Zinbun 21, pl. 05 38 (P142608)

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 026201

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

tablet
obverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. [...] x
2'. [...] x
3'. [...] x
4'. [...] x
rest broken
column 2
1. [...] 2(iku) GAN2 2(asz) gur
2. a-kal-la dub-sar igi-ra-sze3 gub-ba
3. 2(bur3) GAN2 gur
sic
4. ur-sa6-ga dumu e3-ne-bi
5. 1(esze3) GAN2 4(asz) gur
6. {d}nansze-kam gudu4
7. lu2 szuku-ra e2-A-me
8. 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 sze-bi 1(barig)
9. a#-kal-la szesz sa12-du5
10. [...] 1(iku)? 1/2(iku) GAN2 sze-bi 3(ban2)
11. lu2-bad3
12. [nig2]-gal2-la
blank space
13. [...] gu-la
14. [...] x GAN2 gu4
15. [...]-ta
16. [...] x
rest broken
column 3
1. 4(disz) gurusz 1(esze3) GAN2-ta
2. giri3-se3-ga e2-kas4
3. szuku ba-usz2-ta
4. gu4 {d}nin-dar-a-ke4 ba-ab-de6
5. 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 2(asz) 2(barig) gur
6. ur-{d}su4-an-na
7. 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 2(asz) 2(barig) gur
8. ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
9. dub-sar sza13-dub-ba-me
10. szuku al-la dumu nam-zi-ta
11. lu2 szuku-ra-me
blank space
12. a-sza3 la-za-wi muru13
13. 4(bur'u) 5(bur3) 1(iku) GAN2 gu4
14. 6(disz) engar 2(barig)-ta
15. 1(bur3) GAN2 6(asz) gur
16. [a]-kal-la
17. [...] x [...] x
rest broken
column 4
1. ba-zi dumu na-x
2. 3(iku) GAN2 sze-bi 1(disz)
3. ur-{d}nansze dumu na-ba-x
4. 5(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 sze-bi 1(u)
5. nig2-{d}ba-ba6
6. nig2-gal2-la
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7. a-sza3 la-za-wi us2-sa-a-uri3
8. 8(bur3) GAN2 2(gesz2) 3(u) gur
9. sanga
10. 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 2(asz) gur
11. a-kal-la dub-sar [IGI-ra]-SZE3 gub-ba
12. lu2 szuku-ra e2-[a-me]
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13. a-sza3 ki gir2-asz
14. 1(bur'u) 2(bur3) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 gu4
15. 2(disz) engar 2(u)-ta
1 line blank
16. a-sza3 {d}dumu-zi-[...]
17. 2(disz) szesz x [...]
18. 1(disz) gu-za#-la2 x x x GAN2-ta [...] gur#
rest broken
reverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. [...] x x
2'. a2#-na-na sipa [x]
3'. lu2 szuku-ra e2-a-[me]
4'. 2(iku) GAN2 a zi-ri2-gum2
5'. ziz2-bi 1(gesz2) 2(disz) a#-sza3 {gesz}kiri6 szu x
6'. ga-a szandana
7'. nig2-gal2-la
8'. 6(disz) engar#-gesz-i3 3(iku) GAN2-ta gesz-i3
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9'. gaba a-sza3 ambar-tur
10'. 1(disz) gudu4 1(esze3) GAN2 1(asz) gur
11'. 1(esze3) GAN2 2(gesz2) lugal-inim-gi-na dumu kas4?
12'. lu2 szuku-ra e2-A-me
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13'. a-sza3 ambar-a-uri3
14'. 2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 4(asz) gur
15'. ka-guru7
16'. 1(esze3) GAN2 2(asz) gur 1(barig) GAN2 ki sumun
17'. al-<la>-mu nu-banda3-gu4
18'. lu2 szuku-ra e2-A-me
19'. a-sza3 e2-ga-sur-ra
column 2
beginning broken
1'. [...] x
2'. [...] sur
blank space
3'. [...] u3-ma
4'. [...]-bi# 4(disz)
5'. [...] x sipa ud5
6'. x nin-ga2-bi2-du11
7'. nig2#-gal2-la
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8'. gaba a-sza3 lugal-ezem
9'. 6(bur3) 2(esze3) 1/4(iku) GAN2 gu4
10'. 1(disz) engar 2(esze3) GAN2
11'. 1(iku) GAN2 a zi-ri2-gum2
12'. sze-bi 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
13'. lu2-nigin6{ki}
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14'. a-sza3 gesz-gi-lugal-igi
15'. 1(bur'u) 4(bur3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 gu4
16'. 1(disz) engar# 2(u)-ta
column 3
beginning broken
1'. [...]-lu-da
2'. [...] GAN2# 6(asz) gur
3'. [...]-kal#-la
4'. [...] GAN2# 9(asz) gur
5'. [...] al#?-<la>-mu
6'. [...] GAN2 1(asz) gur
7'. [...]-{d}nin-pa
8'. [...] 1(bur3) [...] 1(esze3) GAN2# 6(asz)# gur
9'. [...]
column 4
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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: Zinbun 21, p.91-157, pl. 5 38

[Maekawa1986agricultural-4] Maekawa, Kazuya. 1986. “The Agricultural Texts of Ur III Lagash of the British Museum (IV).” Zinbun 21: 91-157 + pl. I-XII.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 026201
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: --.--.--.00
Alternative Years: SH25 SH32 SH44
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
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
2017-07-22 at 14:06:24	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2015-06-09 at 20:39:21	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Ozaki Tohru		CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 14:24:10	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:31:15	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 (029045) (029045)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.26201) (BM.26201)
The British Museum Collection (W_1898-0514-19) (W_1898-0514-19)

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Cite this Artifact

“Zinbun 21, Pl. 05 38 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P142608.

Zinbun 21, pl. 05 38 artifact entry (No. P142608). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142608 (Original work published 2001)

Zinbun 21, pl. 05 38 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142608 (Accessed: September 4, 2025).

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Cite this Artifact

“Zinbun 21, Pl. 05 38 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P142608.

Zinbun 21, pl. 05 38 artifact entry (No. P142608). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142608 (Original work published 2001)

Zinbun 21, pl. 05 38 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142608 (Accessed: September 4, 2025).

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