SM 1899.02.228 (P405991)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

SM 1899.02.228

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: grain receipt)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

31.0 mm × 28.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 2(barig) sze gur lugal
en: 60 gur 2 barig barley, royal (measure),
2. la2-ia3 su-ga
en: deficit, repaid,
3. ki lu2-u18 muhaldim-ta
en: from Lu'u, the cook,
4. lu2-kal-la
en: Lukalla
reverse
1. szu ba-ti
en: received;
2. iti amar-a-a-si
en: month: “amar-ayasi,”
blank space
3. mu en-mah-gal {d}nanna ba-hun
en: year “Enmaḫgal of Nanna was installed.”

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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (SM catalogue: grain receipt)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	Amar-Suen.04.01.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P405991
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P405991

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	31.0 mm × 28.0 mm × 15.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	complete

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number	SM 1899.02.228
Accession Number	01606 (SM catalogue: 0559)

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	187876

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2015-06-12 at 09:52:40	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2014-03-28 at 10:16:19	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2010-06-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Ajango, Kelsey M.; Jones, Jillian; Notizia, Palmiro; Reynolds, Kathryn R.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“SM 1899.02.228 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P405991.

SM 1899.02.228 artifact entry (No. P405991). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P405991

SM 1899.02.228 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P405991 (Accessed: October 17, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-17]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {SM 1899.02.228 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P405991},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P405991},
}

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M1  - 2026/10/17/
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“SM 1899.02.228 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P405991.

SM 1899.02.228 artifact entry (No. P405991). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P405991

SM 1899.02.228 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P405991 (Accessed: October 17, 2026).

@misc{2010SM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-17]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {SM 1899.02.228 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P405991},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P405991},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P405991
LB  - CDLI:P405991
M1  - 2026/10/17/
TI  - SM 1899.02.228 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P405991
ER  -