Zinbun 21, pl. 12 45 (P142615)
Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 027869Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 3(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 masz 1(disz) gin2-ta
2. sze-bi 2(u) gur
3. ku3-bi 3(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2
4. a-sza3 nin-nig2-erim2-e
5. 5(bur3) 2(esze3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 masz 2(disz) gin2-ta
6. sze-bi 3(gesz2) 3(u) gur
7. ku3-bi 1(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 2(u) 5(disz) sze
8. a-sza3 mah
reverse
1. sze-bi 4(gesz2) 5(asz) 4(ban2) gur
blank space
2. sze nig2-gal2-la a-sza3 lu2-giri17-zal szusz3
3. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 bad3 mar-tu mu-ri-iq-ti-id-ni-im mu-du3
obverse
1. 3(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 masz 1(disz) gin2-ta
2. sze-bi 2(u) gur
3. ku3-bi 3(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2
4. a-sza3 nin-nig2-erim2-e
5. 5(bur3) 2(esze3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 masz 2(disz) gin2-ta
6. sze-bi 3(gesz2) 3(u) gur
7. ku3-bi 1(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 2(u) 5(disz) sze
8. a-sza3 mah
reverse
1. sze-bi 4(gesz2) 5(asz) 4(ban2) gur
blank space
2. sze nig2-gal2-la a-sza3 lu2-giri17-zal szusz3
3. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 bad3 mar-tu mu-ri-iq-ti-id-ni-im mu-du3
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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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: Zinbun 21, p.91-157, pl. 12 45
[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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- Museum No.: BM 027869
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.05.00.00
- Alternative Years: SH25 SH32 SH44
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- Accounting Period:
| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 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 |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:24:11 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-06-03 at 11:13:05 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:31:15 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (029052) (029052)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.27869) (BM.27869)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1898-0711-134) (W_1898-0711-134)
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Cite this Artifact
“Zinbun 21, Pl. 12 45 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P142615.
Zinbun 21, pl. 12 45 artifact entry (No. P142615). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142615 (Original work published 2001)
Zinbun 21, pl. 12 45 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142615 (Accessed: August 23, 2025).
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