TUT 115 (P135688)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 02298

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
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1'. [...] ur#-{d}ig-[alim] ra-gaba
2'. [...] giri3# ur2-ra-ni
3'. [...] ur-{d}isztaran
4'. [...] nin#-usz-[...]-da
5'. [...]-x-a
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. n 2(u) pesz 3(disz) 1/3(disz) ze2-na
  single ruling
2'. sza3-bi-ta
3'. 1(barig) 2(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 zu2-lum
4'. 1(barig) 2(ban2) {gesz}pesz3 duru5 2(ban2) {gesz}gesztin duru5
5'. sa2-du11 nig2-ezem-ma u3 numun-du10
6'. e2 ba-gara2 e2 {d}szul-gi
7'. 3(ban2) {gesz}pesz3 duru5 sa2-du11
8'. giri3 ug3-IL2
9'. [n] {gesz}pesz3 duru5 giri3 szesz-[kal]-la dumu a2-na-na
10'. [n zu2]-lum gur
11'. [...]-u2
12'. [...] x x
  rest broken
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. [... {gesz}]par4 [...]
2'. [...] nig2#-ki-luh
3'. 2(u) pesz-murgu2 1/3(disz) ze2-na
4'. la2-ia3-am3
5'. ur-nig2
6'. kiri6 {d}ga2-tum3-du10 nin-{d}gu3-de2-a
7'. 1(barig) us2 1(asz) 1(ban2) zu2-lum gur
8'. kab2 du11-ga
9'. 1(disz) sila3 {gesz}gesztin had2
10'. 2(disz) sila3 {gesz}par4 had2
11'. 1(disz) {gesz}pesz2 6(disz) kusz3
12'. gar-gar
13'. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 4(disz) nig2-ki-luh
14'. 2(gesz2) pesz-murgu2 2(disz) ze2-na
  single ruling
15'. [sza3-bi]-ta
column 4
  beginning broken
1'. 1(barig) saga 1(barig) [x]
2'. 1(u) 3(barig) zu2-[lum] gur#
3'. 2(barig) {gesz}pesz3 duru5
4'. kab2 du11-ga
5'. 1(disz) sila3 {gesz}gesztin had2 2(disz) sila3 {gesz}par4 had2
6'. gar-gar
7'. 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) nig2-ki-luh
8'. 6(gesz2) 4(u) pesz-murgu2
9'. 6(disz) 2/3(disz) ze2-na
  single ruling
10'. sza3-bi-ta
11'. 2(barig) 2(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 zu2-lum
12'. 2(ban2) {gesz}pesz3 duru5
13'. sa2-du11 {d}ga2-tum3-du10
14'. u3 numun-du10
15'. 1(disz) {gesz}pesz3 6(disz) kusz3
16'. szuku sag se3-ga
17'. 1(disz) {gesz}pesz3 6(disz) kusz3 kiszib3 ur-ab-ba
18'. 8(asz) zu2-lum gur dam-gar3
19'. 4(barig) uri5{ki} giri3 ma-an-szum2
reverse
column 1
1. 1(asz) 3(ban2) gur giri3 ur2-ra-ni
2. 2(ban2) saga sza3 kiszib3 ur-ab-ba
3. ($ blank space $) 3(ban2) saga
4. ($ blank space $) 1(u) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gur
5. ($ blank space $) 1(disz) {gesz}pesz3 2(disz) kusz3
6. mu-kux(DU) ur-{d}ba-ba6
7. ugu2-a ga2-ga2
8. la2-ia3 3(ban2) saga#
9. 1(barig) us2
10. 1(barig) 2(disz) sila3 zu2-lum
11. 1(barig) {gesz}pesz3 duru5
12. 1(disz) sila3 {gesz}gesztin had2
13. 2(disz) sila3 {gesz}par4 had2
14. 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) nig2-ki-luh
15. 6(gesz2) 4(u) pesz-murgu2 6(disz) 2/3(disz) ze2-na
16. la2-ia3-am3
17. lu2-ni-mu-zu
18. kiri6# dab5-ba szid
19. [n] 1(ban2) [n] us2
  rest broken
column 2
1. [($ blank space $) n] saga# gur
2. ($ blank space $) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 zu2-lum gur
3. ($ blank space $) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 {gesz}pesz3 duru5
4. ($ blank space $) 1(barig) 2(ban2) {gesz}pesz3 2(ban2) {gesz}gesztin had2
5. mu-kux(DU)
6. ur-{d}isztaran
7. ugu2-a ga2-ga2
8. la2-ia3 1(barig) us2
9. 1(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 zu2-lum gur
10. 1(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 {gesz}pesz3 duru5 gur
11. 1(barig) 5(ban2) {gesz}pesz3 duru5
12. 2(disz) sila3 {gesz}par4 had2
13. n 2(u) 6(disz) nig2-ki-luh
14. [n pesz]-murgu2# 2(disz) ze2-na
15. [n] 2(ban2)
  rest broken
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x
2'. [...] x gur
3'. [...] ur2#-ra-ni
4'. [...] kiszib3 ur-ab-ba
5'. 2(ban2)# us2
6'. 9(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) gur
7'. 2(ban2)# {gesz}pesz3 duru5
8'. [...] ur-{d}isztaran
9'. [...] gesz gur
10'. [...] AB
  rest broken
column 4
  beginning broken

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P135688

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number VAT 02298
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 000465

References

  • primary: TUT, 115

    [Reisner1901TUT] Reisner, George A. 1901. Tempelurkunden Aus Telloh. Vol. 16. Mittheilungen Aus Den Orientalischen Sammlungen. Berlin : W. Spemann.

  • history: SVS 1/1, 115

    [Pettinato1985SVS1/1] Pettinato, Giovanni. 1985. G. Reisner, Tempelurkunden Aus Telloh: Testi. Vol. 1/1. Studi per Il Vocabolario Sumerico.

  • collation: OrAnt 13, p.199-210, p. 203

    [Pettinato1974TuT] Pettinato, Giovanni, and Luigi Cagni. 1974. “Miscellanea Neo-Sumerica, I: Collazioni a G. Reisner, Tempelurkunden Aus Telloh.” Oriens Antiquus 13: 199–210.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-07 at 13:35:55 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-07 at 13:32:58 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-02 at 13:34:45 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2014-02-25 at 17:49:19 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:12:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:59:19 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-27 at 19:36:32 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 19:44:51 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“TUT 115 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P135688.
TUT 115 artifact entry (No. P135688). (2024, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135688 (Original work published 2001)
TUT 115 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135688 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 7},
	title = {TUT 115 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P135688},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P135688},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“TUT 115 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P135688.
TUT 115 artifact entry (No. P135688). (2024, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135688 (Original work published 2001)
TUT 115 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135688 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-21]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 7},
	title = {TUT 115 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P135688},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P135688},
}

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