Fs Sommerfeld & Krebernik 209-231 §2.2 (P481017)

Administrative tablet dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 140672

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

-

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 3(iku) la2 1/4(iku) GAN2 uszurx(|LAL2xTUG2|)-du10 gal-nagar
2. 4(iku) 1/2(iku) masz unu3
3. 1(esze3) sze 1(iku) 1/4(iku) mah ur-sag iszib
4. 1(bur3) 3(iku) ki-lugal musz3-me
5. 5(iku) kur-da
6. 3(iku) 1/4(iku) ur-{d}nuska(|PA.NAM2|)
7. 3(iku) 1/2(iku) ur-tesz2 [x?]
8. 4(iku) la2 1/4(iku) AD-NE e2-[gal]
9. 2(iku) 1/4(iku) e2-ur2
10. 3(iku) la2 1/4(iku) ku5 us2 e2-lugal-bi-zu
11. 2(esze3) 3(iku) ensi2 nibru
12. 3(iku) amar-{d}suen
13. 2(iku) ku5 us2 da-du
14. [n(iku)] ku5 us2 e2-zi zadimx(|MUG+DISZ|)
15. [n(iku)] 3(asz)+ba usz#
16. n(iku)# [...]
column 2
1. e2-du szusz3
2. 1(iku) 1/4(iku) 3(asz)+ba ur-dam
3. 1(iku) 1/4(iku) amar-ig-gal
4. 2(iku) 1/2(iku) ku5 us2 lugal-ki sanga
5. 1(iku) ku5 us2 mes-u4-ba
6. 1(iku) 1/2(iku) ur2-mud nagar
7. 1(bur3) 3(iku) ki-lugal musz3-me
8. 1(iku) 1/2(iku) 2(asz)+ba gesz-sza3
9. 1(iku) ku5 us2 szu-ni-an
10. 3(iku) sze 1(iku) mah sag-zi iszib
11. 4(iku) ur-{d}amuszx(|AxSUD@90|)
12. 1(esze3) 1(iku) sze 1(iku) mah e2-kur szusz3
13. 3(iku) 1/2(iku) lugal-ildu3
14. 1(iku) 1/4(iku) 2(asz)+ba en-na-ne2-mud [x]
15. 2(esze3) x [...]
  rest broken
column 3
1. 1(iku) 1/2(iku) ku5 us2 e2-kur szusz3
2. 4(iku) la2 1/4(iku) szu-ni-an
3. 4(iku) la2 1/4(iku) ur-e2-zi
4. 2(iku) lugal-nig2
5. 5(iku) zabala6-ki-du10 gala
6. 2(iku) munus-an-da
7. 3(iku) ur-sag iszib
8. 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 ig-gal-la
9. 4(iku) 1/2(iku) ki-lugal gal-nagar
10. 2(esze3) la2 1(iku) 1/4(iku) igi-su4 nu-banda3
11. 1(iku) 1/2(iku) e2-kur szusz3
12. 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) 2(asz)+ba bara2-ga-ni-du10
13. 2(iku) 1/2(iku) e2-kur szusz3
14. 2(iku) 1/2(iku) sig4-da
15. 2(esze3) 4(iku) sze 1(iku) mah utu-mu-kusz2 sanga#
16. 1(bur3) la2 1/4(iku)# [...]
  rest broken
column 4
1. 3(iku) la2 1/4(iku) sze 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) ki lugal-kar-si lu2 esz2-gid2
2. 2(iku) la2 1/4(iku) sze 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) ki amar-{d}ezina3(TIR)
3. 1(iku) 1/4(iku) lugal-ezem ugula
4. 3(iku) la2 1/4(iku) lugal-ezem ugula
5. 5(iku) la2 1/4(iku) uszurx(|LAL2xTUG2|)-du10
6. 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) 3(asz)+ba mesz-e2 dub-sar-mah
7. 2(iku) 1/2(iku) bara2-ga-ni
8. 4(iku) 1/2(iku) il2 nam-UB
9. 5(iku) lugal-a2
10. 1(esze3) 3(iku) e2-kur szusz3
11. 4(iku) ur-{d}en-lil2
12. 1(esze3) e2-mah-da
13. 1(iku) sze 3(iku) 1/2(iku) mah ad4(|GAM.GAM|)
  rest broken
column 5
1. 1(esze3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) ki-lugal gal-nagar
2. 3(iku) 1/4(iku) e2-ni-sze3
3. 1(esze3) 2(iku) la2 1/4(iku) sza3-TAR
4. 1(iku) 1/4(iku) lugal-he2
5. 4(iku) 1/2(iku) ur-e2-zi
6. 2(iku) 1/2(iku) DUR2-DUR2-a?
7. 2(iku) 1/4(iku) ur-sag-zi
8. 1(esze3) 4(iku) tir-ku3 gaeszx(KASKAL)
9. 3(iku) ur-dingir-en-ne2-zu
10. 3(iku) 1/2(iku) e2-lugal-bi-zu
11. 2(iku) 1/4(iku) ma-da-ag2
12. 3(iku) la2 1/4(iku) lugal-KA
13. 1(esze3) la2 1/4(iku) ur-utu inim-zi
14. 1(bur3) la2 1/2(iku) e2-kur szusz3
  rest broken
column 6
1. 2(iku) sze 1/2(iku) mah ur-{d}nin-ildu3 ur-sag
2. 1(iku) 1/2(iku) ku5 us2 e2-kur szusz3
3. 2(iku) e2-ha-lu-ub2
4. 1(iku) szesz-pa5
5. 4(iku) e2-ha-lu-ub2
6. 2(iku) 2(asz)+ba di-utu nu-kiri6
7. 1(bur3) sze 4(iku) mah {d}ki-nu2-zi sa12-du5
8. 3(iku) mah ur-sag
9. 1(iku) 2(asz)+ba ga-ni-sze3
10. 2(iku) 2(asz)+ba e2-[...]
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. 1(iku) la2 1/4(iku) 2(asz)+ba uszurx(|LAL2xTUG2|)-du10 gal-nagar
2'. 1(iku) 1/2(iku) 2(asz)+ba ur-{d}en-lil2 e2-mah
3'. 7(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) ki-lugal musz3-me
4'. 2(iku) 1/4(iku) nin-pa3
5'. 2(iku) 1/2(iku) ku5 us2 me-an-ne2
6'. 3(iku) ku5 us2 ur-{d}nin-ildu3
7'. 3(iku) 1/2(iku) nigar gu:sur
8'. 1(bur3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) ama-ur4-mud!
9'. 1(esze3) 3(iku) sze 3(iku) mah e2-kur szusz3
10'. 2(iku) u4-bi-kalam
11'. 4(iku) akkil2
12'. 1(esze3) ur-szubur
13'. 1(esze3) 4(iku) ur-{d}en-lil2-la2
14'. 3(iku) il2 munu4-mu2
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. 1(esze3) 2(iku) e2-kur szusz3
2'. 2(iku) mu-ni-ni
3'. 1(esze3) 2(iku)? mes-e2 dub-sar-mah
4'. 5(iku) ur-{d}TAG e2-mud
5'. 1(iku) 1/2(iku) amar-ig-gal
6'. 2(iku) 1/2(iku) inim-zi-da
7'. 5(iku) du6-a sukkal
8'. 1(esze3) 2(iku) tir-ku3 gaeszx(KASKAL)
9'. 2(iku) il2 nu-banda3
10'. 1(iku) 1/2(iku) gala gurusz
11'. 3(iku) lugal-ildu3
12'. 3(iku) mu-ni-ni
13'. 3(iku) sal-la
14'. 3(iku) amar-ezem
15'. 3(iku) tir-ku3
16'. um-mi-a
17'. 1(esze3) a-zu-zu ab-ba-iri
18'. 4(iku) 1/4(iku) gesz-sza3
19'. 4(iku) 1/2(iku) sig4-nam
20'. 3(iku) lugal-ki sanga
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x x x
2'. [n sze] 1(iku) mah# lugal-a2 sanga2(LAK175)
3'. 3(iku) sze ama#-bara2-si lu2 esz2-gid2#
4'. 1(esze3) 1(iku) a-[zu-zu]
5'. 1(iku) lugal-ki sanga
6'. 1(iku) sze 1(esze3) mah amar-e2
7'. 4(iku) sze 3(iku) 1/2(iku) mah ur-szubur#
8'. 2(iku) sze 1(iku) mah tir-ku3 gaeszx(KASKAL)
9'. 2(iku) sze 3(iku) mah ur-szubur
10'. 1(iku) ur-szubur
11'. 2(iku) sze 1(iku) mah szubur
12'. 1(iku) igi-su4 nu-banda3
13'. 5(iku) sze 1(iku) mah utu-mu-kusz2
column 4
1. a-sza3# [gid2-da]
2. sze babbar u4 4(disz@t)?
3. kar-na4
4. ama-bara2-si gu:sur
5. lugal-za3-ge-si ensi2
6. 7(|BADxDISZ@t|)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P481017

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 140672
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.140672
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1987-0516-1

References

  • primary: Fs Sommerfeld & Krebernik (pp. 209-231), §2.2

    [Bramanti2020FsSommerfeld] Bramanti, Armando. 2020. “The Pottesman Collection in the British Museum: Early Dynastic and Sargonic Administrative Texts.” Edited by Ilya Arkhipov, Leonid Kogan, and Natalya V. Koslova. The Third Millennium: Studies in Early Mesopotamia and Syria in Honor of Walter Sommerfeld and Manfred Krebernik, Cuneiform Monographs, 50: 209–31.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-02 at 07:41:18 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-02 at 07:38:57 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-09-15 at 08:16:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2022-02-17 at 11:38:44 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI Approved View
2020-02-14 at 14:05:17 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2015-07-17 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Fs Sommerfeld & Krebernik 209-231 §2.2 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P481017.
Fs Sommerfeld & Krebernik 209-231 §2.2 artifact entry (No. P481017). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481017 (Original work published 2015)
Fs Sommerfeld & Krebernik 209-231 §2.2 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481017 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“Fs Sommerfeld & Krebernik 209-231 §2.2 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P481017.
Fs Sommerfeld & Krebernik 209-231 §2.2 artifact entry (No. P481017). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481017 (Original work published 2015)
Fs Sommerfeld & Krebernik 209-231 §2.2 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481017 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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