TSA 12 (P221373)

Administrative tablet dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in Musées royaux d’Art et d’Histoire, Brussels, Belgium

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Museum Collection(s)

Musées royaux d’Art et d’Histoire, Brussels, Belgium

Museum Number

MRAH O.0649

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative [identification uncertain]

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 4(ban2@c) sze-ba
2. sa6-sa6
3. 2(asz@c) dumu nita 2(ban2@c)
4. 2(asz@c) dumu munus 2(ban2@c)
5. mu-na-tam-me
6. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
7. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
8. 4(ban2@c) nin-ama-na
9. [4(ban2@c) za]-na
10. [4(ban2@c) nin-e2-unu{ki}-ga-nir-gal2]
11. [3(ban2@c) a-ra2]-nu2
12. [2(ban2@c) dumu] munus
13. [3(ban2@c) e2-ki]-DU-DU-mu
14. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
15. 2(asz@c) dumu munus <2(ban2@c)>
16. 3(ban2@c) nin-ku3-su
17. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
18. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
19. 3(ban2@c) be2-su-ga2
20. 3(ban2@c) gan-lamma
21. 3(ban2@c) nin-kisal-sze3
column 2
1. 3(ban2@c)! nin-ra-a-na-gu-lu5
2. 3(ban2@c) nin-iri-da-kusz2
3. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
4. 3(ban2@c) e2-hi-li
5. 2(ban2@c) dumu-<nita>
6. 3(ban2@c)! e2-hi-li
7. 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
8. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
9. 3(ban2@c) e2-ku3
10. 3(ban2@c) e2-ku3
11. 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
12. 3(ban2@c) geme2-ganun
13. 3(ban2@c)! geme2-e2-zi-da
14. 3(ban2@c) iri-na-a-na-gu-lu5
15. sag dub-me
16. 3(ban2@c) bara2-u4-su3!-sze3
17. gu2-ba-kam
18. 3(asz@c) nu-siki munus 3(ban2@c)
column 3
1. szu-nigin2 4(asz@c) geme2 4(ban2@c)
2. 1(u@c) 6(asz@c) geme2 3(ban2@c)
3. 3(asz@c) nu-siki 3(ban2@c)
4. 8(asz@c)! sza3-du10 nita 2(ban2@c)
5. 7(asz@c) sza3-du10 munus 2(ban2@c)
6. sze-bi 4(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c)! gur saggal
7. geszgal-si
8. 4(ban2@c)! ZUM
9. 3(ban2@c) nin-mu-su-da
10. 3(ban2@c) gu-u9
11. 4(ban2@c) nin-al-sa6
12. 4(ban2@c) da-na
13. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
14. 2(ban2@c) nin-da-nu-me-a
15. 3(ban2@c) nin-u3-ma
16. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
17. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
18. 3(ban2@c) ama-bi-a-ra2-nu2
column 4
1. 2(asz@c) dumu munus 2(ban2@c)
2. 3(ban2@c) ama-sa6-ga
3. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
4. [3(ban2@c)] geme2-e2-zi-da
5. [3(ban2@c)] kisz-[a]-bi2-tusz!
6. [3(ban2@c)] geme2-ganun!
7. 3(ban2@c) e2-nun-ne2
8. 3(ban2@c)! geme2-e2-dam
9. 3(ban2@c) tasz3-ni-tum
10. 3(ban2@c)! igi-bar-lu2-ti
11. 3(ban2@c)! nin-bara2-ge
12. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
13. 3(ban2@c) szesz-an-edin-na
14. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
15. 3(ban2@c) ze-na
16. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
17. 3(ban2@c) nin-tesz2-mu
18. sag dub-me
19. 3(ban2@c) al-mu-ni!-du11
20. gu2-ba-kam
21. 1(asz@c) nu-siki# [munus] 3(ban2@c)
column 5
1. 4(ban2@c)! nin-inim-zi-da
2. szu-nigin2 6(asz@c) geme2 4(ban2@c)
3. 1(u@c) 6(asz@c) geme2 3(ban2@c)
4. 1(asz@c) nu-siki munus 3(ban2@c)
5. 3(asz@c) sza3-du10 nita 2(ban2@c)
6. 6(asz@c) sza3-du10 munus 2(ban2@c)
7. sze-bi 4(asz@c) la2 3(ban2@c) nin-inim-zi-da
8. 4(ban2@c) ag-ga-ga
9. [4(asz@c)] {d}nin-mar-ama-pa4-pa4
10. [4(asz@c)] nin-lu2-mu
11. 3(ban2@c) KA-sa6
12. 3(ban2@c) ma-ma-[tum]
13. 3(ban2@c) nin-e-an-su
14. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
15. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
16. 3(ban2@c) si#-PI#-[DU]
17. 3(ban2@c)# [{d}inanna-dingir-mu]
18. [3(ban2@c) USZ-ni-tum]
column 6
1. 3(ban2@c) a-am6-ma
2. 3(ban2@c)# me-kisal
3. 3(ban2@c) me-me
4. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
5. [3(ban2@c)] szesz-da
6. 3(ban2@c) nin-mu-da-kusz2
7. sag dub-me
8. 3(ban2@c) nin-tesz2-mu
9. gu2-ba-kam
10. szu-nigin2 3(asz@c) geme2 4(ban2@c)!
11. 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) geme2 3(ban2@c)
12. 1(asz@c) sza3-du10 nita 2(ban2@c)
13. 2(asz@c) sza3-du10 munus 2(ban2@c)
14. sze-bi 2(asz@c) 1(barig@c) {d}nansze-da-nu-me-a
15. 4(ban2@c) si-um-me
16. 4(ban2@c) U2-U2
17. 4(ban2@c) dam-a-mu
18. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
19. 4(ban2@c)! {d}nin-szubur!-ama-mu
20. szu-nigin2 [4(asz@c) geme2 4(ban2@c)]
column 7
1. 1(asz@c) sza3-du10 munus!(USZ) 2(ban2@c)
2. sze-bi 3(barig@c) igi-bar!-lu2-ti
3. ki-siki-me
4. [3(ban2@c)] nin-tur
5. 3(ban2@c) nin-bara2-da-ri2
6. 2(asz@c) dumu munus 2(ban2@c)
7. 4(ban2@c)! szesz-e-a-na-ak
8. 2(asz@c) dumu nita 2(ban2@c)
9. [3(ban2@c)] nin-szer7-zi
10. 2(ban2@c)! dumu munus
11. [3(ban2@c)] nin-bara2-da-ri2
12. 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
13. sag dub-me
14. 3(ban2@c) masz-tur
15. 3(ban2@c) nin-bara2-da-ri2
16. 3(disz@t)-kam-ma
17. 3(ban2@c) nin-sza3-la2-tuku
18. 3(ban2@c) uszur3-ra-sa6
19. lu2 umum!-ma-[me]
column 8
1. 4(ban2@c)! sza3-ge-a-ra2-bi2-du11
2. szu-nigin2 2(asz@c) geme2 4(ban2@c)
3. 8(asz@c) geme2 3(ban2@c)
4. [2(asz@c)] dumu nita 2(ban2@c)
5. 3(asz@c) dumu munus 2(ban2@c)
6. sze-bi 1(asz@c) 3(barig@c) ki-gu-me
7. [4(ban2@c)] sa-{d}si-bi2
8. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
9. 5(ban2@c) min-na-ni
10. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
11. 4(ban2@c) nin-tesz2-mu
12. 4(ban2@c) nin-ma-de6
13. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
14. 4(ban2@c) {d}ba-ba6-dingir-mu
15. 4(ban2@c) nin-ab-gu
16. 4(ban2@c) {d}nin-szubur-ama-mu
17. 4(ban2@c) {d}ba-ba6-ig-gal
column 9
1. geme2 sa2-du11-me
2. 4(ban2@c) zi-la-la
3. 4(ban2@c) nin-ab-gu
4. 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
5. [4(ban2@c) sila4]-tur#
6. 4(ban2@c) [nin-da]-nu!-[me-a]
7. 4(ban2@c) [za-na]
8. 4(ban2@c) [zi-le]
9. [4(ban2@c) ha-szi]
10. 4(ban2@c) [NI-su-ba]
11. 4(ban2@c) ag#!-[ga-ga]
12. 4(ban2@c) {d}ba-ba6-ama-mu
13. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
14. 4(ban2@c) nin-edin-ne2
15. 2(asz@c) dumu munus 2(ban2@c)
16. 4(ban2@c) ama-tur
17. 4(ban2@c) [nin]-tesz2#-[mu]
18. 2(asz@c) [dumu nita 2(ban2@c)]
reverse
column 1
1. [4(ban2@c) sal?]-la#?
2. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
3. 2(asz@c) nu-siki nita 3(ban2@c)
4. geme2 bar-bi gal2-me
5. szu-nigin2 2(u@c) 3(asz@c) geme2 4(ban2@c)
6. 2(asz@c) nu-siki nita 3(ban2@c)!
7. 2(asz@c) sza3-du10 nita 2(ban2@c)
8. 4(asz@c) sza3-du10 munus 2(ban2@c)
9. sze-bi 5(asz@c) la2 4(ban2@c) ur2-mud
10. agrig
11. 4(ban2@c) sun2-ama-mu
12. 4(ban2@c)! [sig4]-ga2-na-gi
13. 2(asz@c) dumu nita 2(ban2@c)
14. [4(ban2@c)] nin#!-[iri-ezem-me-he2-gam-gam]
column 2
1. 4(ban2@c)! nin-kas4-il2-il2
2. 4(ban2@c) uszur3-gin7!-du10
3. munus-me
4. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2) e2-gil-sa!
5. u2-bil-am6
6. szu-nigin2 1(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
7. 5(asz@c)! geme2 4(ban2@c)
8. 2(asz@c) sza3-du10 nita 2(ban2@c)
9. sze-bi 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) i3-li2-be6-li2
10. 4(ban2@c) za-na
11. 4(ban2@c) {d}ba-ba6-gin7-a-ba-sa6
12. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
13. 4(ban2@c) nam-iri-na-sze3
14. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
15. [4(ban2@c)] nin-nig2-u-mu
16. 4(ban2@c)# zi-le-le
17. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
18. 4(ban2@c) nin-iri-da-kusz2
column 3
1. [munus-me]
2. 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) ad-da
3. munu4 gaz-am6
4. szu-nigin2 1(asz@c) lu2 <1(barig@c)> 4(ban2@c)
5. 6(asz@c) geme2 4(ban2@c)
6. 1(asz@c) sza3-du10 nita 2(ban2@c)
7. 2(asz@c) sza3-du10 munus 2(ban2@c)
8. sze-bi 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) amar-giri16{ki}
9. {lu2}lungax(|BIxNIG2|)-me
10. 4(ban2@c) nin-mu-da-ri2
11. 4(ban2@c) {d}ba-ba6-i3-kusz2
12. 4(ban2@c) an-da-ti-e
13. geme2 |NUNUZ.KISIM5x(GUG2.MUNU4)|-me
14. 4(ban2@c) i7-lu2-dadag
15. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
16. 2(asz@c) dumu munus 2(ban2@c)
17. 4(ban2@c) nin-lu2-ti-ti
column 4
1. [2(ban2@c) dumu munus]
2. [a-ga-am-me]
3. 3(ban2@c) [nin]-tigix(|E2.BALAG|)#-ni-du10
4. gala!
5. 3(ban2@c) nin-esz2-dam-me-ki-ag2
6. 3(ban2@c) nin-u3-ma
7. 3(ban2@c)! SZIM-tusz-sze3
8. 2(asz@c) dumu nita 2(ban2@c)
9. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
10. 3(ban2@c) munus-sa6
11. 3(ban2@c)# su6#-[mu2]
12. 3(ban2@c) nin-sza3-la2-tuku
13. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
14. 3(ban2@c) za-na
15. 3(ban2@c) {d}asznan-ama-mu
16. 3(ban2@c) nin-ur2-ni
17. 3(ban2@c) dam-a-mu
18. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
19. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
20. 3(ban2@c) {d}ba-ba6-zi-mu
column 5
1. [2(ban2@c) dumu nita]
2. 2(ban2@c) [dumu munus]
3. 3(ban2@c) nam-dam
4. geme2 szah2 nig2-gu7-a-me
5. 4(ban2@c) sza3-TAR
6. munus-am6
7. gab2-ra
8. szah2 u2-ka-kam
9. 3(asz@c) nu-siki nita 3(ban2@c)
10. szu-nigin2 3(asz@c) nita 3(ban2@c)
11. 1(asz@c) munus 4(ban2@c)
12. 1(u@c) 3(asz@c) geme2 3(ban2@c)
13. 4(asz@c) sza3-du10 nita 2(ban2@c)
14. 4(asz@c) sza3-du10 munus 2(ban2@c)
15. sze-bi 3(asz@c) la2 4(ban2@c) geme2 szah2 nig2-gu7-me
16. 3(ban2) szesz-a-mu
17. 2(ban2) dumu nita
18. geme2 masz-kam
19. lugal-pa-e3
20. sipa szah2
column 6
1. szu-nigin2 1(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
2. 1(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
3. 3(asz@c) lu2 3(ban2@c)
4. 2(u@c) 5(asz@c) lu2 2(ban2@c)
5. nita-me
6. 1(gesz2@c) la2 3(asz@c) geme2 4(ban2@c)
7. 1(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) 1(disz@t) geme2 3(ban2@c)
8. 3(u@c) 4(asz@c) munus 2(ban2@c)
column 7
1. gu2-an-sze3 3(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) lu2 sze-ba tur mah-ba
2. sze-bi 2(u@c) 4(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) 5(ban2) gur saggal
3. sze-ba geme2 dumu
4. u2-rum
5. {d}ba-ba6
6. sa6-sa6
7. dam URU-KA-gi-na
8. lugal
9. lagasz{ki}-ka
10. ur-pu2
11. ka-guru7-ke4
12. ganun {d}ba-ba6-ta
column 8
1. e-ne-ba 5(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
2. 3(disz@t) ba-am6

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Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative [identification uncertain]
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Dates Referenced	Urukagina_l.05.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P221373 P272770 (retired)
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P221373

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Musées royaux d’Art et d’Histoire, Brussels, Belgium
Museum Number	MRAH O.0649
Accession Number

References

primary: TSA, no. 12

[Genouillac1909TSA] Genouillac, Henri de. 1909. Tablettes Sumériennes Archaïques. Paris: Paul Geuthner.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2017-03-04 at 12:42:15	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2015-05-07 at 08:46:39	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-10-21 at 08:18:57	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-09-28 at 09:31:28	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-08-22 at 06:32:24	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-10-09 at 16:04:20	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-04-23 at 16:57:20	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:34:49	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Heinle, Michael; Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“TSA 12 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P221373.

TSA 12 artifact entry (No. P221373). (2003, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221373

TSA 12 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221373 (Accessed: October 6, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-06]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {feb 26},
	title = {TSA 12 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221373},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221373},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2003/2/26/
PY  - 2003
ID  - P221373
LB  - CDLI:P221373
M1  - 2026/10/6/
TI  - TSA 12 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P221373
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TSA 12 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P221373.

TSA 12 artifact entry (No. P221373). (2003, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221373

TSA 12 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221373 (Accessed: October 6, 2026).

@misc{2003TSA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-06]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {feb 26},
	title = {TSA 12 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221373},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221373},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2003/2/26/
PY  - 2003
ID  - P221373
LB  - CDLI:P221373
M1  - 2026/10/6/
TI  - TSA 12 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P221373
ER  -