TSA 15 (P221376)

Administrative tablet dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in Anonymous, Mariemont, Belgium

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Museum Collection(s)

anonymous, Mariemont, Belgium

Museum Number

AM 07

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative [identification uncertain]

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [1(u@c) 1(asz@c) igi-nu]-du8 [sze-ba] 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
2. [1(barig@c)] ur-nu
3. 1(barig@c) nigar-mud
4. nu-kiri6-me
5. 1(barig@c) ur-{d}esz3-ir-nun
6. 1(barig@c) igi-dingir-sze3
7. du3-a-ku5-me
8. sze-bi 4(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) gur saggal
9. dingir-a-mu
10. 8(asz@c) igi-nu-du8 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
11. 1(barig) 2(ban2) e2-di-de3-ba-gub
12. 1(barig@c) puzur4-{d}suen!(EN-SU)
13. 1(barig@c) lu2-{d}ba-ba6
14. [du3-a-ku5]-me
15. [sze]-bi [3(asz@c)] 4(ban2@c)# [1(barig) 2(ban2)]
column 2
1. e2-ku4
2. 5(asz@c) igi-nu-du8 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
3. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) {d}[utu]-igi-du
4. du3-a-ku5
5. sze-bi 2(asz@c) e-ta-e11
6. 6(asz@c) igi-nu-du8 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
7. 1(barig@c) ur-{d}ku3-PA-EL#-su3#-ga
8. 1(barig@c) en-uszur3-re2
9. du3-a-ku5-me
10. sze-bi 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ur-ki
11. 5(asz@c) igi-nu-du8 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
12. 1(barig@c) lu2-{d}ba-ba6
13. du3-a-ku5
14. sze-bi 2(asz@c) la2 2(ban2@c) en-kisal-si
column 3
1. 6(asz@c) igi-nu-du8 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
2. 1(barig@c) sag-mu-ab-tuku
3. du3-a-ku5
4. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) nimgir-abzu
5. sze-bi 2(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) nimgir-abzu
6. igi-nu-du8 gesz-me
7. 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) igi-nu-du8 2(barig@c)
8. sze-bi 5(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ur-szul
9. 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) [igi-nu]-du8 2(barig@c)
10. sze-bi 6(asz@c) ur-{d}ab-u2
11. 1(u@c) 1(disz@t) igi-nu-du8 2(barig@c)
12. sze-bi 5(asz@c) 2(barig) e-ta-e11
13. igi-nu-du8 gesz-kin-ti-me
column 4
1. 1(barig@c) {d}en-lil2-bad3-mu
2. 1(barig@c) {d}nin-gir2-su-bad3-mu
3. 1(barig@c) szu-na
4. nita-me
5. 1(barig@c) nin-iri-ni-sze3-<nu>-kar2-kar2
6. 1(barig@c) geme2-i7-edin-na
7. 1(barig@c) nin-nu-nam-szita
8. 1(barig@c) nin-gil-sa
9. 1(barig@c) uszur3-ra-sa6
10. 1(barig@c) nin-sza3-[la2]-tuku#
11. 1(barig@c) geme2-i7-edin-na
12. 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
13. 1(barig@c) geme2-{d}ba-ba6
14. 1(barig@c) nin-iri-ni-sze3-<nu>-kar2-kar2
column 5
1. 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
2. 1(barig@c) uszur3-ra-sa6
3. 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
4. munus-me
5. szu-nigin2 3(asz@c) nita 1(barig@c)
6. 1(u@c) munus 1(barig@c)
7. sze-bi 3(asz@c) 1(barig@c) sag-{d}nin-gir2-su-da
8. 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) gala!-tur
9. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) en-kur-ra-a-ra2-nu2
10. 1(barig@c) mes-an-du-lu2-sa6-ga
11. 1(barig@c) {d}nin-gir2-su-igi-du
12. nita-me
13. 1(barig@c) nin-szesz-ra-ki-ag2
14. 1(barig@c) pa4-pa4-{d}nansze-mu-tu
15. 1(barig@c) za-na
16. munus-me
column 6
1. szu-nigin2 1(asz@c) nita 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
2. 1(asz@c) nita 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
3. 2(asz@c) nita 1(barig@c)
4. 3(asz@c) munus 1(barig@c)
5. sze-bi 2(asz@c) en-ku3
6. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) {d}inanna-ur-pa4-pa4
7. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) {d}nansze-lu2-sa6-ga
8. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2) ur-{d}gaszam
9. nita-me
10. 1(barig@c) {d}inanna-da-gal-di
11. 1(barig@c) geme2-tilla2
12. 1(barig@c) nin-tesz2-mu
13. munus-me
14. szu-nigin2 3(asz@c) nita 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
15. 3(asz@c) munus 1(barig@c)
16. sze-bi 1(asz@c) 3(barig@c) lugal-sipa
17. 1(barig@c) sipa-iri-da-kusz2
column 7
1. 1(barig@c) en-ku3
2. 1(barig@c) {d}nin-gir2-su-tesz2-mu
3. nita-me
4. 1(barig@c) nig2-banda3{da}
5. 1(barig@c) nin-lu2-mu
6. 1(barig@c) nin-bara2-da-ri2
7. 1(barig@c) nin-[masz]-e
8. 1(barig@c) e-da-[nam]
9. szu-nigin2 3(asz@c) nita 1(barig@c)
10. 5(asz@c) munus 1(barig@c)
11. sze-bi 2(asz@c) ur-{d}nin-|MUSZ%MUSZ|-da-ru
12. ugula il2-me
13. 1(barig@c) ur-du6
14. 1(barig@c) lugal-ga2
15. 1(barig@c) {d}ba-ba6-lu2-sa6-ga
16. 1(barig@c) lugal-inim-[gi-na]
column 8
1. 4(ban2@c) [{d}nin]-gir2-[su]-menx(|GA2xEN|)-zi
2. sagi-me
3. 1(barig@c) ur-{d}ba-ba6
4. 1(barig@c) mu-ni-uri3
5. 1(barig@c) {d}nin-gir2-su-lu2-mu
6. muhaldim-me
7. 1(barig@c) lugal-surx(ERIM)-re2-ki-ag2
8. 1(barig@c) nam-mah-ni
9. sukkal-me
10. 4(ban2@c) igi-mu-an-sze3-gal2
11. 4(ban2@c) {d}nin-szubur-ama-mu
12. lu2 e2-nig2-ka-me
13. 1(barig@c) nig2-du7-pa-e3
14. 1(barig@c)! [nir-an-da-gal2]
column 9
1. [4(ban2@c) szul-{d}en-lil2-le-ki-ag2]
2. lu2# [e2]-sza3#-[ga-me]
3. 2(barig) [e2-mete]
4. 2(barig@c) [nin-al]-sa6#
5. nin-[si-sa2]
6. 3(ban2@c) dumu#! [nita]
7. 1(barig@c) {d}[ba-ba6]-lu2-[sa6-ga]
8. 1(barig@c) {d}[ba-ba6-ama-mu]
9. ar3-du2 munus-me
10. 1(barig@c) ur2-ni
11. 1(barig@c) lugal-tesz2-mu
12. lu2 a-kum2-me
13. 2(barig@c) U2-U2
14. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) lugal-sza3
15. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) en-da
reverse
column 1
1. dub-sar-me
2. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) dingir-al-sa6
3. szu-i
4. 1(barig@c) dingir-igi-du
5. lu2 alan
6. szu-nigin2 1(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c)
7. 3(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
8. 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c)
9. 5(asz@c) lu2 4(ban2@c)
10. 1(asz@c) lu2 3(ban2@c)
11. nita-me
12. 1(asz@c) 1(disz@t) munus [2(barig@c)]
13. 2(asz@c) munus [1(barig@c)]
14. sze-bi [7(asz@c)] 2(barig@c) la2# [x sza3 dub e2-gal-kam]
15. [1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) {d}en-lil2-da]
16. [1(barig@c) {d}en-ki-tesz2-mu]
column 2
1. szubur-da
2. e-da-se12
3. 1(barig@c) lugal-pirig-tur
4. 1(barig@c) lugal-lagasz{ki}
5. 1(barig@c) szu-asz3
6. 1(barig@c) en-ku4
7. 1(barig@c) ur-{d}<pa>-bil3-sag
8. nig2!-lu2-nu-tum2-da
9. e-da-se12
10. simug-me
11. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) sipa-lagasz-ki-ag2
12. aszgab
13. 1(barig@c) ur-[{d}]ba-ba6
14. nagar
15. 1(barig@c) [2(ban2@c) e]-ta!-[e11]
column 3
1. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) nam-szita-mu-bi2-du11
2. tug2-du8-me
3. gesz-kin-ti-me
4. 3(ban2@c) nig2-gur11!-kur-ra
5. 3(ban2@c) nam-mah
6. 4(ban2@c) ambar-re2-si
7. 4(ban2@c) e-ta
8. 3(ban2@c) ur-ki
9. 3(ban2@c) igi!-{d}ba-ba6-[sze3]
10. 3(ban2@c) nin-en-sze3-nu-kar2-kar2
11. nu-siki munus-am6
12. e-da-ti
13. 3(ban2@c) gub-ba-ni
14. 3(ban2@c) utu-lu2-mu
15. nita-me
16. 4(ban2@c) nam-szita-mu-bi2-du11
17. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
18. 3(ban2@c) nin-tigix(|E2.BALAG|)-ni-du10!
column 4
1. munus-me
2. i3-du8-me
3. 2(barig@c) e-ta-e11
4. 1(barig@c) e-ta-e11
5. 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
6. gab2-ra masz-a-me
7. 2(barig@c) {d}nin-gir2-su-igi-du
8. gab2-ra
9. e2-nam
10. sag-apin-ka
11. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) ezem-iri
12. gab2-[ra]
13. lugal-da-nu-me-a
14. sipa udu siki-ka
15. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) szul!-{d}en-lil2-le-su
16. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) {d}ba-ba6-i3-su
17. gir2-nun
18. gab2-kas4-da
19. e-da-se12
column 5
1. 1(barig@c) lugal-tesz2-mu
2. [ur]-ki
3. gab2-kas4-da
4. e-da-ti
5. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) ur-esz2-dam
6. en-ig-gal
7. nu-banda3
8. e-da-ti
9. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) lugal-i3-nun
10. nita-am6
11. 4(ban2@c) za-na
12. munus-am6
13. udu# nig2-gu7-a ba-su8-ge
14. U2-U2
15. kuruszda
16. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) ur-{d}inanna
17. ma2!-lah5#
18. 4(ban2@c) be2-su-ga2
19. lu2 szinig!
20. 1(barig@c) KASKAL-la!(GA)-ni
21. bahar2
column 6
1. szu-nigin2 2(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c)
2. 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
3. 1(u@c) lu2 1(barig@c)
4. 3(asz@c) lu2 4(ban2@c)
5. 6(asz@c) lu2 3(ban2@c)
6. nita-me
7. 2(asz@c) munus 4(ban2@c)
8. 2(asz@c)# munus 3(ban2@c)
9. 1(asz@c)# munus 2(ban2@c)
10. sze-bi 1(u@c) [la2?] 1(asz@c) 2(ban2@c) sza3-dub didli
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column 7
1. szu-nigin2 3(u@c) 6(asz@c)#? 1(disz@t) lu2 2(barig@c)
2. 1(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
3. 1(gesz2@c) 1(asz@c) 1(disz@t) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
4. 4(u@c) 3(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c)
5. 6(asz@c) lu2 4(ban2@c)
6. 7(asz@c) lu2 3(ban2@c)
7. nita-me
8. 2(asz@c) 1(disz@t) munus 2(barig@c)
9. 2(u@c) 3(asz@c) munus 1(barig@c)
10. 2(asz@c) munus 4(ban2@c)
11. 2(asz@c) munus 3(ban2@c)
12. 1(asz@c) munus 2(ban2@c)
column 8
1. [gu2-an-sze3] 3(gesz2@c)#? 4(asz@c)#? 3(disz@t) lu2 sze-ba tur mah-ba
2. sze-bi 1(gesz2@c) la2 2(asz@c) 2(ban2@c)# 1(barig@c)#? 1(u) 1(disz@t) 2(ban2) gur saggal
3. sze-ba igi-nu-du8 il2 sza3-dub didli
4. lu2 u2-rum
5. {d}ba-ba6
6. sa6-sa6
7. dam URU-KA-gi-na
8. lugal
9. lagasz{ki}-ka
10. [iti] {d}nin-[gir2]-su
11. [an-ta-sur-ra-a]
column 9
1. [i3-kux(DU)]-ra2-a
2. en-ig-gal
3. nu-banda3
4. ganun# kiri6#-ta
5. e-ne-ba 4(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
blank space
6. 7(disz@t) ba-am6

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Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative [identification uncertain]
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Dates Referenced	Urukagina_l.04.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P221376
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P221376

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	anonymous, Mariemont, Belgium
Museum Number	AM 07
Accession Number

References

primary: TSA, no. 15

[Genouillac1909TSA] Genouillac, Henri de. 1909. Tablettes Sumériennes Archaïques. Paris: Paul Geuthner.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-10-22 at 14:06:09	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	Approved
2020-09-01 at 07:59:57	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Ozaki Tohru	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-03-04 at 12:42:14	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2016-07-28 at 16:13:39	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2015-05-07 at 08:46:41	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2012-09-23 at 14:18:23	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-10-22 at 09:11:45	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-10-19 at 09:55:29	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-09-29 at 05:24:30	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-10-09 at 16:04:20	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-04-24 at 18:12:47	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:34:49	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Heinle, Michael; Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“TSA 15 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P221376.

TSA 15 artifact entry (No. P221376). (2003, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221376

TSA 15 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221376 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).

@misc{2003TSA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-05]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {feb 26},
	title = {TSA 15 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221376},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221376},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2003/2/26/
PY  - 2003
ID  - P221376
LB  - CDLI:P221376
M1  - 2026/10/5/
TI  - TSA 15 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P221376
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TSA 15 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P221376.

TSA 15 artifact entry (No. P221376). (2003, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221376

TSA 15 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221376 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).

@misc{2003TSA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-05]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {feb 26},
	title = {TSA 15 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221376},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221376},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2003/2/26/
PY  - 2003
ID  - P221376
LB  - CDLI:P221376
M1  - 2026/10/5/
TI  - TSA 15 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P221376
ER  -