UDT 037 (P136167)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

NBC 00037

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. 2(u) 7(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
2. 4(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
3. 1(disz) masz2
4. sza3 gir2-su{ki}
5. 4(u) 2(asz) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur
6. 9(disz) gin2 1(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sze ku3
7. iri bar
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8. szunigin 9(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 8(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur
9. szunigin 1(u) 3(disz) gin2 1(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sze ku3
10. szunigin 1(disz) masz2
11. sza3-bi-ta
12. 5(disz) gin2 igi-3(disz)-gal2 1(u) 2(disz) sze ku3
13. kiszib3 ensi2
14. [x] gin2 2/3(|NINDA2x(SZE.2(ASZ))|)? la2 3(u) sze ku3
15. [ur]-{d}lamma szu ba-ti#
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1. [...] 7(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur#
2. [...] didli
3. [...]-na
4. [...] ku3-babbar
5. [...] masz2
6. ur-{d}ig-alim lu2 nin-dingir
7. 7(disz) gin2 la2 2(u) x sze ku3-babbar
8. sza3-bi-ta
9. 7(disz) gin2 la2 2(u) 4(disz) sze ku3
10. ur-{d}lamma szu ba-ti
11. ugu2-a ga2-ga2
12. lu2-{d}nanna gu-za-la2
  blank space
13. nig2-ka9-ak
14. ur-{d}ig-alim lu2 nin-dingir u3 lu2-{d}nanna gu-za-la2
15. 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: UDT, 037

    [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.

  • history: RA 057 (pp. 193-200), 195 32

    [Lambert1963RA57Argent2] Lambert, Maurice. 1963. “L’usage de l’argent-Métal à Lagash Au Temps de La IIIe Dynastie d’Ur (Suite).” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 57: 193–200.

  • citation: CBCY 3, p. 007, NBC 00037

    [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.

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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 19:22:08 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2018-03-23 at 19:18:40 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:56:30 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-03-13 at 21:49:18 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:13:19 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:28:54 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
“UDT 037 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P136167.
UDT 037 artifact entry (No. P136167). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P136167 (Original work published 2001)
UDT 037 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P136167 (Accessed: July 18, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 27},
	title = {UDT 037 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P136167},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P136167},
}

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