x [...]
2'. 4(bur3) 1/2(iku) GAN2# x x x
3'. 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2# [...]
4'. sze-bi 1(gesz2) 2(u) 2(asz) [x x gur]
5'. lugal-ur2-ra-ni [(x)]
6'. GAN2-gu4 ur-{gesz}gigir
7'. szuku engar sza3-ba i3-gal2
8'. giri3 ba-a
  blank space
9'. szunigin 2(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2
10'. szunigin 4(bur3) 1/2(iku) GAN2 su3
11'. szunigin 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 su3 udu
12'. szunigin sze-bi 1(gesz2) 2(u) 3(asz) gur
13'. a-sza3 gibil lugal-uszumgal
14'. 4(bur3) 1(esze3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2
15'. 2(bur3) 2(esze3) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 su3
16'. sze-bi 2(gesz2) 5(asz) 3(ban2) gur
17'. szesz-a-ni engar
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. x [...]
2'. sze-bi# [...] 5(disz) [...]
3'. ur-{d}x-[...] x [...]
4'. GAN2-gu4 [...]
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5'. szunigin 4(bur3) [... GAN2 ...]
6'. szunigin 1(bur3) 2(esze3)#? [... GAN2 ...]
7'. szunigin 1(bur3) 3(iku) [... GAN2 ...]
8'. szunigin sze-bi [...] 5(disz) [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
column 1'
  blank space
  rest broken
column 2'
  blank space
1. szunigin2 5(bur'u) 7(bur3) 2(esze3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2
2. szunigin2 2(iku) GAN2 udu
3. szunigin2 1(esze3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 ziz2
4. szunigin2 2(bur'u) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 su3
5. szunigin2 4(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 su3 udu
6. szunigin2 2(esze3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 gu2
7. szunigin2 sze-bi 4(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 3(u) 5(ban2) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
8. szunigin2 ziz2-bi 2(u) 2(asz) [x x gur]
9. GAN2 [...]
10. szunigin2 [...]
  rest broken
column 3'
  blank space
  rest broken

Consult previous versions and their differences
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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: ASJ 13, p.195-235, p. 232 75

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

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  • Museum No.: BM 025528
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2017-03-03 at 09:52:13 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI 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 09:44:42 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, 232 75 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P102520.
ASJ 13, 232 75 artifact entry (No. P102520). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102520 (Original work published 2001)
ASJ 13, 232 75 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102520 (Accessed: November 5, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {ASJ 13, 232 75 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P102520},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102520},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“ASJ 13, 232 75 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P102520.
ASJ 13, 232 75 artifact entry (No. P102520). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102520 (Original work published 2001)
ASJ 13, 232 75 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102520 (Accessed: November 5, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {ASJ 13, 232 75 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P102520},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102520},
}

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DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P102520
LB  - CDLI:P102520
M1  - 2025/11/5/
TI  - ASJ 13, 232 75 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P102520
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