ASJ 03, 160 128 (P102052)

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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British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 012238

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
column 1
1. 2(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2 sze gur lugal
2. si-i3-tum nig2-ka9-ak
3. mu en {d}nanna masz-e ib2-pa3
4. 5(u) 9(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 2(disz) sila3
5. ki ma-ni-ta
6. 4(u) 5(asz) gur
7. ki ba-ad-da-ri2-ta
8. kiszib3 ur-mes
9. 5(asz) 3(barig) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 kasz saga
10. 1(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz du
11. sze-bi 2(u) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 gur
12. sa2-du11 ku5-ra2
13. giri3 szesz-kal-la
14. 1(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
15. ki {d}nansze-kam lu2 lunga-ka-ta
column 2
1. szunigin 2(gesz2) 9(asz) 5(ban2) 8(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 gur
2. sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam
3. sza3-bi-ta
4. 3(ban2) kasz saga
5. 3(ban2) kasz du
6. sze-bi 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
7. u4 1(disz)-kam u4 3(u)-sze3
8. sze-bi 7(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
9. iti GAN2-masz-ta
10. iti sze-il2-la-sze3
11. szunigin 1(gesz2) 3(u) 7(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
12. iti 1(u) 3(disz)-kam
13. iti diri 1(disz)-am3 sza3-ba i3-gal2
14. sa2-du11 szu-a gi-na
15. 4(u) 7(disz) dug dida saga
16. 2(u) 3(disz) dug dida du
17. 2(asz) 5(ban2) la2 1/2(disz) sila3 kasz saga
18. 1(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 kasz du
reverse
column 1
1. sze-bi 1(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 1(u) 5(disz) gin2
2. zi-ga sza3 {kusz}du10-gan-na
3. kiszib3 ensi2-ka
4. u3 szesz-kal-la
5. 1(u) 6(disz) dug dida saga
6. 4(barig) 4(ban2) kasz saga
7. 1(u) 3(disz) dug dida du
8. sze-bi 3(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) gur
9. zi-ga didli kiszib3 nu-ra-a
column 2
1. szunigin 1(gesz2) 5(u) 2(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 sze gur lugal
2. zi-ga
3. la2-ia3 1(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2 gur
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4. nig2-ka9-ak
5. ur-mes lu2 lunga
6. iti GAN2-masz-ta
7. iti sze-il2-la-sze3
8. iti 1(u) 3(disz)-kam
9. iti diri 1(disz)-am3 sza3-ba i3-gal2
10. mu si-mu-ur4{ki} lu-lu-bu{ki} a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz)-kam-asz ba-hul

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: ASJ 3, p.149-184, p. 160 128

    [Gomi1981BM2] Gomi, Tohru. 1981. “Neo-Sumerian Administrative Tablets in the British Museum, II.” Acta Sumerologica 3: 149–84.

  • history: MVN 17, 9

    [Pettinato1993MVN 17] Pettinato, Giovanni. 1993. Testi Economici Neo-Sumerici Del British Museum (BM 12230 - BM 12390). Vol. XVII. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

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  • Museum No.: BM 012238
  • Accession No.: 1894-10-19, 0009

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.43.00.00, Šulgi.44.01.00, Šulgi.44.11d.00 (intercalated), Šulgi.44.12.00
  • Alternative Years: SH25 SH32 IS03
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  • Accounting Period: 0

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 09:52:11 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:41:52 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:19:30 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:05:39 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:15:04 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 03, 160 128 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P102052.
ASJ 03, 160 128 artifact entry (No. P102052). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102052 (Original work published 2001)
ASJ 03, 160 128 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102052 (Accessed: April 29, 2025).
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	month = {oct 28},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102052},
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