CTMMA 1, 039 (P108723)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, USA

Museum Number

MMA 11.217.20

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

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tablet
obverse
1. 2(u) 8(disz) u8#
2. 1(u) 8(disz) udu-nita2
3. 7(disz) kir11
4. 5(disz) sila4-nita2
5. 5(disz) masz2 sag
6. 1(disz) sila4-nita2 diri
  blank space
7. mu-kux(DU)#
8. u8 udu-nita2
9. sila4
10. [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [la2-ia3]-am3
  blank space
2'. szunigin 4(gesz2) gub-ba
3'. szunigin zi-ga
4'. szunigin ri-ri-ga
5'. szunigin la2#-ia3
6'. du-du-gu-la
7'. sza3 ki-nu-nir{ki}
8'. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal#-[e] ur-bi2-lum{ki#} mu-hul#

Consult previous versions and their differences
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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  • primary: CTMMA 1, p.10-63, 39

    [Sigrist1988CTMMA1] Sigrist, Marcel. 1988. “Ur III Texts (Nos. 8-47).” In Tablets, Cones, and Bricks of the Third and Second Millennia B.C., edited by Ira Spar, 10–63. Cuneiform Texts in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Volume 1. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

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  • Museum No.: MMA 11.217.20
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.02.00.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-27 at 16:32:14 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-04 at 14:00:41 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:18 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:29:12 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:11:49 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:58:14 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:08 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

“CTMMA 1, 039 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P108723.
CTMMA 1, 039 artifact entry (No. P108723). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108723 (Original work published 2001)
CTMMA 1, 039 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108723 (Accessed: August 19, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 27},
	title = {CTMMA 1, 039 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108723},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108723},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CTMMA 1, 039 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P108723.
CTMMA 1, 039 artifact entry (No. P108723). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108723 (Original work published 2001)
CTMMA 1, 039 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108723 (Accessed: August 19, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 27},
	title = {CTMMA 1, 039 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108723},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108723},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P108723
LB  - CDLI:P108723
M1  - 2025/8/19/
TI  - CTMMA 1, 039 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108723
ER  - 
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