MVN 13, 380 + AAICAB 1/2, pl. 161, 1974-580 (P117152)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, Kristensen, F.M., Espergaerde, Denmark

Museum Number

Ashm 1974-0580 + FLP 1211

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

210.0 mm × 112.0 mm × 30.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [x] kasz 2(ban2)
2. [...]-lugal
3. [...] x-za-me
4. [...] 3(ban2) [...] masz lulim
5. [...] x
6. [n] kasz 2(ban2)
7. {gesz}gigir-re i3-ak
8. 1(ban2) kasz 2(ban2)
9. ki-a-nag szabra
10. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 2(ban2)
11. ki-a-nag ama nin-dingir-ra
  n lines broken
12'. [...]
13'. x ur5-ra x
14'. [ki]-ensi2#-sze3
15'. 1(ban2) kasz 2(ban2)
16'. ki-a-nag# szabra
17'. 1(ban2) kasz 2(ban2)#
18'. [ki-a]-nag ama nin#-dingir#
  blank space
9'. iti# gu4#-ra2-bi2-mu2
20'. 2(ban2)# kasz 3(ban2)
21'. ki#-a#-nag szabra
22'. 1(ban2)# kasz 3(ban2)
23'. [ki]-a-nag ama nin-dingir-ra#
24'. nig2#-se3#-ga# u4#-1(disz)#-kam
column 2
1. 1(ban2) kasz 2(ban2)
2. ki-a-nag szabra
3. 1(ban2) kasz 2(ban2)
4. ki-a-nag ama nin-dingir-ra
  blank space
5. iti ezem-{d}li9-si4
6. 3(barig) 2(ban2) kasz 2(ban2)
7. igi-kar2 a-hu-a mu10-us2-sa2 lugal
  n lines broken
8'. gu3#-de2#-a dumu szagina
9'. [n] ba-ba munu4
10'. i3-sze-ri-a-sze3
11'. giri3 lu2 ma2-gu-la
12'. 1(ban2) kasz 2(ban2)#
13'. ki#-a#-nag szabra
14'. 1(ban2) kasz 2(ban2)
15'. ki-a-nag ama nin-dingir-ra
  blank space
16'. iti# szu-numun
17'. 1(ban2) kasz# dida 3(ban2)
18'. 5(ban2) kasz# 2(ban2)
19'. ma2-an-na nigar{gar}
20'. 1(ban2) kasz# 2(ban2)
21'. ki-a-nag# szabra
22'. 1(ban2) kasz# 2(ban2)
23'. ki-a-nag ama nin-dingir
column 3
1. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz dida 2(ban2)
2. ki nin-dingir-ra-sze3
3. 4(ban2) kasz 2(ban2)
4. {gesz}gigir-re i3-ak
5. 3(ban2) kasz dida 3(ban2)
6. siskur2 {d}szakkan2
7. 1(ban2) kasz dida 3(ban2)
8. a-sza3 nam-dumu-gi7
9. 1(ban2) kasz 2(ban2)
10. ki-a-nag szabra
11. 1(ban2) kasz 2(ban2)
12. [...]-si?
  n lines broken
13'. ki#-a#-nag# [ama] nin-dingir#-ra#
  blank space
14'. iti# munu4#-gu7#
15'. 5(ban2) kasz dida# 3(ban2)
16'. 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(ban2)
17'. ki-a-nag szabra
18'. 1(ban2) kasz dida 3(ban2)
19'. 1(ban2) kasz 3(ban2)#
20'. ki-a-nag ama nin-dingir-ra
21'. sza3 uru11{ki#}
22'. 2(ban2)# kasz 3(ban2)
23'. ki#-a#-nag szabra
24'. 4(ban2) kasz 3(ban2)
25'. ki-a-nag ama# nin-dingir-ra
26'. sza3 gir2-su{ki}
27'. nig2-se3-ga u4-5(disz)-kam
column 4
1. 1(ban2) kasz 3(ban2)
2. ki-a-nag dam sag-{d}nanna-zu
3. 2(ban2) kasz dida 3(ban2)
4. siskur2 a-sza3 {gesz}kiri6-zu-har
5. 3(ban2) kasz dida 3(ban2) a-nigin2-na
6. 1(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) kasz 3(ban2) gur
7. 3(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) kasz 2(ban2) gur
8. nin-dingir-ra ki-nu2
9. {d}szul-sza3-ga-ka tusz-a ba?-an-sza-ar
10. 1(ban2) kasz dida 3(ban2)
11. 4(barig) 2(ban2) kasz 3(ban2) [...]
12. 4(barig) kasz [...]
  n lines broken
13'. [...]
14'. 1(ban2) kasz# dida# [...]
15'. siskur2# a-sza3 [...]
16'. 1(ban2) kasz [...]
17'. ki-a-nag szabra#
18'. 1(ban2) kasz [...]
19'. ki-a-nag ama# [nin-dingir-ra]
  blank space
20'. iti ezen-{d}[dumu-zi]
21'. 1(ban2) kasz [...]
22'. ki-a-nag [...]
23'. 1(ban2)# kasz [...]
24'. ki#-a#-nag# ama# [nin-dingir-ra]
  blank space
25'. iti ezen-{d}[szul-gi]
26'. 3(barig) 2(ban2) kasz# 3(ban2)
27'. kasz-de2-a gudu4# {d}x x
reverse
column 1
1. 2(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) kasz# 2(ban2)#
2. 2(ban2) 5 sila3 kasz 4(ban2)#
3. 1(ban2) kasz 4(ban2)#
4. kasz-de2-a [...]
5. 5(ban2) kasz u2-[sa] [...]
6. ur-ku3-nun# [...]
7. 1(ban2) kasz [...]
8. siskur2# [...]
9. 1(barig) 4(ban2) kasz [...]
10. ki-a-nag szabra#
11. 4(ban2) kasz [...]
12. ki-a-nag# [...]
13. nig2-se3-ga [u4-x-kam]
14. 1(ban2) kasz# [...]
15. ki-a-nag# [...]
  n lines broken
16'. 1(u) kasz 3(disz)
17'. ki ensi2-ka-sze3
18'. 1(u) kasz 3(disz)
19'. ki dam ensi2
20'. 1(u) 2(disz) kasz 3(disz)
21'. 1(u) kasz 2(disz)
22'. musz-du10-ga dumu ensi2
23'. 1(disz) kasz 2(disz)
24'. ki-a-nag szabra
25'. 1(disz) kasz 2(disz)
26'. ki-a-nag ama nin-dingir-ra
  blank space
  erasure
27'. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6
column 2
1. 2(barig)# 3(ban2) kasz 3(ban2)
2. nig2-gu7-a iszib mu nam-mah-{d}ba-ba6 dumu-sze3#
3. 2(ban2) kasz dida# 3(ban2)
4. {d}nin-hur-sag an-ta-sur-ra
5. 1(barig) 3(ban2) kasz 3(ban2)
6. balag szim {gesz}erin
7. {d}ba-ba6
8. 1(ban2) kasz 2(ban2)
9. ki-a-nag szabra
10. 1(ban2) kasz 2(ban2)
11. ki-a-nag ama nin-dingir
  blank space
12. iti mu-szu-du7
13. 3(barig) 3(ban2)# kasz dida# 3(ban2)
14. {d}nin#-mar-ki gu2#-[ab-ba{ki}]
15. [x] kasz# [...]
16. ki#-a#-nag# [...]
  n lines broken
17'. [... kasz] 2(disz)
18'. ki-a-nag ama nin-dingir-ra
  blank space
19'. iti amar-a-a-si
20'. 1(asz) kasz 3(ban2) gur
21'. {d}ba-ba6 u2-szim-sze3 e3-a
22'. 2(ban2) kasz dida 3(disz)
23'. 2(barig) 2(ban2) kasz 3(disz)
24'. u2-szim {d}lamma 2(disz)-a-bi
25'. 1(ban2) kasz dida 3(disz)
26'. 4(disz) kasz 3(disz)
27'. u2-szim {d}dumu-zi-abzu
column 3
  blank space
1. iti sze-sag11-ku5
2. 3(barig) 4(ban2) 5 sila3 kasz 3(ban2)
3. igi-kar2 {d}ba-ba6 e3-a
4. dam ensi2-ka
5. 1(ban2) kasz 3(ban2)
6. ki-nin-dingir-ra-sze3
7. giri3 {d}ba-ba6-ki-ur5-sa6
8. 2(ban2) kasz 3(ban2) mar-sa
9. 1(barig) 1(ban2) kasz 2(ban2)
10. {gesz}gigir2-re i3-ak
11. 4(ban2) kasz 3(ban2)
12. nig2#-gu7-a lu2-mar-za-ka si-ka
13. 2(barig)# kasz# 3(ban2)
14. [ki]-a#-nag#? x x ra
15. 1(ban2) kasz# [...]
  n lines broken
16'. iti sze-il2-la
  blank space
17'. szunigin 6(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) kasz 3(ban2) gur lugal
18'. sze-bi 9(asz) 4(barig) gur
19'. szunigin 2(gesz2) 1(u) 3(disz) kasz 2(disz)
20'. kasz# diri# e2 dingir-e-ne [...]
column 4
1. [...]
2. [...] x 1(ban2)
3. [...] gur
4. [...] sila3 kasz
5. [...] x x
6. [...] ki-a-nag# szabra#
7. [...] ama# nin#-dingir-ra
8. [...] 2(barig)# 3(ban2) kasz 3(ban2)#-ke4
9. [...] 1(ban2) 5(disz) [sila3]-ke4#
10. [...] 1(barig)# 3(ban2)# kasz# 2(ban2)
11. [...] x
12. [...] bappir igi-kar2#
13. [...] x
  n lines broken
14'. szunigin# sze-bi 3(u) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 gur
  blank space
15'. zi-ga kasz diri
16'. giri3 lu2-uru11{ki}
17'. iti# GAN2-masz
18'. [iti] sze-il2-la-sze3
19'. [mu] us2-sa an-sza-[an{ki}] ba-hul#

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šulgi.35.01.00 (us2 year) to Šulgi.35.12.00 (us2 year)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P117152

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 210.0 mm × 112.0 mm × 30.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Kristensen, F.M., Espergaerde, Denmark
Museum Number Ashm 1974-0580 + FLP 1211
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 027796

References

  • primary: AAICAB 1/2, pl. 161, 1974-580

    [Gregoire2000AAICAB1/2] Grégoire, Jean-Pierre. 2000. Vol. 1/2. Archives Administratives et Inscriptions Cunéiformes: Ashmolean Museum, Bodleian Collection, Oxford. Paris : Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner.

  • history: MVN 13, no. 380

    [Sigrist1984MVN13] Sigrist, Marcel, David I. Owen, and Gordon D. Young. 1984. The John Frederick Lewis Collection, Part. II. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 13. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

  • citation: BiOr 64, 297

    [Jagersma2007calendar] Jagersma, Bram. 2007. “The Calendar of the Funerary Cult in Ancient Lagash.” Bibliotheca Orientalis 64: 289–307.

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Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-29 at 14:37:48 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-02-20 at 11:19:16 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand; Ozaki Tohru Lafont, Bertrand Approved View
2021-11-10 at 11:18:30 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-07-22 at 14:39:40 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Reckling, Lucas CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-07-22 at 10:39:44 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Reckling, Lucas CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-07-21 at 11:54:12 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-06-21 at 10:14:34 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:53:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-02-18 at 16:11:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:41:53 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:20:37 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:21:17 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

“MVN 13, 380 + AAICAB 1/2, Pl. 161, 1974-580 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P117152.
MVN 13, 380 + AAICAB 1/2, pl. 161, 1974-580 artifact entry (No. P117152). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P117152 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 13, 380 + AAICAB 1/2, pl. 161, 1974-580 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P117152 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P117152},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P117152},
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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 13, 380 + AAICAB 1/2, Pl. 161, 1974-580 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P117152.
MVN 13, 380 + AAICAB 1/2, pl. 161, 1974-580 artifact entry (No. P117152). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P117152 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 13, 380 + AAICAB 1/2, pl. 161, 1974-580 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P117152 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 29},
	title = {MVN 13, 380 + {AAICAB} 1/2, pl. 161, 1974-580 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P117152},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P117152},
}


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