Hermitage 3, 025 (P212234)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Museum Collection(s)

State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Museum Number

Erm 14976

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. 1(asz@c) 1(barig) ur-{d}nin-mug
2. 1(asz@c) 1(barig) ur-temen-na
3. dub-sar-me
4. usz2 ab-ba-mu
5. dumu ir-du10-ga
6. usz2 nig2-sa6-ga erin2 e2 {d}nin-gesz-zi-da
7. uri5{ki}-ta
8. giri3 lu2-{d}utu
9. 1(asz@c) 5(ban2) lu2-{d}sza-u18-sza
10. ug3-IL2 e2-gal-ta
11. 1(asz@c) 5(ban2) ur-{d}nun-gal
12. dumu lu2-{d}szul-pa-e3
13. 1(asz) 2(ban2) lu2-gi-na dumu-ni
14. 1(asz@c)? 5(ban2) lugal-ki-ag2
15. 1(asz@c) 5(ban2) masz-gu-la e2 gu4-ta
16. 1(asz) 2(ban2) ur-zigum-ma dumu-ni
17. i3-du8-me
18. 1(disz)? 5(ban2) ur-esz3-ku3-ga e2 szabra
19. dumu ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 ad-kup4
20. akszak2{ki}-ta
21. 1(asz@c) 1(barig) lu2-sa6-i3-zu!
22. a-ru-a {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka
23. ARAD2 lu2-gi-na ad-kup4
24. uri5{ki}-ta
25. giri3 a-tu dumu la-la
26. ad-kup4-me
27. 1(asz@c) 1(barig) he2-du-du nagar
28. uru11#?{ki}-ta
29. giri3 iri-mu
30. 1(asz@c) 1(barig) gir2-su{ki}-ki-du10 dumu ur-ku5 e2 szabra-e2
column 2
1. muszen-du3-ne-ta
2. giri3 dingir-su-ra-bi2 lu2 {gesz}tukul
3. 1(asz@c) 1(barig) lu2-kal-la bahar3 ugnim{ki}
4. a-gi-ze2-ta
5. giri3 ur-{d}nun-gal
6. 1(asz@c) 1(barig) szesz-kal-la im-e-tak4-a
7. dumu a-tu bahar3
8. sza3 gir2-su{ki}
9. giri3 lu2-{d}na-ru2-a
10. bahar3-me
11. 1(asz@c) 1(barig) ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu sza-la-ni usz-bar
12. tum-ma-al{ki}-ta
13. giri3 lu2-{d}utu
14. 1(asz@c) 1(barig) ur-{d}al-la sila-a dab5-ba
15. giri3 ab-ba-mu
16. {na4}kin2-gul-gul-me
17. 1(asz@c) 1(barig) lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su dam-gar3 lu2-nimgir
18. 1(asz@c) 1(barig) ur-{d}lamma dam-gar3 lu2-nimgir
19. dumu geme2-{d}gesztin-an-na
20. 1(asz@c) 1(barig) ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 im-e-tak4-a dumu pu3-lu5
21. sza3 gir2-su{ki} giri3 pu3-lu5
22. 1(asz@c) 1(barig) ARAD2-dam im-e-tak4-a dumu lugal-sza3-la2
23. {gesz}geszimmar-du3-a-ta
24. giri3 ur-{d}nun-gal
25. gi-ze2-me
26. 1(asz@c) 1(barig) ur-nig2 dumu diri e2 sukkal
27. dumu ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
28. e2 {d}nin-mar{ki}-ta
column 3
1. giri3 lugal-lu2-sa6-sa6
2. 1(asz@c) 1(barig) ad-da erin2 e2 szabra
3. dumu lu2-tilla3
4. 1(disz) 1(ban2) 5(disz) szesz-kal-la
5. 1(disz) 1(ban2) lugal-u2-szim-e
6. dumu-ni-me
7. akszak2{ki}-ta
8. giri3 ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
9. gu-za-la2-me
10. 1(asz@c) 1(barig) pu3-pu3-da
11. ma2-lah6 {d}nin-dar-a
12. mu la2-ia3 in-da-gal2-la-sze3
13. 1(asz@c) 1(barig) ur-{d}ba-ba6 im-e-tak4-a
14. dumu lu2-me-lam2
15. 1(asz@c) 1(barig) ki-lu5-la im-e-tak4-a
16. dumu geme2-kar-ke3{ke4}
17. 1(asz@c) 1(barig) ur-ma-ma erin2 mun naga#
18. ma2-lah6-me
19. 1(asz@c) 1(barig) ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
20. ARAD2 sa2-bi2 simug
21. 1(asz@c) 1(barig) lu2-nigin6{ki}
22. dumu ur-mes dam-gar3
23. 1(asz@c) 1(barig) ik-s,ur2#? im-e-tak4-a
24. dumu geme2 kar-ke3{ke4}
25. 1/2(asz@c) 4(ban2) a-kal-la
26. dumu geme2-{d}gesztin-an-na
27. 1(asz@c) 1(barig) ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
28. 1(asz) 2(ban2) lu2-eb-gal
29. 1(disz) 1(ban2) 5(disz) lu2-dingir-ra
30. dumu-ni-me
31. akszak2{ki#}-[ta]
32. [giri3 ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da]
33. [1(asz@c) 1(barig) lugal-uszur3]
34. [erin2 mun naga nu-dab-ba-ta]
column 4
1. ma2#-[gid2-me]
2. 1(asz@c) 1(barig) lu2#-[{d}nin-szubur im-e-tak4-a munu4-mu2]
3. dumu az-am3
4. uri5#[{ki}-ta]
5. 1/2(asz@c) 4(ban2) nimgir#-[sza3-kusz2 szu-i]
6. szesz lugal-[dumu-gi7 ra2-gaba]
7. sza3 gir2-su[{ki}]
8. giri3 ur-{d}nun#-[gal]
9. 1(asz@c) 1(barig) nam-ti-esz3-[ta] szitim
10. he2-dab5 {d}nin-mar#{ki}
11. 1(asz) 3(ban2) ki-ur3-{d}ba-ba6
12. dumu nin-tur-ab-ba
13. 1(asz) 3(ban2) nam-tar-ib2-gu-ul
14. dumu geme2-{d}gesztin-an-na
15. usz2 lu2-{d}na-ru2-[a]
16. dumu geme2-{d}sza-u18-[sza]
17. usz2 ur-esz3-ku3-[ga]
18. engar {d}ig-alim#
19. ki-tusz-lu2-[ta]
20. szu 4(ban2) {d}inanna#-[ka lu2 gesztin]
21. usz2 szesz-kal#-[la erin2 e2 {d}nansze]
22. usz2 lu2-[nimgir]
23. dumu lu2-{d}[nin-dar-a]
24. erin2 e2 {d}nin#-[dar-a]
25. usz2 szu-[na ug3-IL2] {d}[nin-mar{ki}]
26. e2 {d}[nin-mar{ki}-ta]
27. giri3 [lugal-lu2-sa6-sa6]
28. ug3#-[IL2 e2-kikken2-ta]
29. [sza3 e2-kikken2-gu-la]
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [1(asz@c) 5(ban2) ur-{d}ba-ba6]
2'. [erin2 e2 ...]
3'. [dumu nam-zi]
4'. [uri5{ki}-ta]
  (to be completed)
column 2
1. [giri3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ur-e2-dam]
2. [usz2 szu-sa6 erin2 e2 uru11{ki}]
3. dumu [sza3-bi]
4. adab{ki}-ta
5. 1(asz@c) 3(ban2) ur-ga2-nun-gal im-e-tak4-a
6. dumu geme2-kar-ke3{ke4}
7. uri5{ki}-ta
8. giri3 ur-{d}nun-gal
9. i3-du8-me
10. 1(asz@c) 1(barig) lu2-uru11{ki} <ad-kup4> im-e-<tak4-a>
11. dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6 usz2 <e2 nam-ha-ni>
12. a-pi4-sal4{ki}-ta
13. giri3 ur-{d}nun-gal
14. 1(asz@c) 1(barig) u4-da-bi2-du11 bahar3# im-[e] tak4#-a
15. dumu ur-{d}hendur-sag
16. murgu2#{ki}-ta
17. giri3 lugal-lu2-sa6-sa6#
18. 1(asz@c) 5(ban2) ur-{d}al-la [erin2] e2 szabra#-e2#
19. dumu lugal-ma2-gur8-re
20. 1(asz@c) 1(barig) lugal-iri-da im-e-tak4-a
21. dumu a-tu erin2# e2# {d}nansze#
22. nigin6#{ki#}-ta#
23. 1(asz@c) 1(barig) ma2-gur8#-re im-[e] tak4#-[a]
24. erin2 e2 {d}nansze gu2 i7 e3-ta
25. giri3# lugal-lu2-sa6#-sa6#
26. ma2-lah6-me
27. 1(asz@c) 5(ban2) lugal-uszumgal im-[e tak4-a]
28. [dumu dun-ni]-a munu4-mu2
29. [sag-da]-na{ki}
30. [giri3 ur-{d}]nun-gal
31. [1(asz@c) 1(barig) lu2-kal-la im-e-tak4-a]
32. [dumu lam-lam-ma geme2-kar-ke3{ke4}]
33. e2-duru5 mu-kal-le-ta
34. giri3 ur-{d}nun-gal
35. 1(asz@c) 1(barig) ur-{d}iszkur im-e-tak4-a
36. dumu ur-{d}nansze
37. e2-<duru5> sipa-e-ne-ta
column 3
1. giri3 ur-{d}nun-gal
2. 1(asz@c) 1(barig) {d}utu-en-du10 im-e-tak4-a
3. dumu nar-zi usz-bar
4. e2 {d}nin-mar{ki}-[ta]
5. giri3 ur-{d}nun-[gal]
6. 1/2(asz@c) 4(ban2) ki-lu5-la [erin2]
7. e2 {d}nansze
8. [dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6]
9. [ki ensi2-ta]
10. [ma2-gid2-me]
11. 1(asz@c) 5(ban2) nig2-sza3-ge ma2-lah5 tul2-ta
12. dam {d}ba-ba6-ku3-zu {gesz}tukul-e-dab5-ba
13. nigin6{ki}-ta
14. giri3 ur-{d}nun-gal
15. gu-za-la2-me
16. giri3-se3-ga e2-kikken2 gibil
  blank space
17. szunigin 1(asz@c) gu-za-la2 1(asz)
18. szunigin 2(asz@c) i3-du8 5(ban2)-ta
19. szunigin 1(asz@c) ad-kup4 1(asz)
20. szunigin 1(asz@c) bahar3 x
21. szunigin 3(asz@c) ma2-lah5 1(barig)-ta
22. szunigin 4(asz@c) x x x
23. szunigin 1(asz@c) ma2?-gid2 x
24. x x x
25. sze-bi 2(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) gur
26. giri3-se3-ga e2-kikken2 gibil
  blank space
  (traces, ca. 7 lines)
column 4
  (to be completed)
  blank space
21. sze-ba giri3-se3-ga e2 kikken2-gibil
22. iti ezem-{d}li9-si4
23. mu us2-sa {d}amar-{d}suen lugal

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P212234

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) State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
Museum Number Erm 14976
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 059383

References

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-08-02 at 13:22:42 Pottorf, Andrew Transliteration Pottorf, Andrew Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2019-11-29 at 10:36:53 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-07-22 at 14:33:48 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-07-22 at 14:13:04 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-07-22 at 14:06:22 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:53:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-07-10 at 19:20:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2002-07-16 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Koslova, Natalya V. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Hermitage 3, 025 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P212234.
Hermitage 3, 025 artifact entry (No. P212234). (2002, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212234
Hermitage 3, 025 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212234 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-10]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {Hermitage 3, 025 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212234},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212234},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/16/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P212234
LB  - CDLI:P212234
M1  - 2026/10/10/
TI  - Hermitage 3, 025 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P212234
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Hermitage 3, 025 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P212234.
Hermitage 3, 025 artifact entry (No. P212234). (2002, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212234
Hermitage 3, 025 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212234 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).
@misc{2002Hermitage,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-10]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {Hermitage 3, 025 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212234},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212234},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/16/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P212234
LB  - CDLI:P212234
M1  - 2026/10/10/
TI  - Hermitage 3, 025 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P212234
ER  -
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