ASJ 20, 097 1 (P142875)

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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British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 095898

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

124.0 mm × 60.0 mm × 30.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 3(u) erin2 3(ban2) sze lugal-ta
2. sze-bi 3(asz) gur
3. erin2 bala tusz-a
4. iti munu4-gu7
5. nu-banda3 ur-{d}ig-alim
6. ki ur-sa6-ga-ta
7. a-sza3 {d}nin-gir2-su-a2-zi-da-{d}nansze
8. e2 {d}dumu-zi
9. 3(u) 4(disz) erin2 1(barig)-ta
10. sze-bi 6(asz) 4(barig) gur
11. erin2 bala tusz-a
12. ki lu2-{d}na-ru2-a-ta
13. nu-banda3 nam-ha-ni
14. a-sza3 kun-{d}hendur-sag a-sza3 ambar-tur
15. e2 {d}nin-dar-a
16. 3(u) erin2 3(ban2)-ta
17. sze-bi 3(asz) gur
18. ki ur-tur-ta
19. nu-banda3 ur-{d}ig-alim
20. a-sza3 da-ze2 u3 a-sza3 za-ha-din
21. 5(u) la2 3(disz) erin2 1(barig)-ta
22. 2(u) 3(disz) erin2 4(ban2)-ta
23. sze-bi 1(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) gur
24. ki ur-sa6-ga-ta
25. nu-banda3 al-la
column 2
1. erin2 bala tusz-a
2. iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi
3. a-sza3 {d}nin-gir2-su-a2-zi-da-{d}nansze
4. 3(u) la2 2(disz) gurusz 1(barig)-ta
5. 1(u) erin2 4(ban2)-ta
6. ugula NE-NE
7. 3(u) la2 1(disz) erin2 1(barig)-ta
8. 8(disz) erin2 4(ban2)-ta
9. ugula ur-ga2-nun
10. sze-bi 1(u) 3(asz) 4(barig) gur
11. ki ur-{d}nansze dumu na-ba-sa6-ta
12. giri3 ur-tur
13. a-sza3 da-ze2 u3 a-sza3 za-ha-din
14. e2 {d}dumu-zi
15. 3(u) erin2 1(barig)-ta
16. sze-bi 6(asz) gur
17. ki ur-{d}nansze dumu na-ba-sa6-ta
18. giri3 a-ga dumu lugal-im-ru-a
19. a-sza3 elam-gar-ra u3 e-e2-a-gar-ra
20. ugula mar-tu
21. nu-banda3 lu2-{d}nin-dar
22. e2 {d}nin-dar-a
23. erin2 bala tusz-a
24. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
blank space
25. szunigin 4(u) 5(asz) 2(ban2) gur
column 3
1. ki szabra-ne-ta
2. 4(u) gurusz 1(barig)-ta
3. ugula NE-NE
4. 4(u) gurusz 1(barig)-ta
5. ugula ur-ga2-nun
6. nu-banda3 ur-{d}ig-alim
7. e2 {d}dumu-zi
8. 1(u) la2 1(disz) gurusz 1(barig)-ta
9. ugula mar-tu
10. nu-banda3 lu2-{d}nin-dar-a
11. e2 {d}nin-dar-a
12. sze-bi 1(u) 7(asz) 4(barig) gur
13. i3-dub inim-ma-dingir-ta
14. erin2 bala gub-ba
15. 3(u) erin2 1(barig)-ta
16. 8(disz) erin2 5(ban2)-ta
17. ugula ur-{d}nansze
18. 2(u) 7(disz) erin2 1(barig)-ta
19. 6(disz) erin2 5(ban2)-ta
20. ugula ur-{d}ig-alim
21. nu-banda3 al-la
22. sze-bi 1(u) 3(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) gur
23. erin2 bala tusz-a
24. 2(u) erin2 1(barig)-ta
25. 8(disz) erin2 4(ban2)-ta
26. ugula mar-tu
27. nu-banda3 lu2-{d}nin-dar-a
28. erin2 bala tusz-a
29. 2(u) 3(disz) erin2 1(barig)-ta
30. 1(u) erin2 4(ban2)-ta
31. ugula lu2-{d}ha-ia3
32. nu-banda3 a-kal-la
33. sze-bi 1(u) 1(asz) gur
reverse
column 1
1. erin2 bala gub-ba
2. e2 {d}nin-dar-a
3. i3-dub elam-e-ne-ta
4. ki ba-zi-ta
blank space
5. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6
6. 4(u) erin2 3(ban2)-ta
7. ugula NE-NE
8. 4(u) erin2 3(ban2)-ta
9. ugula ur-ga2-nun
10. nu-banda3 ur-{d}ig-alim
11. erin2 bala tusz-a
12. 3(u) 6(disz) erin2 3(ban2)-ta
13. ugula ur-{d}nansze
14. 3(u) 6(disz) erin2 3(ban2)-ta
15. ugula ur-{d}ig-alim
16. nu-banda3 al-la
17. erin2 bala gub-ba
18. 1(gesz2) la2 1(disz) dam erin2-na szuku-ba {gesz}gaba-tab gid2-da 2(ban2)-ta
19. sze-bi 1(u) 9(asz) 4(ban2) gur
20. i3-dub elam-ne-ta
21. ki ur-{d}nansze dumu na-ba-sa6-ta
22. 4(u) 2(disz) erin2 1(barig)-ta
23. ugula NE-NE
24. 4(u) 1(disz) erin2 1(barig)-ta
25. ugula ur-ga2-nun
26. [nu]-banda3 ur-{d}ig-alim#
27. [erin2] bala# tusz-a
28. [3(u) 8(disz)] erin2 3(ban2)-ta
29. [ugula ur]-{d}nansze
30. 3(u) 7(disz)# erin2 3(ban2)-ta
31. ugula ur-{d}ig-alim
column 2
1. erin2 bala gub-ba
2. nu-banda3 al-la
3. e2 {d}dumu-zi
4. 3(u) 3(disz) erin2 1(barig)-ta
5. ugula lu2-{d}ha-ia3
6. nu-banda3 a-kal-la
7. erin2 bala gub-ba
8. 3(u) 7(disz) erin2 1(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
9. ugula mar-tu
10. nu-banda3 lu2-{d}nin-dar-a
11. erin2 bala tusz-a
12. sze-bi 4(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) gur
13. i3-dub nin-a2-zi-da-ta
14. ki ba-zi-ta
blank space
15. iti mu-szu-du7
16. 2(u) 5(disz) erin2 1(barig) 4(ban2)-ta
17. 1(u) 1(disz) erin2 1(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
18. ugula ur-{d}nansze
19. 2(u) 5(disz)# erin2 1(barig) 4(ban2)-ta
20. 1(u) 1(disz) [erin2] 1(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
21. ugula ur-{d}ig-alim
22. nu-banda3 al-la
23. erin2 bala# tusz-a
24. 2(u) 8(disz)# erin2# 1(barig)# 3(ban2)-ta
25. 1(u) 3(disz)# erin2 1(barig)# [x]-ta#
26. [ugula NE-NE]
27. [2(u) 7(disz) erin2 1(barig) 3(ban2)-ta]
28. 1(u) 4(disz)# erin2 1(barig)-ta
29. [ugula ur-ga2-nun]
30. [nu-banda3 ur-{d}]ig#-alim#
31. erin2# bala# gub#-ba#
column 3
1. 2(u) 7(disz) erin2 1(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
2. 5(disz) erin2 1(barig)-ta
3. ugula lu2-{d}ha-ia3
4. nu-banda3 a-kal-la
5. erin2 bala tusz-a
6. 2(u) 6(disz) erin2 1(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
7. 1(u) 1(disz) erin2 1(barig)-ta
8. ugula mar-tu
9. nu-banda3 lu2-{d}nin-dar
10. erin2 bala gub-ba
11. sze#-bi 1(gesz2) 4(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) [gur]
12. i3-dub [{d}]nin-gir2#-su#-a2-zi-da-{d}nansze-ta
13. ki ur-{d}nansze dumu na-ba-sa6-ta
14. iti amar-a-a-si
15. 2(gesz2) 4(u) 7(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2)
16. ki ka-guru7-ke4-ne-ta
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17. szunigin 3(gesz2) 3(u) 2(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2)? gur
18. sze erin2-e szu ti-a
19. e2 {d}nin-dar-a
20. e2 {d}dumu-zi
21. giri3# [...]
22. iti# [munu4-gu7-ta]
23. iti# [amar-a-a-si-sze3]
24. mu# [si-mu-ru-um{ki} lu-lu-bu-um{ki} a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz)?]-kam#-asz# [ba]-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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 124.0 high × 60.0 wide × 30.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: ASJ 20, p.63-110, p. 97 1

[Maekawa1998labor] Maekawa, Kazuya. 1998. “Ur III Girsu Records of Labor Forces in the British Museum (1).” Acta Sumerologica 20: 63–110.

last sections nearly exact copy of ASJ 10, 92, no. 5 (BM 23694)

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 095898
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.44.05.00, Šulgi.44.06.00, Šulgi.44.07.00, Šulgi.44.08.00, Šulgi.44.09.00, Šulgi.44.10.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period: Šulgi.44.05.00 to Šulgi.44.10.00

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
2017-03-03 at 09:52:22	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 14:24:45	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2010-05-23 at 10:19:12	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:31:20	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 (045747) (045747)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.95898) (BM.95898)
The British Museum Collection (W_1902-0412-10) (W_1902-0412-10)

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Cite this Artifact

“ASJ 20, 097 1 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P142875.

ASJ 20, 097 1 artifact entry (No. P142875). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142875 (Original work published 2001)

ASJ 20, 097 1 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142875 (Accessed: August 12, 2025).

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Cite this Artifact

“ASJ 20, 097 1 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P142875.

ASJ 20, 097 1 artifact entry (No. P142875). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142875 (Original work published 2001)

ASJ 20, 097 1 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142875 (Accessed: August 12, 2025).

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