CTNMC 53 (P108785)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Nationalmuseet, Copenhagen, Denmark

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Nationalmuseet, Copenhagen, Denmark

Museum Number

NMC 05406

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
1. [n] guru7# [n] 3(gesz'u) 3(u) 5(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
2. ki igi-zu-bar-ra-ta
3. 4(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) 1(u) 2(barig) 9(disz) sila3 gur
4. ki ur-sa6-ga dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6-ta
5. 5(gesz'u) 1(u) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 gur
6. ki ur-sa6-ga dumu dub-sar-mah-ta
7. 3(gesz2) 5(u) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 6(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 gur
8. ki ur-szu-ga-lam-ma szabra-ta
9. si-i3-tum
10. 1(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gur
11. ki lu2-nimgir ugula kikken2-ta
12. 4(asz) 1(barig) gur ki ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
13. dumu lu2-{d}asznan-ta
14. diri il2-la nig2-ka9-ta zi-zi-dam
15. 1(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
16. diri dub gid2-da sza3 nig2-ka9
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17. szunigin 9(asz) guru7 [n] 1(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 2(u) 3(asz) 3(ban2) 8(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur
column 2
1. sag-nig2-gur11-ra#-kam#
2. sza3-bi-ta
3. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na 1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
4. sze-bi 1(gesz2) 3(u) 1(asz) gur
5. 1(gesz2) 3(barig) gur
6. ur-szu-ga-lam-ma szabra
7. 5(u) 1(asz) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
8. ur-{d}ig-alim dumu lu2-du10-ga
9. nig2-ka9 ur-szu-ga-lam-ma szabra mu-gal2
10. 1(gesz2) gur
11. lu2-bi-mu szabra-e2
12. 5(gesz2) 1(u) 9(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
13. sze gu4 udu gu7-a
14. lu2-{d}igi-ma-sze3 kuruszda
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15. szunigin 9(gesz2) 4(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur
16. mu kar2-har{ki} a-ra2 2(disz)-kam-asz ba-hul
17. 1(asz) gu2 3(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na 7(disz) gin2 2/3(|NINDA2x(SZE.2(ASZ))|) 1(u) 2(disz) sze ku3-babbar
18. sze-bi 1(asz) guru7 3(gesz2) 4(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) gur
19. e2-gal-la ba-an-kux(KWU147)
20. giri3 szesz-kal-la
21. dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6
22. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
column 3
1. na-bi ka#-guru7
2. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 2(asz) gur
3. ba-zi
4. 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 2(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) 1(disz) sila3 gur
5. ur-{gesz}gigir
6. 3(gesz2) 2(u) 9(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
7. nimgir-an-ne2-zu
8. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 9(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 gur
9. a-tu dumu na-ki-ni
10. 2(asz) 1(barig) gur
11. lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su dumu szabra-e2
12. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 8(asz) gur
13. lu2-bi-mu szabra-e2
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14. szunigin 1(asz) guru7 3(gesz2) 4(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) gur sze ku3
15. szunigin 2(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 4(u) 6(asz) 1(ban2) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
16. mu si-mu-ur4-ru-um{ki} <<ki>> a-ra2 3(disz)#-kam#-asz ba-hul
17. 4(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na igi-6(disz)-gal2 3(disz) 1/2(disz) sze ku3-babbar
18. sze-bi 4(gesz2) 3(u) 5(ban2) 5(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 gur
19. e2-gal-la ba-an-kux(KWU147)
20. giri3 szesz-kal-la dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6
21. 1(u) 3(barig) la2 3(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
22. lu2-igi-sa6-sa6 ka-guru7
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23. szunigin 4(gesz2) 3(u) 5(ban2) 5(disz)# 5/6(disz)# sila3# gur [sze ku3]
column 4
1. szunigin 1(u) 3(barig) 1(ban2) [n] 3(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 [gur]
2. mu an-sza-an{ki} ba-hul
3. ugu2-a ba-a-gar
4. 4(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 1(u) 7(asz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
5. zi-ga didli
6. inim gu3-de2-a sza13-dub-ba-ta
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7. zi-ga mu kar2-har{ki} a-ra2 2(disz)-kam-asz ba-hul
8. 1(u) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
9. sza3 sze 1(szar2) 1(gesz2) 2(u) gur-kam
10. ki ur-sa6-ga dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6-ta
11. ur-{d}ig-alim dumu lu2-du10-ga
12. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 6(asz) gur
13. ki ur-sa6-ga dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6-ta
14. a-tu dumu na-ki-ni
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15. szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
16. ugu2-e tak4-a en3-bi tar-re-dam
17. 3(asz) guru7 4(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 1(u) 4(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 7(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur
18. sze ur5-ra dub gid2-da
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19. szunigin 6(asz) guru7 [n] 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) x sila3 [n] gin2 [...]
reverse
column 1
1. la2-ia3 2(asz) [n guru7 n] 7(gesz2) 4(u) 5(asz) [n ...] 1(u) gin2#? gur#?
2. sza3-bi-ta
3. 4(barig) 4(ban2)? la2 2/3(disz) sila3
4. na-bi
5. 2(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) gur ur-{d}lamma dumu ur-ku3-nun
6. 1(gesz'u) 2(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) gur
7. ur-e2-ninnu nigin6{ki}
8. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 2(barig) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
9. ur-dun dumu ur-{d}suen
10. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 4(barig) 1(ban2) gur
11. ur-e2-ninnu dumu lu2-{d}ba-ba6
12. 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 2(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gur
13. na-ba-sa6 dumu lu2-du-du
14. 5(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 4(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
15. an!(HAL)-ne2
16. 3(gesz2) 4(ban2) 9(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur
17. ur-sa6-ga dumu ur-{gesz}gigir
18. 6(gesz2) 2(u) 8(asz) la2 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
19. ur-szu#-ga-lam-ma
20. 3(gesz2) 2(u) 2(asz) 3(barig) gur
21. a-mu
22. 1(gesz2) 8(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gur
23. nam-ha-ni dumu hu-wa-wa
24. 2(gesz2) 3(u) 5(asz) 3(barig) 4(disz) sila3 gur
25. ur-{gesz}gigir
26. 4(gesz2) 4(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 gur
27. lu2-{d}nanna dumu ur-gu-la
28. 2(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 1(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 7(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur
29. ur-{d}lamma ka-guru7
30. 5(gesz2) 2(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 2(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur
31. ab-ba dumu lugal-a-ma-ru
32. 2(gesz2) 5(u) 4(asz) 4(barig) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
33. lu2-giri17-zal dumu ur-nigar{gar}
column 2
1. 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 5(u) 4(asz) 4(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 gur
2. ka5-a-mu dumu lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2
3. 3(gesz2) 2(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) [n] 1(disz) sila3 gur
4. ur-sa6-ga nu-banda3 gu-za-la2
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5. szunigin 2(asz) guru7 2(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 2(u) 7(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 1(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur
6. ka-guru7-me
7. 4(gesz2) 3(u) 9(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
8. ur-sa6-ga dumu dub-sar-mah
9. 2(gesz2) 2(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) gur
10. ur-{d}nansze dumu ur-e2-an-na
11. 8(asz) la2 4(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
12. ur-mes dumu ur-nig2
13. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 3(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
14. ur-nig2 ugula kikken2
15. 1(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) gur
16. ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu u18-da-a
17. 1(gesz2) 4(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gur
18. a-tu ugula kikken2
19. 3(gesz2) 5(u) 4(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 8(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur
20. ur-{d}lamma dumu gu4-lah6
21. 5(asz) 1(barig) gur
22. lu2-{d}nansze sza13-dub-ba ba-gara2
23. 3(gesz2) 4(u) 9(asz) 4(ban2) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
24. ur-{d}en-ki dumu al-la
25. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 3(asz) 1(barig) 2(disz) sila3 gur
26. ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ur-{d}nansze
27. 1(ban2) 8(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 nam-ha-ni dumu lu2-{d}nansze
28. 2(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) 2(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur
29. ur-ba-gara2 dumu nig2-du10-ga
30. [n] 1(u) 4(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) la2 1(disz) sila3 gur
column 3
1. lu2-{d}nin-szubur dumu ur-ba-gara2
2. 1(u) 2(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) gur
3. ab-ba dumu ur-e2-an-na ugula kikken2
4. 1(asz) 1(barig) gur
5. a2-na-na dumu lu2-nimgir#
6. 1(gesz2) 4(asz) 4(barig) 8(disz) sila3 gur
7. ba-zi dumu ga-a
8. 3(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
9. lu2-nimgir ugula kikken2
10. 3(u) 9(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 gur
11. lu2-{d}suen ugula kikken2
12. 1(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) la2 1(disz) sila3 gur
13. lu2-inim-gi-na
14. 7(asz) 3(barig) 2(disz) sila3 gur
15. ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6
16. 1(barig) ab-ba dumu ur-{d}nun-gal ugula usz-bar
17. 8(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur
18. ab-ba munu4-mu2
19. 3(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 gur
20. ab-ba dumu ur-{d}lamma dumu ur-mes
21. 1(u) 8(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 gur
22. ur-mes dumu ur-{d}lamma bur-sag
23. 3(u) 5(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) gur
24. lu2-me-lam2 dumu ur-{d}lamma
25. 1(u) la2 3(disz) sila3 gur ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ur-dun
26. 1(u) la2 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur
27. ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu sza13-dub-ba
28. 2(asz) gur kiszib3 nu-tuku
29. gu3-de2-a dumu mu-du11-ge-du7
30. 7(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur
31. kas4 gu-za-la2
32. 1(u) la2 4(barig) 3(ban2) gur
33. ur-sag-gul gu-za-la2
34. 1(u) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gur
column 4
1. lu2-giri17-zal dumu ur-gu-la
2. 2(asz) 2(barig) gur kiszib3 nu-tuku
3. ur-{d}lamma sa12-du5
4. giri3 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6
5. 3(gesz2) 5(u) 2(barig) [x] 6(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 gur
6. ur-szu-ga-[lam]-ma# szabra
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7. szunigin 2(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 4(u) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
8. dub-sar zi3-da-me u3 ur-szu-ga-lam-ma szabra
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9. szunigin2 2(asz) guru7 5(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 2(u) 8(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2 gur
10. la2-ia3-am3
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11. nig2-ka9-ak sze si-i3-tum
12. ka-guru7 u3 dub-sar zi3-da-ke4-ne
13. mu si-mu-ur4-ru-um{ki} a-ra2 3(disz)-kam-asz ba-hul
14. mu kar2-har{ki} a-ra2 3(disz)-kam-asz ba-hul-a ba-ak

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šulgi.31.00.00 to Šulgi 34.00.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P108785

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) Nationalmuseet, Copenhagen, Denmark
Museum Number NMC 05406
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 012174

References

  • primary: CTNMC, 53

    [Jacobsen1939CTNMC] Jacobsen, Thorkild. 1939. Cuneiform Texts in the National Museum, Copenhagen, Chiefly of Economic Contents. Leiden: E. J. Brill.

  • history: RA 057 (pp. 93-97), 95 no. 2

    [FishLambert1963RA57] Fish, Thomas, and Maurice Lambert. 1963. “« Vérification » Dans La Bureaucratie Sumérienne.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 57: 93–97.

  • history: RA 057 (pp. 79-92), 89, 1

    [Lambert1963RA57Argent1] Lambert, Maurice. 1963. “L’usage de l’argent-Métal à Lagash Au Temps de La IIIe Dynastie d’Ur.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 57: 79–92.

  • citation: BBVO 10, p. 51 n. 174 (obv. 21-30)

    [Englund1990Fischerei] Englund, Robert K. 1990. Organisation Und Verwaltung Der Ur III-Fischerei. Berliner Beiträge Zum Vorderen Orient, Band 10. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-07-03 at 14:38:01 Nett, Seraina Artifact metadata Aarslev, Rasmus Johan; Arbøll, Troels Pank; Brisch, Nicole; Halvgaard, Christian; Hansen, Anne Haslund; Koch-Westenholz, Ulla S.; Nett, Seraina Hidden Treasures: The Cuneiform Collection of the Danish National Museum Pagé-Perron, Émilie Declined View
2024-10-27 at 19:33:55 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-10-27 at 19:30:54 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2018-03-23 at 18:53:24 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-04-17 at 17:36:50 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:19 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-10-15 at 08:20:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Cripps, Eric L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-04-21 at 07:44:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:42:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:29:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:11:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:58:17 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:09 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

“CTNMC 53 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P108785.
CTNMC 53 artifact entry (No. P108785). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108785 (Original work published 2001)
CTNMC 53 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108785 (Accessed: October 8, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CTNMC 53 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P108785.
CTNMC 53 artifact entry (No. P108785). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108785 (Original work published 2001)
CTNMC 53 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108785 (Accessed: October 8, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-08]},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108785},
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