ASJ 16, 227-228 Erm 14004 (P315467)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

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Museum Collection(s)

State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Museum Number

Erm 14004

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 4(asz@c) lu2 sze-ba 2(barig@c)
2. engar ki-gub-me
3. 3(asz@c) dal-muszen 2(barig@c)
4. 2(barig@c) geszgal-si
5. 2(barig@c) {d}nansze-da-nu-me-a
6. [ugula] ki# siki#-ka-me
7. [2(barig@c)] lugal#-[pa-e3]
8. [sipa szah2]
rext broken
column 2
1. ur-{d}{sze3}szer7-da
2. 1(u@c) lu2 2(barig@c)
3. sze-bi 5(asz@c) szesz-lu2-du10
4. 5(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c)
5. sze-bi 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) e2-me-lam2-su3
6. 1(u@c) lu2 2(barig@c)#
7. sze-bi 5(asz@c)#? [...]
n lines broken
8'. [4(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c)?]
column 3
1. sze-bi 2(asz@c) e2-inim-si-sa2
2. szu-ku6 a du10-ga
3. 2(asz@c) simug 2(barig@c)
4. 1(asz@c) nagar 2(barig@c)
5. 1(asz@c) nagar 1(barig@c)
6. 3(asz@c) aszgab 2(barig@c)
7. 1(asz@c) aszgab 1(barig@c)
8. 3(asz@c) ad#-[kup4 x]
9. 3(asz@c) tug2#-[du8 x]
rest broken
column 4
1. 3(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c)
2. 1(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c)
3. sze-bi 2(asz@c) la2 1(barig@c) bahar2-me
4. 6(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c)
5. sze-bi 3(asz@c) gir2-nun
6. gab2-kas4
rest broken
column 5
1. 2(barig@c) a2-ne2-kur-ra
2. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) gab2-ra-ni
3. 2(barig@c) inim-du11
4. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) gab2-ra-ni
5. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) gab2#-[ra inim-ma-ni-zi]
rest broken
column 6
1. sipa udu siki-ka-me
2. 2(barig@c) urix(LAK526)
3. gab2-ra udu nig2-gu7-a
4. 4(asz@c)#? lu2 [...]
5. [sze-bi x ugula il2-me]
reverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. [x en-ig-gal]
2'. nu-[banda3]
3'. 2(barig@c) ki2-[num]
4'. ka-szagan#
5'. 2(barig@c) nita#-[zi]
6'. sagi#
7'. 1(barig@c)# amar#-giri16{ki}
8'. muhaldim
9'. 2(barig@c) en-uszur3-re2
10'. lu2 e2-nig2-ka
column 2
beginning broken
1'. [muhaldim-me]
2'. [1(barig@c)] {d}nin-gir2-su-lu2-mu
blank space
line erased
4'. 1(barig@c) ur-du6
5'. i3-du8
6'. 4(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c)
7'. sze-bi 2(asz@c) gab2-dan6-me
8'. 2(barig@c) gu#-u2#
9'. [lu2] esz2 gid2
10'. [1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)?] ur-{d}nin-mu2
11'. lu2 zi-ga
column 3
beginning broken
1'. 2(barig@c) szesz-tur
2'. 2(barig@c) en-DU
3'. lu2# igi-nigin2-me
column 4
beginning broken
1'. [szu-nigin2] 3(gesz2@c)#? 1(u@c) la2 3(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c)
2'. 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
3'. 8(disz@t) lu2 1(barig@c)
column 5
1. [gu2-an-sze3 x lu2]
2. [sze-bi x gur saggal]
3. [sze-ba] lu2# szuku [dab5-ba lu2] u2-rum
4. {d}ba-ba6
5. sa6-sa6
6. dam URU-KA-gi-na
7. lugal
8. lagasz#{ki}-ka
column 6
1. [en-ig-gal]
2. [nu-banda3]
3. [... x-ta]
4. [e-ne-ba x]
5. 3(disz@t) ba-am6

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Dates Referenced	Urukagina_l.05.00.00 ?
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P315467 P222279 (retired)
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P315467

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
Museum Number	Erm 14004
Accession Number

References

primary: ASJ 16, p.207-229, p. 227-228 Erm 14004

[Selz1994Eremitage] Selz, Gebhard J. 1994. “Verwaltungsurkunden in Der Eremitage in St. Petersburg.” Acta Sumerologica 16: 207–29.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2021-04-27 at 05:32:08	Lafont, Bertrand	Transliteration	Lafont, Bertrand	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-03-04 at 12:42:13	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2015-05-07 at 08:44:26	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-10-09 at 16:05:39	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-06-21 at 18:39:15	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2007-08-04 at 18:16:14	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-03-28 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“ASJ 16, 227-228 Erm 14004 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 28, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P315467.

ASJ 16, 227-228 Erm 14004 artifact entry (No. P315467). (2006, March 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315467

ASJ 16, 227-228 Erm 14004 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315467 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).

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	year = {2006},
	month = {mar 28},
	title = {ASJ 16, 227-228 {Erm} 14004 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315467},
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Cite this Artifact

“ASJ 16, 227-228 Erm 14004 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 28, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P315467.

ASJ 16, 227-228 Erm 14004 artifact entry (No. P315467). (2006, March 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315467

ASJ 16, 227-228 Erm 14004 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315467 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).

@misc{2006ASJ,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {mar 28},
	title = {ASJ 16, 227-228 {Erm} 14004 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P315467},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315467},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/3/28/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P315467
LB  - CDLI:P315467
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - ASJ 16, 227-228 Erm 14004 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P315467
ER  -