KM 89273 (P235023)
Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USAMuseum Number
KM 89273Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (“Animals’ carcasses expended.”)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
28.0 mm × 23.0 mm
tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) udu#
2. 1(disz) masz2
3. ba-usz2
4. giri3 {d}nin-gir2-su-ka-i3-sa6
reverse
1. zi-ga
blank space
2. iti sze-sag11-ku5
3. mu sza-asz-ru-um{ki} ba-hul#
obverse
1. 2(disz) udu#
2. 1(disz) masz2
3. ba-usz2
4. giri3 {d}nin-gir2-su-ka-i3-sa6
reverse
1. zi-ga
blank space
2. iti sze-sag11-ku5
3. mu sza-asz-ru-um{ki} 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)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm): 28.0 high × 23.0 wide
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- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (“Animals’ carcasses expended.”)
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: KM 89273
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šulgi.42.11.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:44:02 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2007-08-12 at 22:19:43 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:37:17 | CDLI | Transliteration | Brisch, Nicole | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2003-11-04 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | Brisch, Nicole | CDLI | Approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (168147) (168147)
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Cite this Artifacts
“KM 89273 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 4, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P235023.
KM 89273 artifact entry (No. P235023). (2003, November 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P235023
KM 89273 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P235023 (Accessed: April 3, 2026).
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