SET 181 (P129591)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 8(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) sig15 gur
2. 4(barig) 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 dabin gur
3. 2(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3 ba-ba saga
4. 1(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) zi3 gazx(KUM) saga
5. 2(barig) 3(ban2) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 esza
6. 3(barig) zi3-gu saga
7. 1(barig) 3(ban2) zi3-gu du
8. 1(u) 3(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 dabin gur
9. 2(barig) 1(ban2) nig2-ar3-ra saga
10. 2(disz) dug dida saga dug 2(ban2)
11. 1(u) 8(disz) dug dida saga
12. 1(u) dug dida du
13. 2(barig) kasz saga 1(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 kasz dida
14. 1(ban2) 4(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 zi3 SZIM
15. 4(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2 zi3# sze-lu2
16. 6(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 zi3 gazi
17. 2(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 mun
18. 1(barig) 1(ban2) sze sa zi
19. 8(disz) sila3 dabin sa
20. 1(barig) sze 1(barig) zi3
21. [...] sa {gesz}ma-nu
22. [...] 5(disz) sa gi NE
23. [...] dug gal
reverse
1. 4(u) 6(disz) dug ninda
2. 2(u) 4(disz) dug ninda 4(disz) sila3#-[ta]
3. 2(disz) sze sila3 [...]
4. 1(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) bur [...]
5. 4(u) 2(disz) gi ma-PA-AB-tur
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6. zi-ga ezem-mah
7. 1(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 sig15 gur
8. 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3 ba-ba saga#
9. 1(barig) 2(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 zi3 gazx(KUM)
10. [...] zi3-gu saga 5(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-[ra] saga#
11. 1(disz) sila3 zi3 ga 1/2(disz) sila3 zi3 sze-lu2
12. 1/2(disz) sila3 sig15 1(disz) sila3 gu2-tur
13. [...] 5(disz) sila3 kasz du gur
14. 1(disz) sila3 [...] kasz saga
15. [...] gi
16. [...] 2(u) 3(ban2) [...] sila3 u4-zi
17. 3(disz) sila3 [...] gal
18. 2(disz) dug ninda 5(disz) sila3
1 line blank
19. zi-ga ezem {d}szul-[gi-ra]
20. ki gi-nu-na-ta
21. ba-zi sza3 uri5{ki}-ma
22. [...] {d}nisaba-an-dul3
23. mu x x x

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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	Amar-Suen.02.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P129591
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P129591

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)	St. Paul Public Library Collection, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA (dispersed)
Museum Number	SPLC — ?
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	014102

References

primary: SET, 181

[Jones1961SET] Jones, Tom B., and John W. Snyder. 1961. Sumerian Economic Texts from the Third Ur Dynasty. A Catalogue and Discussion of Documents from Various Collections. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2011-07-22 at 14:01:10	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-05-02 at 14:33:17	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:26:23	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“SET 181 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P129591.

SET 181 artifact entry (No. P129591). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P129591

SET 181 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P129591 (Accessed: October 7, 2026).

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	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {SET 181 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P129591},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P129591},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P129591
LB  - CDLI:P129591
M1  - 2026/10/7/
TI  - SET 181 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P129591
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“SET 181 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P129591.

SET 181 artifact entry (No. P129591). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P129591

SET 181 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P129591 (Accessed: October 7, 2026).

@misc{2001SET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-07]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {SET 181 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P129591},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P129591},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P129591
LB  - CDLI:P129591
M1  - 2026/10/7/
TI  - SET 181 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P129591
ER  -