ASJ 13, 234 76 (P102521)

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 028006

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
  beginning broken
column 1'
1. [...] x sa 1(esze3)-ta
2. [...] x ug3-IL2 es3-sa2 1(esze3)-ta
3. 1(esze3) 3(iku) dub-sar a-ru-a
4. 1(esze3)# na-gada
5. [n] 2(disz)? gab2-us2 ab2-tur3 3(iku)-ta
6. [n] muszen-du3 1(esze3)-ta
7. [n lu2] lunga 1(esze3)-ta
8. [n] ugula kikken2
9. [n] kuruszda
10. [n] ad-kup4
11. [n] x-du
12. [...]
  rest broken
column 2'
1. esz3 didli x
2. 1(esze3) 3(iku) ab-ba-x
3. 1(esze3) i3-du8 guru7
4. 1(esze3) gu-za-la2 sza3-iri
5. 1(bur3) ma-an-szum2 szandana
6. giri3-se3-ga sza3-iri
7. 3(bur3) nu-banda3 ab2
8. 1(esze3) aga3-us2 ugula
9. 1(bur3) szusz3 ud5
10. 1(esze3) 3(iku) szar2-ra-ab-du
11. 1(esze3) 3(iku) aga3-us2 ugula
12. 1(esze3) aga3-us2 ugula
13. 1(bur3) na-gada
14. [...] x-x
  rest broken
column 3'
1. [...]
2. 2(bur3) sza13-dub#-[ba]
3. 1(esze3) 3(iku) dub-[sar] sza13-dub-[ba]
4. 2(bur3) dub-sar lu2 [aszgab?]
5. 2(disz) ugula usz-bar 2(bur3)-ta
6. 6(disz) ugula usz-bar 1(bur3)-ta
7. 2(disz) ugula usz-bar 1(esze3) 3(iku)-ta
8. 1(esze3) 3(iku) dub-sar [x]
9. 2(disz) lu2 gu 1(esze3)-ta#
10. 1(esze3) engar# erin2-na [x]
11. 3(iku)# engar# erin2-na [x]
12. 2(disz) nagar 1(esze3)-ta
13. 2(disz) ad-kup4 1(esze3)-ta
14. [n] tug2#-du8 [...]
  rest broken
reverse
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column 1'
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x [...]
2'. 1(bur'u) 9(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2
3'. sza3 ki-es3{ki}
4'. 4(bur3) nunuz-za-gid2
5'. 1(bur3) aga3-us2
6'. 1(esze3) 3(iku) sza13-x
7'. 1(esze3) 3(iku) agrig
8'. 1(u) 2(disz) gudu4 1(esze3)-ta
9'. 3(disz) lu2 lunga 1(esze3)-ta
10'. 1(esze3) munu4-mu2
11'. 2(disz) ma2-lah5 1(esze3)-ta
12'. 3(disz) aga3-us2 1(esze3)-ta
13'. 2(disz) nar 2(esze3)-ta
14'. 2(disz) muszen-du3 1(esze3)-[ta]
15'. 2(disz) x x [...]
16'. 1(disz) [...]
column 2'
  beginning broken
1'. [...] mu6-sub3
2'. [n ...] x ugula nar
3'. n lu2 lunga 1(esze3)-ta
4'. 2(disz) i3-du8 1(esze3)-ta
5'. 2(disz) muszen-du3 1(esze3)-ta
6'. 1(esze3) ga-IL2
7'. 1(esze3) lunga
8'. 1(esze3) gala-mah
9'. 1(esze3) u2-IL2
10'. 1(esze3) lu2-kisal
  blank space
11'. esz3 didli-me-esz2
12'. ($ blank space $) 8(bur3) 3(iku) GAN2
13'. sza3 uru11{ki}
14'. 6(bur3) szita-ab-ba
15'. 1(bur3) agrig
column 3'
  beginning broken
1'. [...] sa
2'. [...] e2
3'. [...]-x 1(esze3)-ta
4'. [... dub]-sar a-ru-a
5'. [...] es3#-sa2-ab-du
6'. [...] gala#-mah
7'. [...] kuruszda
8'. [...] sipa# a-ru-a
9'. [n szu]-i gu2-en-na
10'. [n] musz-lah5
11'. 1(esze3)# munu4-mu2
12'. e2 {d}nin-mar{ki}

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Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
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. 234 76

    [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 028006
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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
2012-09-03 at 18:46:07 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
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, 234 76 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P102521.
ASJ 13, 234 76 artifact entry (No. P102521). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102521 (Original work published 2001)
ASJ 13, 234 76 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102521 (Accessed: November 7, 2025).
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Cite this Artifact

“ASJ 13, 234 76 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P102521.
ASJ 13, 234 76 artifact entry (No. P102521). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102521 (Original work published 2001)
ASJ 13, 234 76 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102521 (Accessed: November 7, 2025).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P102521},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102521},
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