JCS 63, 036 (P429759)

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 1909.05.321

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. x ka# i7 kun-ta
2. [a2 a]-sza3#? ambar-es3-sa2-ka-bi
3. 5(u) 3(disz)# ninda gid2 1(u) gin2-ta
4. a-sza3 8(disz) 5/6(disz) sar
5. igi-nim i7 kun-ta
6. gaba-ri i7 kun-sze3
7. 4(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda 1(u) gin2-ta
8. a-sza3 8(disz) sar# 5(disz) gin2
9. sanga {d}nin-dar-a i3-dab5
10. 2(u) ninda gid2 1/3(disz) sar-ta
11. sza3 {gesz}kiri6 ur-ga2-nun
12. 1(u) ninda gid2 1/2(disz) sar-ta
13. sza3 {gesz}kiri6 na-ba-silim
14. 1/2(disz) ninda ka A-DU
erasure ?
15. 2(u) ninda gid2 1/3(disz)-ta
16. 3(u) 2(disz) ninda 1(u) gin2-ta
17. 3(u) ninda 1/2(disz) sar-ta
18. erin2 ki-es3-sa2{ki}-sze3
19. 1(gesz2) 1(u) ninda gid2 1(u) gin2#-ta
20. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda ka# A#?-DU
21. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 1(disz) ninda 1(u) gin2-ta#
blank space
22. szunigin# 4(gesz2)# 3(u)# 5(disz)# ninda# gi7
23. szunigin# 1(gesz2)# 2(disz)# 1/3(disz)# sar#
24. [szabra {d}nanna i3-dab5]
25. [3(u) ninda gid2 1(u) gin2-ta]
26. [1/2(disz) ninda ka A-DU]
27. [4(u) 2(disz) ninda gid2 1/3(disz) sar-ta]
blank space
column 2
1. szunigin 1(gesz2) 1(u)! 2(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda gid2
text has 2(u)
2. szunigin 2(u) la2 1(disz@t) [sar?]
3. aga3-us2 lugal-me
4. ugula# ad-da-mu
5. 3(u) 7(disz)# ninda gid2 1/3(disz)# <sar>-ta
6. a#-sza3 1(u) 2(disz) 1/3(disz) sar#
7. ur-dingir-ra szabra
8. 1(gesz2)# 3(u)# 4(disz)# 1/2(disz) ninda gid2 1/2(disz) sar#-ta
9. a-sza3# 4(u) 7(disz) sar 1(u) 5(disz) gin2
10. lu2-{d#}utu szabra
11. 1(disz) ninda# ka# A-DU
12. 1(gesz2)# 7(disz)# ninda gid2 1/3(disz)-ta
13. a-sza3# 2(u)# 2(disz)# 1/3(disz) sar
14. sanga# {d}nin#-dar#-a i3-dab5
15. 1(u) 8(disz) ninda gid2# 1/3(disz)# sar#-ta
16. a#-sza3# 6(disz)# sar
17. iri#-lal3 szabra
18. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 1(disz) ninda gid2 1/3(disz)#-ta
19. a-sza3 2(u) 7(disz) sar#
20. ensi2#! szuszin#{ki} i3-dab5
21. 1(u)# ninda# gid2# 1/3(disz)#-ta
22. 1(u)# 6(disz)# 1/2(disz) <ninda> gi7# 1/2(disz)# sar#-ta
23. a#-sza3# 1(u)# 1(disz)# 1/2(disz)# sar# 5(disz)# gin2
24. en# {d#}nansze# i3#-dab5
25. [1(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda 2(disz) kusz3 gi7 1(u)] gin2#-ta
26. [1(u) ninda gid2 1(u) 5(disz) gin2-ta]
27. [a-sza3 5(disz) 1/3(disz) sar 5(disz) gin2]
28. [nu-banda3 erin2-na {d}nin-dar-a-me]
29. [2(u) 5(disz) ninda gid2 1/3(disz) sar-ta]
30. [a-sza3 8(disz) 1/3(disz) sar]
31. [ugula sanga {d}dumu-zi]
blank space
reverse
column 1
1. [ka i7 sag-erin-du8-sze3]
2. [a2 a-sza3 ambar-tur-{d}nanna-ka-bi]
3. [1(u) ninda gid2 1(disz) sar-ta]
4. [4(disz) ninda gid2 2(disz) sar-ta]
5. [a-sza3 1(u) 8(disz) sar]
6. [igi-nim i7 kun-sze3]
7. 2(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda# ka# A#-DU#
8. ka i7 kun-ta
9. a2# ki-es3#-sa2{ki}-ka-bi
10. 2(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda gid2 1(disz) sar-ta
11. 3(u) ninda gid2 5(disz) gin2-ta
12. 4(u) ninda gid2 1/3(disz) sar-ta#
13. a-sza3 1(u) 8(disz) 1/3(disz) sar#
14. 1(gesz2) ninda gid2 nu-ak
15. 1(u) ninda gid2 1(disz) sar-ta#
16. a-sza3 1(u) sar
17. i7 ma2-gur8-ra-[sze3]
18. 1(u) 2(disz) ninda gid2 1/2(disz) sar#-ta
19. a-sza3 6(disz) sar#
20. i7 ma2-gur8-ra-BAD-sze3
blank space
21. szunigin# 2(gesz2) 5(u) 1(disz) ninda gid2
22. szunigin# 5(u) 2(disz) sar 5(disz) gin2
23. sanga {d}nin-dar-a# i3-dab5
24. 3(gesz2) 5(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda gid2 1/3(disz) sar-ta
25. a-sza3 1(gesz2) 1(u) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) sar
26. ugula ur-zigum-ma ugula aga3-us2 lugal
27. 8(gesz2) ninda gid2 1/3(disz) sar-ta
28. a-sza3 2(gesz2) 4(u) sar#
29. ugula HAR-ra-an-na-sa6#
blank space
30. ka i7 sag-erin#-[du8-a-sze3]
column 2
1. [a2 ki-es3-sa2{ki}-ka-bi]
blank space
2. ka i7 kun-ta
3. ka i7 sag-erin-du8-a-sze3
4. gu2 i7 nigin6{ki}-sze3-du a2 2(disz)-a-bi
5. ka i7 sag#-erin-du8#-<a>-sze3
blank space
single ruling
partial erasure
6. durumx(U3) du3-a
7. ugula sanga {d}nin-dar-a

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
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P429759
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P429759

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)	Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number	SM 1909.05.321
Accession Number	06485 (SM catalogue: 1357)

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	173083

References

primary: JCS 63, p.35-49, p. 36

[Studevent-Hickman2011ground] Studevent-Hickman, Benjamin. 2011. “New Grounds for the Ù.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 63 (1): 35–49. https://doi.org/10.5615/jcunestud.63.0035.
citation: Studevent-Hickman, Labor, p. 242

[Studevent-Hickman2006labor] Studevent-Hickman, Benjamin. 2006. “The Organization of Manual Labor in Ur III Babylonia.” Phdthesis, Harvard University.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2023-07-02 at 16:30:33	Lafont, Bertrand	Transliteration	Ozaki Tohru	Lafont, Bertrand	Approved
2017-07-19 at 16:02:03	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2012-05-08 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“JCS 63, 036 Artifact Entry.” 2012. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 8, 2012. https://cdli.earth/P429759.

JCS 63, 036 artifact entry (No. P429759). (2012, May 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P429759

JCS 63, 036 artifact entry (2012) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P429759 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).

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	year = {2012},
	month = {may 8},
	title = {JCS 63, 036 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P429759},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“JCS 63, 036 Artifact Entry.” 2012. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 8, 2012. https://cdli.earth/P429759.

JCS 63, 036 artifact entry (No. P429759). (2012, May 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P429759

JCS 63, 036 artifact entry (2012) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P429759 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).

@misc{2012JCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2012},
	month = {may 8},
	title = {JCS 63, 036 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P429759},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P429759},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2012/5/8/
PY  - 2012
ID  - P429759
LB  - CDLI:P429759
M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - JCS 63, 036 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P429759
ER  -