UNT 034 (P141864)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 014311

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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Text

column 1
1. [1(disz) tug2 bar]-dul5# szar3# [ki]-TAG#-bi 7(disz) kusz3 3(disz) szu-si
2. [{d}]ba-ba6-ku3-zu
3. [1(disz)] tug2 bar-dul5 szar3 2(disz) kusz3 la2 3(disz) szu-si
4. nin#-dub-sar#
5. [1(disz)] tug2# bar-dul5 szar3 2(disz) 1/2(disz) kusz3
6. nin#-a-zu
7. [1(disz)] tug2 bar-dul5 dara4 lugal 7(disz) 1/2(disz) kusz3
8. igi#-e2-unu{ki}-ta
9. 1(disz) tug2 bar-dul5 szar3 2(disz) kusz3 7(disz) szu-si
10. {d}ba-ba6-da-nu-me-a
11. 1(disz) tug2 bar-dul5 dara4 7(disz) 1/2(disz)? kusz3 3(disz) szu-si
12. {d}ba-ba6-i3-zu
13. 1(disz) tug2 bar-dul5 szar3 8(disz) kusz3 x
14. nin-ig-ga-su3
15. 1(disz) tug2 bar-dul5 3(disz)-kam us2 6(disz) kusz3 3(disz) szu-si
16. nin-ra-mu-gi4
17. 1(disz) tug2 a2-gu4-hu-um szar3 2(disz) kusz3 la2 6(disz) szu-si
18. x-bi-SZIM
19. [1(disz)] tug2 nig2-lam2 szar3 4(disz) 1/3(disz)? kusz3
20. [...]-bar
21. [1(disz)] tug2 x-[...]
column 2
1. nin-dub-su3#
2. 1(disz) tug2 guz-za szar3 bar si-sa2-bi 1(disz) 2/3(disz) kusz3
3. NE-la-ti
4. 1(disz) tug2 guz-za szar3 bar si-sa2-bi 1(disz) 2/3(disz) kusz3
5. nig2-gur11-{d}ba-ba6
6. 1(disz) tug2 |NIG2.SAG.LAL.MUNUS| dara4 1(disz) kusz3 6(disz) szu-si
7. nin-iri-da
8. 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 szar3 3(disz) kusz3
9. nin-e-zu
10. 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 szar3 2(disz) 1/3(disz) kusz3
11. nin-inim-gi-na
12. 1(disz) tug2 sza3-ga-du3 ba-tab duh-hu szar3 2(disz) kusz3 6(disz) szu-si
13. geme2-li
14. 1(disz) tug2 sza3-ga-du3 nig2-lam2 szar3 3(disz) 1/2(disz) kusz3
15. {d}ba-ba6-eb2-ta-e3
16. 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 3(disz)-kam us2 5(disz) kusz3
17. da-bu-us2
18. 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 3(disz)-kam us2 5(disz) 1/3(disz) kusz3
19. nin-geme2-dumu-ni-sze3
20. 1(disz) tug2 |NIG2.SAG.LAL.MUNUS| us2 nin 7(disz) kusz3
21. [...]
22. [...]
column 3
1. geme2#? [x]
2. 1(disz) tug2# [...]
3. BI? [...]
4. 1(disz) tug2 [...]
5. geme2-{d}[...]
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6. ugula lu2-du10-ga
7. 1(disz) tug2 guz-za us2 szar3 bar szunigin2#-bi 7(disz) kusz3
8. geme2-aga
9. 1(disz) tug2 guz-za szar3 3(disz) kusz3
10. nin-nam-tag-du8
11. 1(disz) tug2 guz-za su3-a szar3# bar szunigin2#-<bi> 7(disz) kusz3#
12. geme2-{d}li9-[si4]
13. 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 szar3 [...]
14. geme2-nin-banda3[{da} ...]
15. 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2#-[...]
16. geme2-{d}[...]
17. 1(disz) tug2 [...]
rest broken
reverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. geme2#-x [...]
2'. 1(disz) tug2 guz-za [... bar si]-sa2-[bi ...]
3'. {d}lamma-ama-[mu]
4'. 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 szar3# [...] 1/2(disz) kusz3#
5'. e2-sag-kal-la#
6'. 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 us2 6(disz) [kusz3]
7'. nin-arhusz-su3
8'. 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 szar3 5(disz) 1/3(disz) kusz3
9'. geme2-uru11{ki}
10'. 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 szar3 1(disz) 1/3(disz) kusz3
11'. nin-sa-du8
12'. 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 szar3 5(disz) 2/3(disz) kusz3
13'. nin-ni2-zu
14'. 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 szar3 x 1/2(disz) kusz3
15'. geme2-{d}szul-pa-e3#
16'. 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 us2# [...]
17'. nam-iri-[na]
18'. 1(disz) tug2 guz-za szar3# [...] 5(disz) [kusz3]
19'. nin-[...]
20'. 1(disz) tug2 guz-za szar3 [bar si]-sa2-bi 6(disz) [kusz3]
21'. a-da?-[...]
22'. 1(disz) tug2# [...]
rest broken
column 2
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. x x x
4. ugula lu2-{d}nanna
5. 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 du 1/2(disz) kusz3
6. nin-nig2-zu
7. 1(disz) tug2 guz-za 4(disz)-kam us2 6(disz) 1/2(disz) kusz3
8. nin-szu-gi4-gi4
9. 1(disz) tug2 guz-za szar3 bar szunigin2#-bi 1(disz) 2/3(disz) kusz3
10. {d}ba-ba6-ku3-zu
11. 1(disz) tug2 guz-za 4(disz)-kam us2 3(disz) 2/3(disz) kusz3
12. nin-iri-ni-sze3
13. 1(disz) tug2 guz-za szar3 bar si-sa2 7(disz) kusz3
14. nin-me-kal-la
15. 1(disz) tug2 guz-za us2 1(disz) 1/3(disz) kusz3
16. igi-bar-lu2-ti
17. 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 3(disz)-kam us2 7(disz) 1/2(disz) kusz3
18. geme2 ki siki-ka
19. 1(disz) tug2 guz-za szar3 3(disz) kusz3
20. nin-a-zu
21. 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 szar3 2(disz) kusz3
22. geme2-ni-i3-du10
23. 1(disz) tug2 guz-za us2 szar3 bar szunigin2#-bi 7(disz) kusz3
24. geme2-{d}ba-ba6
25. 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 3(disz)-kam us2# 5(disz) kusz3#
column 3
1. [...]
2. [1(disz) tug2] nig2-lam2# [...] 6(disz) kusz3 4(disz) szu-si
3. nin-nam2-mah
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4. ugula a-ba-i3-se3-ge
5. na-ba-sa6 i3-dab5
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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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: Waetzoldt, UNT, 34

[Waetzoldt1972UNT] Waetzoldt, Hartmut. 1972. Untersuchungen Zur Neusumerischen Textilindustrie. Studi Economici e Tecnologici, N. 1. Roma: Centro per le antichità e la storia dell’arte del Vicino Oriente.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 014311
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
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Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2017-03-03 at 10:11:50	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 14:22:38	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2009-06-03 at 11:10:43	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:30:57	CDLI	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI		CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (016970) (016970)
The British Museum Collection (W_1896-0406-9) (W_1896-0406-9)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“UNT 034 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P141864.

UNT 034 artifact entry (No. P141864). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P141864 (Original work published 2001)

UNT 034 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P141864 (Accessed: September 13, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {UNT 034 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P141864},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P141864},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P141864
LB  - CDLI:P141864
M1  - 2025/9/13/
TI  - UNT 034 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P141864
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UNT 034 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P141864.

UNT 034 artifact entry (No. P141864). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P141864 (Original work published 2001)

UNT 034 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P141864 (Accessed: September 13, 2025).

@misc{2023UNT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {UNT 034 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P141864},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P141864},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P141864
LB  - CDLI:P141864
M1  - 2025/9/13/
TI  - UNT 034 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P141864
ER  -

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