SM 1909.05.094 (P406305)

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

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

SM 1909.05.094

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: receipt of grain, sheep fodder)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

41.0 mm × 36.0 mm × 14.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(asz) sze gur lugal
 en: 5 gur barley, royal (measure),
2. sza3-gal udu
 en: fodder of sheep,
  blank space
3. ki lu2-kal-la-ta
 en: from Lukalla,
reverse
1. kiszib3 lu2-me-lam2
 en: under seal of Lu-melam;
2. giri3 amar-szuba3
 en: via Amar-šuba;
  blank space
  seal impression
3. mu sza-asz-ru-um{ki} ba-hul
 en: year :“Šašrum was destroyed.”
seal 1
1. lu2-me-lam2
 en: Lu-melam,
2. dub-sar
 en: scribe,
3. dumu lu2#-kal#-la#
 en: son of Lu-kalla

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (SM catalogue: receipt of grain, sheep fodder)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002968 (composite) (P455678) S002968 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P406305

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 41.0 mm × 36.0 mm × 14.0 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 1909.05.094
Accession Number 06258 (SM catalogue: 1163)

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 188101

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-04-02 at 17:11:08 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Ozaki Tohru Lafont, Bertrand Approved View
2024-04-02 at 17:09:58 Lafont, Bertrand Artifact metadata Ozaki Tohru Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2015-06-12 at 09:52:40 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-03-28 at 10:16:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2010-06-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Ajango, Kelsey M.; Jones, Jillian; Notizia, Palmiro; Reynolds, Kathryn R. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“SM 1909.05.094 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P406305.
SM 1909.05.094 artifact entry (No. P406305). (2024, April 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P406305 (Original work published 2010)
SM 1909.05.094 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P406305 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
@misc{2024SM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {apr 3},
	title = {SM 1909.05.094 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P406305},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P406305},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/4/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P406305
LB  - CDLI:P406305
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - SM 1909.05.094 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P406305
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“SM 1909.05.094 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P406305.
SM 1909.05.094 artifact entry (No. P406305). (2024, April 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P406305 (Original work published 2010)
SM 1909.05.094 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P406305 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
@misc{2024SM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {apr 3},
	title = {SM 1909.05.094 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P406305},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P406305},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/4/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P406305
LB  - CDLI:P406305
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - SM 1909.05.094 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P406305
ER  -
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