UDT 001 (P136129)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

NBC 00001

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
1. gurusz
2. dumu-nita2
3. geme2
4. dumu-munus
5. gu4 apin
6. ab2 e2-tur3
7. eme6 szaganx(AMA){gan}
8. [x] udu gukkal
9. [x] udu eme-gi
10. [x] ud5 masz2 hi-a
11. [x] la2 1(disz) gal za-hum zabar hi-a
12. [x] a-la2 zabar
13. [x] ha-zi-in zabar
14. [x] {uruda}szen
15. [x] {uruda}zi-ir
16. [x] {uruda}ha-zi-in
17. [x] nig2-dim2-ma zabar tur-tur
18. [x] {uruda}ha-bu3-da
19. [...] 5(disz) {uruda}gur10
20. [x] {uruda}si-im-da
21. [...] 3(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 sze ziz2 gur
22. [x] tug2 gada hi-a
23. [x] gada nig2-se11-se11 hi-a
24. [x] tug2# gada sumun hi-a
25. [x gada] nig2#-se11#-se11 sumun hi-a
26. [...] x x
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] gu2 hi-a x
2'. x 8(disz) sila3 mun-gazi hi-a
3'. [x] ma-na SZIM hi-a
4'. [...] 4(u) 7(disz) {gesz}gu-za saga hi-a
5'. 6(disz) {gesz}na2 saga hi-a
6'. [...] 1(u) 1(disz) {gesz}gu-za hi-a
7'. [...] 1(u) 1(disz) {gesz}na2 hi-a
8'. [...] 1(u) {gesz}gu-za sumun
9'. [...] 1(u) {gesz}giri3-gub saga
10'. [...] 1(disz) {gesz}giri3-gub
11'. [...] 1(disz) {gesz}x-x saga hi-a
12'. [...] 1(disz) {gesz}x-x hi-a
13'. 2(u) la2 1(disz) {gesz}tukul esir2? saga hi-a
14'. 7(disz) {gesz}ma-al-tum saga
15'. 8(disz) {gesz}ma-al-tum hi-a
16'. 2(disz) {gesz}da-ak-si e2-ba-an
17'. 1(disz) {gesz}hum ma2-a
18'. 1(disz) {gesz}gag HA
19'. 1(disz) na4 1(asz) gu2-na
20'. 2(disz) na4 ki-la2 hi-a
21'. 2(disz) {na4}kin2 hi-a
22'. 3(disz) {na4}kin2 szu se3-ga
23'. 1(disz) {na4}kin2 szu nu-tuku
24'. 6(disz) udu masz2 hi-a
  1 line blank
25'. nig2-gur11 du-du

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/P136129

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) Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number NBC 00001
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 005382
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-002969
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.1

References

  • primary: UDT, 001

    [Nies1920UDT] Nies, James B. 1920. Ur Dynasty Tablets : Texts Chiefly from Tello and Drehem Written during the Reigns of Dungi, Bur-Sin, Gimil-Sin, and Ibi-Sin. Series Assyriologische Bibliothek 25. Leipzig : J.C. Hinrichs.

  • citation: CBCY 3, p. 005, NBC 00001

    [Sigrist2001CBCY3] Sigrist, Marcel. 2001. Neo-Sumerian Archival Texts in the Nies Babylonian Collection. Catalogue of the Babylonian Collections at Yale 3. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2021-12-17 at 10:12:31 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-07-22 at 12:40:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:13:16 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:28:53 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

“UDT 001 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P136129.
UDT 001 artifact entry (No. P136129). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P136129 (Original work published 2001)
UDT 001 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P136129 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
@misc{2023UDT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {UDT 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P136129},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P136129},
}


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M1  - 2026/11/5/
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UDT 001 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P136129.
UDT 001 artifact entry (No. P136129). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P136129 (Original work published 2001)
UDT 001 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P136129 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
@misc{2023UDT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {UDT 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P136129},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P136129},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P136129
LB  - CDLI:P136129
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - UDT 001 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P136129
ER  -
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