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ASJ 08, 118 33 (P102233)

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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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 025055

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

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Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. 2(u) 4(asz) guru7 sze gur lugal
2. sza3-bi-ta
3. 2(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 1(u) la2 1(disz) erin2 3(barig) 2(ban2) lugal-ta
4. 2(gesz2) 2(u) 6(disz) ug3-IL2 3(barig) 2(ban2)-ta
5. u4 1(disz)-kam u4 3(u) 7(disz)-sze3
6. sze-bi 9(asz) guru7 4(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 4(u) 3(asz) gur
7. 5(gesz'u) 3(u) 5(disz) bar-ra-kar-ra 3(asz) gur-ta
8. sze-bi 2(asz) guru7 3(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 4(u) 5(asz) gur
9. 3(szar2) aga3-us2 4(asz) gur-ta
10. sze-bi 1(u) 2(asz) guru7
11. 2(u) 4(asz) guru7 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 2(u) 8(asz) gur
12. sze su7 du8-a
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1. 2(u) 4(asz) guru7 gur
2. sza3-bi-ta
3. 2(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 1(u) la2 1(disz) erin2 3(barig) 2(ban2)-ta
4. 2(gesz2) 2(u) 6(disz) ug3-IL2 3(barig) 2(ban2)-ta
5. u4 1(disz)-kam u4 3(u) 8(disz)-sze3
6. sze-bi 9(asz) guru7 4(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 4(u) 3(asz) gur
7. 5(gesz'u) 3(u) 5(disz) bar-ra-kar-ra 3(asz) gur-ta
8. sze-bi 2(asz) guru7 3(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 4(u) 5(asz) gur
9. 3(szar2) aga3-us2 4(asz) gur-ta
10. sze-bi 1(u) 2(asz) guru7 gur
11. 2(u) 4(asz) guru7 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 2(u) 8(asz) gur
12. su7-ta gid2-da gesz ra-ra

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Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • This text is a school text.
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: ASJ 8, p.85-120, p. 118 33

    [Maekawa1986agricultural3] Maekawa, Kazuya. 1986. “The Agricultural Texts of Ur III Lagash of the British Museum (III).” Acta Sumerologica 8: 85–120.

  • history: Priests & officials p.61-102, p. 82 n. 39

    [Maekawa1999temples] Maekawa, Kazuya. 1999. “The ‘Temples’ and the ‘Temple Personnel’ of Ur III Girsu-Lagash.” In Priests and Officials in the Ancient Near East. Papers of the Second Colloquium on the Ancient Near East, The City and Its Life, Held at the Middle Eastern Culture Center in Japan (Mitaka, Tokyo), edited by Kazuko Watanabe, 61–102. Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag C. Winter.

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  • citation: JAOS 111, p. 637-641, 640

    [Waetzoldt1991] Waetzoldt, Hartmut. 1991. “Review.” Journal of the American Oriental Society 111 (3): 637–41. https://doi.org/10.2307/604312.

    school text

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  • Museum No.: BM 025055
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-05-22 at 00:03:37 Willighagen, Lars Artifact, Other Entity Willighagen, Lars Willighagen, Lars approved View
2014-02-22 at 12:47:20 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:19:52 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:05:49 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:15:14 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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CDLI Notes:

20120417 englund: cp. Maekawa, ASJ 14, 221 to 200 sila3 labor production

Cite this Artifact
“ASJ 08, 118 33 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P102233.
ASJ 08, 118 33 artifact entry (No. P102233). (2024, May 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102233 (Original work published 2001)
ASJ 08, 118 33 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102233 (Accessed: April 17, 2025).
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	month = {may 22},
	title = {ASJ 08, 118 33 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P102233},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102233},
}


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