ASJ 04, 112 14 (P102153)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 024985

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
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1'. x 3(u) [...]-ta
2'. 4(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) a2 [lu2] hun-ga2
3'. a-sza3 du6-su u3 a-sza3 {gesz}geszimmar-ta
4'. 1(bur'u) 2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
5'. 2(asz) a2 lu2 hun-ga2
6'. a-sza3 {gesz}balag
7'. 1(szar2) 2(bur'u) 3(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
8'. 2(u) 6(asz) 3(barig) gur a2 lu2 hun-ga2
9'. a-sza3 a-sag-du3-du
10'. 1(bur'u) 3(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
11'. 9(asz) gur a2 lu2 hun-ga2
12'. a-sza3 da-sukkal-mah
13'. 1(bur'u) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
14'. a-sza3 a-du11-ge-zi
15'. 8(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
16'. 1(bur3) 3(iku) GAN2 bala-a 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
17'. 7(asz) 3(barig) gur a2 lu2 hun-ga2
18'. a-sza3 {d}ba-ba6-ig-ga-su3
19'. 7(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
20'. a-sza3 dur9{ur3}-re-gar-ra
21'. 1(bur'u) 3(bur3) 2(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
22'. 1(esze3) GAN2 bala-a 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
column 2
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1'. 7(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2#
2'. 1(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) gur a2 [lu2 hun-ga2]
3'. a-sza3 kur-NE-[...]
4'. 4(bur'u) 7(bur3) 1(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2#
5'. 1(u) 8(asz) 1(barig) a2 lu2 [hun-ga2]
6'. a-sza3 en-nu-lum-ma#
7'. 1(bur'u) 5(bur3) 3(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-[ta]
8'. 1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 bala-a 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
9'. a-sza3 lugal-nam-tar-ra
10'. 2(bur'u) 5(bur3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
11'. 1(bur3) GAN2 bala-a 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
12'. 4(asz) 4(barig) a2 lu2 hun-ga2
13'. a-sza3 iri-ni
14'. 1(szar2) 2(bur'u) 3(bur3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
15'. 1(szar2) 4(bur'u) 7(bur3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
16'. 1(u) 3(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) a2 lu2 hun-ga2
17'. a-sza3 {d}en-lil2-la2
18'. 4(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
19'. 2(bur'u) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
20'. 2(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 1(barig)-ta
21'. a-sza3 ki-sumun ur-{d}gesz-bar-e3
22'. 2(bur'u) 7(bur3) 3(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
23'. 1(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2 bala-a 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
24'. a-sza3 inim-ma-dingir
25'. 2(bur'u) 3(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
26'. 3(bur3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 bala-a 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
27'. 2(asz) 2(barig) a2 lu2 hun-ga2
28'. a-sza3 {d}nin-tu
29'. 1(bur'u) 8(bur3) 1(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
reverse
column 1
1. a-sza3 unu3-e-ne
2. 7(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
3. a-sza3 {d}szul-pa-e3
4. 1(bur'u) 5(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
5. 1(u) gur a2 lu2 hun-ga2
6. a-sza3 nag-esir2
7. 1(bur'u) 6(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
8. 1(bur3) GAN2 bala-a 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
9. a-sza3 i3-si2-na
10. 1(bur'u) 5(bur3) 1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
11. 1(bur3) 4(iku) GAN2 bala-a 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
12. 3(barig) a2 lu2 hun-ga2
13. a-sza3 e2-gibil4-le
14. 4(bur'u) 8(bur3) 2(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
15. 2(bur3) 2(esze3) 5(iku) GAN2 bala-a 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
16. 1(asz) 1(barig) gur a2 lu2 hun-ga2
17. a-sza3 iri-ul
18. 1(bur'u) 4(bur3) 2(esze3) 5(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
19. 1(asz) 2(barig) a2 lu2 hun-ga2
20. a-sza3 {gesz}asal2
21. 6(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
22. a-sza3 a-suhur-gu-la
23. 1(gesz2) 6(disz) amar 2(barig)-ta
24. sze-bi 2(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) gur
25. 2(u) erin2 nu-dab5 2(asz) gur-ta
26. 1(u) la2 1(disz) sza3-gu4 2(asz)-ta
27. sze-bi 1(gesz2) la2 2(asz) gur#
28. e2 {d}szul-pa-e3# u3 e2 {d}nin-[...]
29. 3(u) gurusz 1(asz) 3(barig)-ta#
30. sze-bi 5(u) la2 1(asz) [x x gur]
31. erin2 KA-sze3 du8-[a-me]
32. [...]
column 2
  blank space
1. szunigin 9(szar2) 3(bur'u) 8(bur3) 1(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
2. szunigin 2(szar2) 4(bur'u) 4(bur3) 1(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
3. szunigin 2(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 1(barig)-ta
4. sze-bi 1(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) 2(u) 5(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
5. szunigin 1(bur'u) 2(bur3) 2(esze3) 1/2(iku) GAN2 bala-a 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
6. szunigin 1(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2 bala-a 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
7. sze-bi 2(u) 2(asz) 1(ban2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
8. szunigin 2(gesz2) 2(asz) 1(barig) gur
9. a2 lu2 hun-ga2
10. szunigin 2(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) gur sze amar-ra
11. szunigin 5(u) 8(asz) gur
12. erin2 sza3-gu4 nu-dab5-me
13. szunigin 5(u) la2 2(asz) gur
14. erin2 KA-sze3 du8-a-me
  blank space
15. szunigin 2(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 2(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
16. [zi]-ga
17. [... {d}nin]-gir2#-su [...]
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Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P102153

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 024985
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 023969
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.24985
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1898-0216-39

References

  • primary: ASJ 4, p.85-127, p. 112 14

    [Maekawa1982agricultural-2] Maekawa, Kazuya. 1982. “The Agricultural Texts of Ur III Lagash of the British Museum (II).” Acta Sumerologica 4: 85–127.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:12 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:19:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:05:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:43:40 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:15:12 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“ASJ 04, 112 14 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P102153.
ASJ 04, 112 14 artifact entry (No. P102153). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102153 (Original work published 2001)
ASJ 04, 112 14 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102153 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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	month = {oct 28},
	title = {ASJ 04, 112 14 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P102153},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102153},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“ASJ 04, 112 14 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P102153.
ASJ 04, 112 14 artifact entry (No. P102153). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102153 (Original work published 2001)
ASJ 04, 112 14 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102153 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {ASJ 04, 112 14 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P102153},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102153},
}


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PY  - 2023
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LB  - CDLI:P102153
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - ASJ 04, 112 14 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P102153
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