JCS 71, 026 01 (P316108)

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 014737

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Record of changes in the flocks of Ur-dun and Inim-∂Nin-gír-su during the months åu-numun and ezen ∂Ba-Ba6 and in the flock off Ur-dun during the months åe-gur10-kud and åe-íl-la. (CBT 1))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 5(disz) udu-gal
2. 4(disz) masz2-gal
3. e2 ur-dun-sze3
4. 1(u) udu 2(disz) masz2
5. sa2-du11 {d}nin-gir2-su-sze3
6. iti szu-numun-ta iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6-sze3
reverse
1. 1(disz) udu 3(disz) masz2
2. e2 ur-dun-sze3
3. iti sze-sag11-ku5-ta
4. iti sze-il2-la-sze3
  blank space
5. ki a2-ni-ni dam-gar3-ta
6. kiszib3 lugal-tug2-mah
7. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e bad3 mar-tu mu-du3
seal 1
1. lugal-tug2-mah
2. dub-sar
3. dumu da-da

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Record of changes in the flocks of Ur-dun and Inim-∂Nin-gír-su during the months åu-numun and ezen ∂Ba-Ba6 and in the flock off Ur-dun during the months åe-gur10-kud and åe-íl-la. (CBT 1))
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šū-Suen.05.04.00 to Šū-Suen.05.12.00

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P316108

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) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 014737
Accession Number 1896-04-07, 0126

References

  • primary: JCS 71 (pp. 11-34), 026 01

    [Notizia2019JCS71] Notizia, Palmiro. 2019. “How to ‘Institutionalize’ a Household in Ur Iii Ĝirsu/Lagaš.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 71: 11–34. https://doi.org/10.1086/703851.

  • history: CBT 1, BM 14737

    [Figulla1961CBT1] Figulla, Hugo Heinrich. 1961. Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum. Volume I. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-02 at 07:26:53 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:05:30 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2020-11-01 at 07:11:37 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-04-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“JCS 71, 026 01 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P316108.
JCS 71, 026 01 artifact entry (No. P316108). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P316108 (Original work published 2006)
JCS 71, 026 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P316108 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P316108},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“JCS 71, 026 01 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P316108.
JCS 71, 026 01 artifact entry (No. P316108). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P316108 (Original work published 2006)
JCS 71, 026 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P316108 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P316108},
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PY  - 2024
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