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

Lineart

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)

-

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

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
reverse
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

Text content

Genre(s) School text
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

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

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P102233

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) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 025055
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 028780

References

  • 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.

    description

  • 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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-05-22 at 00:03:37 Willighagen, Lars Artifact metadata, Other metadata Willighagen, Lars Willighagen, Lars Approved View
2014-02-22 at 12:47:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:19:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:05:49 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:15:14 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

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: May 13, 2026).
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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: May 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 22},
	title = {ASJ 08, 118 33 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P102233},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102233},
}


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DA  - 2024/5/22/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P102233
LB  - CDLI:P102233
M1  - 2026/5/13/
TI  - ASJ 08, 118 33 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P102233
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