Akkadica 135/1, 074-076 01 (P480065)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Département des Monnaies, Médailles et Antiques, Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, France

Museum Collection(s)

Département des Monnaies, Médailles et Antiques, Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, France

Museum Number

DMMA AA.TC.66

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
1. 1(u) 5(disz) geme2 u4 3(disz)-sze3
 en: 15 female laborers for 3 days
2. kasz e2-bappir-ta
 en: beer from the brewery
3. e2-gal gibil-sze3 ga6-ga2
 en: to New Palace carried,
4. 1(u) geme2 u4 8(disz)-sze3
 en: 10 female laborers for 8 days
5. 2(gesz2) dug kab2-du11-ga <ga6>-ga2
 en: 120 verified vessels carried (and)
6. 1(u) 5(disz) geme2 u4 2(disz)-sze3
 en: 15 female laborers for 2 days
7. kasz ma2-sze3 ga6-ga2
 en: beer to the boat carried;
8. 8(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
 en: 8 female laborers for 1 day
9. {gesz}HU ma2-sze3 ga6-ga2
 en: strings to the boat carried;
reverse
1. 5(disz) geme2 u4 2(disz)-sze3
 en: 5 female laborers for 2 days
2. gi {gesz}kiri6 en-gal#-du-du il2-la
 en: reeds (from) Engaldudu’s garden carried (and)
3. 8(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
 en: 8 female laborers for 1 day
4. ma2 i3 zu2-lum! kusz si-ga
 en: the boat of oil, dates and leather loaded;
  blank space
5. zi-ga i3 masz-da-re-a lugal
 en: booked out, oil for the mašdaria-delivery for king;
6. iti mu-szu-du7
 en: month “Mušudu,”
7. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal
 en: year: “Šū-Suen is king.”

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P480065

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) Département des Monnaies, Médailles et Antiques, Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, France
Museum Number DMMA AA.TC.66
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 194074

References

  • primary: Akkadica 135/1, p.73-105, p. 74-76 1

    [Niederreiter2014texts] Niederreiter, Zoltán. 2014. “Fourteen Ur III Texts Belonging to the Bibliothèque de l’Arsenal and the Département Des Monnaies, Médailles et Antiques.” Akkadica 135/1: 73–105.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2015-03-20 at 10:59:45 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-03-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Lafont, Bertrand; Niederreiter, Zoltán CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Akkadica 135/1, 074-076 01 Artifact Entry.” 2015. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 20, 2015. https://cdli.earth/P480065.
Akkadica 135/1, 074-076 01 artifact entry (No. P480065). (2015, March 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P480065
Akkadica 135/1, 074-076 01 artifact entry (2015) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P480065 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“Akkadica 135/1, 074-076 01 Artifact Entry.” 2015. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 20, 2015. https://cdli.earth/P480065.
Akkadica 135/1, 074-076 01 artifact entry (No. P480065). (2015, March 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P480065
Akkadica 135/1, 074-076 01 artifact entry (2015) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P480065 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	year = {2015},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P480065},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P480065},
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ID  - P480065
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