Zinbun 21, pl. 08 41 (P142611)

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 025017

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
1. 1(bur'u) 7(bur3) 2(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
2. 3(bur3) 2(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 2(asz)-ta
line uncertain
3. a-sza3 su3 GAN2-gu-la
4. 4(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 1(asz)-ta
5. a-sza3 tu7-ad?-da?
6. 9(bur3) 1(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
7. 2(bur3) GAN2 1(asz)-ta
8. a-sza3 igi-{d}gesztin-an-na
9. 7(bur3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
10. a-sza3 a-e3-a
11. 1(bur'u) 4(bur3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
12. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta a-sahar-ra
13. 1(esze3) GAN2 1(asz)-ta
14. a-sahar-ra
column 2
1. a-sza3 i3-si2-na
2. 2(bur'u) 7(bur3) 2(esze3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
3. 4(bur3) GAN2 1(asz)-ta
4. 9(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 1(barig)-ta
5. a-sza3 sahar-dub-ba
6. 6(disz) amar 1(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
7. sze-bi 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
8. szunigin 1(szar2) 2(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 1/2(disz) ($ blank space $)-ta
9. szunigin 9(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 1(barig)-ta
10. szunigin 6(bur3) 1(esze3) 5(iku) GAN2 1(asz)-ta
11. sze-bi 2(gesz2) 3(u) 9(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 2(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur lugal
12. szunigin 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) sze amar
blank space
13. a-kal-la
14. 2(bur'u) 9(bur3) 1(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
15. 3(bur3) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 1(asz)-ta
reverse
column 1
1. a-sza3 su3 GAN2-gu-la#
2. 8(bur3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
3. a-sza3 sur3-dim3
4. 1(bur'u) 4(bur3) 2(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
5. a-sza3 i3-si2-na
6. 6(bur3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
7. a-sza3 sirara6-he2-gal2
8. 7(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
9. 2(bur3) GAN2 1(asz)-ta
10. a-sza3 igi-{d}gesztin-an-na
11. 1(bur'u) 6(bur3) 2(esze3) 3(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
12. 1(bur'u) 1(esze3) GAN2 1(asz)-ta
13. 7(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 1(barig)-ta
14. a-sza3 sahar-dub-ba#
15. 3(disz) amar 1(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
16. sze-bi 4(barig) 3(ban2)
column 2
blank space
1. szunigin 1(szar2) 2(bur'u) 2(esze3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
2. szunigin 7(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 1(barig)-ta
3. szunigin 1(bur'u) 5(bur3) 1(esze3) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 1(asz)-ta
4. sze-bi 2(gesz2) 2(u) 7(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) gur
5. szunigin 4(barig) 3(ban2) sze amar
blank space
6. lu2#-{d}szul#-gi
blank space
7. e2 nam-ha-ni-me
8. ur-an-ne2 szar2-ra-ab-du
9. u3 ur-{d}lamma dumu da-da-ke4
10. ib2-gid2
11. mu us2-sa e2 puzur4-isz-da-gan ba-du3-a mu us2-sa-bi

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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Join Information:
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: Zinbun 21, p.91-157, pl. 8 41

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

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Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 025017
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.41.00.00 (us2-us2 year)
Alternative Years: SH25 SH32 SH44
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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
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
2017-03-03 at 09:56:34	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2016-07-28 at 16:17:31	CDLI	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 14:24:11	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2009-06-03 at 11:13:03	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 (029048) (029048)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.25017) (BM.25017)
The British Museum Collection (W_1898-0216-71) (W_1898-0216-71)

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Cite this Artifact

“Zinbun 21, Pl. 08 41 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P142611.

Zinbun 21, pl. 08 41 artifact entry (No. P142611). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142611 (Original work published 2001)

Zinbun 21, pl. 08 41 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142611 (Accessed: September 5, 2025).

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Cite this Artifact

“Zinbun 21, Pl. 08 41 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P142611.

Zinbun 21, pl. 08 41 artifact entry (No. P142611). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142611 (Original work published 2001)

Zinbun 21, pl. 08 41 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142611 (Accessed: September 5, 2025).

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