ASJ 09, 117 47 (P102265)

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 020000

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
1. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
2. i3-dub a-sza3 in-tab-en-na
3. 3(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) gur
4. i3-dub du6-ma-nu-ta
5. kiszib3 ba-ad-da-ri2
6. 1(u) kiszib3 ma-an-szum2 ugula
7. 1(u) 2(asz) kiszib3 ab-ba-kal-la ugula
8. 6(asz) kiszib3 il-szu-qur-ra-ad ugula
9. ugula dumu dab5-ba-me
10. 7(asz) gur
11. sze ur-{d}szakkan2 dumu ba!(KU)-zi
12. sza3 e2-duru5 a-tu
13. 3(u) gur
14. sze ur-{d}en-ki nar
15. 1(u) gur
16. sze ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 nar
17. sza3 e2-duru5 ku-li
18. 7(asz) e2-nam-du-du-ta
19. [... ur-{d}ba]-ba6# dumu [...] x
  rest broken
column 2
  blank space
1. szunigin 3(gesz2) 4(u) 9(asz) la2 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur#
2. sza3-bi-ta
3. 5(bur3) 2(esze3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur-ta
4. a-sza3 ki-sumun ul4-ul4
5. 1(bur'u) 1(esze3) 3(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur-ta
6. 1(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
7. a-sza3 {d}nanna-ki-ag2
8. a-sza3 ensi2-gal
9. 1(bur3) 5(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)# gur#-ta
10. a-sza3 ur-{d}en-sig#-nun#
11. gaba a-sza3 ensi2-gal
12. 7(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur-ta
13. 7(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur-ta
14. a-sza3 a-sag-du3-du
15. 1(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2 1(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3# [gur]
16. 1(bur3) 2(esze3) 1/4(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) [...]
17. a-sza3 durux(U3)-[...]
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. a-sza3 x [...]
2'. 3(bur3) GAN2# [...]
3'. 3(bur3) 1(iku) 1/4(iku) [GAN2 ...]
4'. a-sza3 sze x [...]
5'. 4(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) [GAN2 ...]
6'. 4(bur3) 2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2# [...]
7'. a-sza3 igi-iri#-[...]
  blank space
8'. szunigin 1(bur'u) 8(bur3) 2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur-ta
9'. szunigin 4(bur'u) 6(bur3) 2(esze3) 5(iku)! 1/4(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur-ta
10'. sze-bi 1(gesz2) 4(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 8(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur
11'. sze GAN2 uru4-a
12'. 3(barig) sze amar-ra
13'. 1(bur'u) 1(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2
14'. a2# GAN2 uru4-a 1(bur3) GAN2 2(asz) gur-ta
15'. sze-bi 2(u) 1(asz) 3(ban2) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. sze#-bi# 2(u) 1(disz) [...] gur#
2'. nig2-{d}ba-[ba6]
3'. a-sza3 gesz-gi szuku ensi2#
4'. ugula ba-ad-da-ri2
5'. 1(bur'u) 6(bur3) GAN2
6'. a2 GAN2 uru4-a 1(bur3) GAN2 2(asz) gur-ta
7'. sze-bi 3(u) 2(asz) gur
8'. nig2-ka9 sza3-ku3-ge-ta
9'. 8(bur3) 1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2
10'. a2 GAN2 uru4-a 1(bur3) GAN2 2(asz) gur-ta
11'. sze-bi 1(u) 6(asz) 4(barig) 1(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur
12'. nig2-ka9 lu2-{d}nin-szubur dumu sila4-mu-ta
13'. a-sza3 gesz-gi
14'. ugula ur-{d}nin-gir2-su
  blank space
15'. szunigin 1(gesz2) 4(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 8(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur
16'. sze GAN2 uru4-a u3 sze amar
17'. szunigin 1(gesz2) 3(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 3(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur
18'. a2# hun#?-ga2#? a-sza3 gesz-gi
19'. zi-ga
20'. la2-ia3 3(u) 3(asz) 3(ban2) 2(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3
21'. nig2-ka9-ak sze-numun
left
1. ugula ba-ad-da-ri2
2. mu us2-sa e2 puzur4-isz-da-gan mu us2-sa-bi

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P102265

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 020000
Accession Number 1895-10-17, 0040

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 029066
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.20000
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1895-1017-40

References

  • primary: ASJ 9, p.89-129, p. 117 47

    [Maekawa1987agricultural-5] Maekawa, Kazuya. 1987. “The Agricultural Texts of Ur III Lagash of the British Museum (V).” Acta Sumerologica 9: 89–129.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:19:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg 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 09:52:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:09:26 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:41:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-09-03 at 09:36:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:19:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:05:50 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:44:13 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:15:15 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“ASJ 09, 117 47 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P102265.
ASJ 09, 117 47 artifact entry (No. P102265). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102265 (Original work published 2001)
ASJ 09, 117 47 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102265 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“ASJ 09, 117 47 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P102265.
ASJ 09, 117 47 artifact entry (No. P102265). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102265 (Original work published 2001)
ASJ 09, 117 47 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102265 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
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	month = {aug 19},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P102265},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102265},
}


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