CRRAI 40, 172 (P211376)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 029855

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Barley account; sag-nì-ga-ra nì-ka9-ta shu-su-ga; 10 col.; col. 8 and 9 uninscribed)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 5(gesz2) 3(u) 8(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) sze gur lugal
2. sze szuku-ra ensi2
3. 4(u) la2 4(ban2)? sze ku3 masz a-sza3-ga
4. 7(gesz2) 3(u) gur
5. sze nin-dingir
6. 4(gesz2) 3(u) 6(asz) 3(barig) ninda gur
7. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 5(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 gur
8. iti-de3 la2-a sa2-du11 dingir-re-ne
  (rest of tablet not given)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Barley account; sag-nì-ga-ra nì-ka9-ta shu-su-ga; 10 col.; col. 8 and 9 uninscribed)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P211376

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 029855
Accession Number

External resources

References

  • primary: CRRAI 40, 172

    [Maekawa1996-55935] Maekawa, Kazuya. 1996.

  • history: CBT 3, BM 029855

    [CBT32006] Sigrist, Marcel, Ran Zadok, and Christopher B. F. Walker. 2006. Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum. Vol. 3. British Museum Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:40:26 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:33:05 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2002-07-15 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Molina, Manuel CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CRRAI 40, 172 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P211376.
CRRAI 40, 172 artifact entry (No. P211376). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P211376 (Original work published 2002)
CRRAI 40, 172 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P211376 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“CRRAI 40, 172 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P211376.
CRRAI 40, 172 artifact entry (No. P211376). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P211376 (Original work published 2002)
CRRAI 40, 172 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P211376 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {CRRAI 40, 172 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P211376},
}

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PY  - 2023
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LB  - CDLI:P211376
M1  - 2026/4/17/
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