Alderfer 01 unpublished assigned (P423472)

Legal tablet & envelope excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in David Alderfer Collection, Downers Grove, Illinois, USA

Museum Collection(s)

David Alderfer Collection, Downers Grove, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

Alderfer 01

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
  (partially under envelope)
1. 1(disz) dumu-nita2 gaba
2. lugal-i3-di3 x x
3. n gin2 ku3-babbar sa10-x til-a-sze3
4. ARAD2-{d}nanna x
5. geme2-ba-saga? x x
6. in-na-la2-x
7. u4 kur2 lu2 lu2 nu-gi4-gi4-da
8. [...] x x
reverse
  (under envelope)
envelope
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x
2'. [...]
reverse
1. geme2-ba#-[saga? ...]
2. in-ne#-[la2-x]
  blank space
  seal impression
3. u4 kur2-e lu2 lu2 nu-gi4-gi4
4. mu lugal-bi in-pa3-da
5. 1(disz) ur-bara2-si-ga
6. 1(disz) ur-{d}ma-ma
7. 1(disz) u-bar
8. 1(disz) ur-sa6-sa6-ga
9. [...] x x x
10. [...] x x
left
1. mu en-am-gal-an-na en {d}inanna ba-hun
seal 1
1. geme2-ba-[x]
2. dumu nin-x-x-[x]

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
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
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P423472

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) David Alderfer Collection, Downers Grove, Illinois, USA
Museum Number Alderfer 01
Accession Number

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-02-02 at 09:25:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2018-04-08 at 18:15:39 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-02-19 at 14:32:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-01-05 at 19:44:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-01-05 at 19:31:18 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-09-28 at 08:26:44 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-16 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Alderfer 01 Unpublished Assigned Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 2, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P423472.
Alderfer 01 unpublished assigned artifact entry (No. P423472). (2023, February 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P423472 (Original work published 2011)
Alderfer 01 unpublished assigned artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P423472 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
@misc{2023Alderfer,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 2},
	title = {Alderfer 01 unpublished assigned artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P423472},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P423472},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/2/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P423472
LB  - CDLI:P423472
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - Alderfer 01 unpublished assigned artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P423472
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Alderfer 01 Unpublished Assigned Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 2, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P423472.
Alderfer 01 unpublished assigned artifact entry (No. P423472). (2023, February 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P423472 (Original work published 2011)
Alderfer 01 unpublished assigned artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P423472 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
@misc{2023Alderfer,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 2},
	title = {Alderfer 01 unpublished assigned artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P423472},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P423472},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/2/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P423472
LB  - CDLI:P423472
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - Alderfer 01 unpublished assigned artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P423472
ER  -
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