Borrelli diss. 13 (P318029)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 018393

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (All types of workers employed in the field inim-ma-an-tur; 4 col. (CBT 2))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 3(disz) gu4 numun
2. 1(u) 4(disz) erin2 gu4
3. ugula {d}utu-bar-ra
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4. GAN2-gu4 szesz-kal-la
5. 4(disz) gu4 numun
6. 2(disz) gu4 numun ur3
7. 1(disz) gu4 numun hun-ga2
8. 1(u) 1(disz) lu2-mar-sa
9. ugula gu-za-na
10. 1(u) 1(disz) lu2-mar-sa
11. ugula gu-u2-mu
12. 1(u) ma2-lah5
13. ugula ab-ba-mu
14. 1(u) 5(disz) lu2-mar-sa
15. ugula ka5-a-mu
16. 2(u) 7(disz) lu2-mar-sa
17. ugula esz-am3
column 2
1. 7(disz) ASZ ma2-lah6
2. ugula ur-{d}szusz3-AN!
3. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 1(disz)
4. GAN2-gu4 ur-{d}ig-alim
5. 4(disz) gu4 numun
6. 2(disz) gu4 numun ur3
7. 1(u) la2 1(disz) erin2 gu4
8. ugula {d}utu-bar-ra
9. 1(u) la2 1(disz) ASZ ma2-lah5
10. ugula nin-a-na
11. 1(u) ma2-lah6
12. ugula ur-{d}szusz3-AN!
13. 3(disz) szesz-tab-ba
14. 2(disz) sza3-gu4
15. 1(u) 5(disz) lu2 hun-ga2
16. {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka
17. 8(disz) he2-dab5
reverse
column 1
1. ugula lu2-e2-gibil
2. 1(u) 2(disz) dumu dab5-ba
3. ugula szu-i3-li2
4. 7(disz) lu2# hun-ga2
5. ur-{d}suen
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6. GAN2-gu4 lugal-ku3-zu
7. 4(disz) gu4 numun
8. 1(disz) gu4 numun ur3
9. 1(u) 4(disz) ASZ ma2-lah6
10. ugula lu2-{d}nin-tu
11. 1(u) 1(disz) erin2 gu4
12. ugula lu2#-e2-gibil
13. 1(u) 3(disz) ASZ lu2 hun-ga2
14. ugula {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka
15. 7(disz) lu2 hun-ga2
16. szesz-kal-la szesz-tab!-ba
  blank space
column 2
  blank space
1. szunigin 1(u) 5(disz) gu4 numun
2. szunigin 4(disz) gu4 numun ur3
3. szunigin 1(disz) gu4 numun hun-ga2
4. szunigin 5(u) 5(disz) ma2-lah6 lu2-mar-sa
5. szunigin 4(u) erin2 gu4
6. szunigin 5(u) 4(disz) ASZ lu2 hun-ga2
7. szunigin 3(disz) szesz-tab-ba
8. szunigin 2(disz) sza3-gu4
9. szunigin 2(disz) dumu-dab5-ba
  blank space
10. u4 1(u) 6(disz)-kam
11. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
12. a-sza3 inim-ma-AN tur

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (All types of workers employed in the field inim-ma-an-tur; 4 col. (CBT 2))
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • primary: Borrelli diss., 13

    [Borrelli2013diss] Borrelli, Noemi. 2013. “Managing the Land: Agricultural Administration in the Province of Ĝirsu/Lagaš During the Ur III Period.” Phdthesis, Università degli Studi di Napoli "L’Orientale.

  • history: CBT 2, BM 018393 (catalogue)

    [CBT21996] Sigrist, Marcel, Hugo H. Figulla, and Christopher B. F. Walker. 1996. Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum. Vol. 2. British Museum Press.

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  • Museum No.: BM 018393
  • Accession No.: 1895-03-29, 0051

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-12 at 09:32:03 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-12 at 08:03:37 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-07-02 at 16:08:45 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Ozaki Tohru Lafont, Bertrand approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:05:30 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2021-07-11 at 19:07:24 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2006-04-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“Borrelli Diss. 13 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 12, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P318029.
Borrelli diss. 13 artifact entry (No. P318029). (2024, June 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P318029 (Original work published 2006)
Borrelli diss. 13 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P318029 (Accessed: October 12, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 12},
	title = {Borrelli diss. 13 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P318029},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P318029},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Borrelli Diss. 13 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 12, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P318029.
Borrelli diss. 13 artifact entry (No. P318029). (2024, June 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P318029 (Original work published 2006)
Borrelli diss. 13 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P318029 (Accessed: October 12, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 12},
	title = {Borrelli diss. 13 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P318029},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P318029},
}

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