CTPSM 1, 007 (P499282)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, Russian Federation

Museum Collection(s)

Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, Russian Federation

Museum Number

GMII 0300

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

114.0 mm × 71.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 4(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 2(u) 5(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) sze gur lugal
2. [sze GAN2]-gu4
3. 4(gesz2) 2(u) 5(asz) 4(barig) 5(disz) sila3 gur
4. sze apin-[la2]
5. 3(u) 2(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) gur
6. la2-ia3 sze-numun
  blank space
7. szunigin 5(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 2(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
8. sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam
9. sza3-bi-ta
10. 1(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 1(u) 3(asz) 4(barig) gur
11. ur-{d}ig-alim szu ba-ti
12. 3(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 4(disz) sila3
13. sze-ba nar
column 2
1. ur-{d}nansze dumu gesz?-sa6
2. 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 2(asz) 2(barig) n 6(disz) sila3 gur
3. a-ra2 1(disz)-kam#
4. 4(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) gur
5. a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
6. giri3 igi-an-na-ke4-zu
7. [n] 1(asz) 3(barig) sze nu-dab5
8. 3(u) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gur
9. sze-ba nar
10. lugal-ku3-zu dumu ur-sa6-ga
11. 1(gesz2) 7(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) gur
12. sze-ba a-bala
13. a-tu dumu nig2-in-kesz2?
14. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 9(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) gur
15. mu sza3-ba-na-sig-sze3
16. kiszib3 ur-{d}en-sig-nun
17. 3(gesz2) 3(u) 7(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) gur
18. kiszib3 ur-dam dumu lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
reverse
column 1
1. 4(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gur
2. kiszib3 a-tu i3-du8
3. 5(u) la2 2(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 ziz2 gur
4. ma2 HA DI? BA A
5. ur-{d}nansze szu ba-ti
6. 4(u) 8(asz) 2(barig) la2 1(ban2) gur
7. kiszib3 ur-e2-an-na dumu inim-inim
8. 4(u) 3(barig) gur sze nu-dab5
9. ugula la-ka-mu
10. gur ($ blank space $)
  erasure?
11. lu2-{d}nin-szubur dub-sar mar-sa
12. 5(asz)? 1(barig) 5(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 gur
13. kiszib3 ur-{d}lamma ka-guru7
14. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 7(asz) 1(barig) gur
15. kiszib3 lu2-{d}ba-ba6 dumu dur9{ur3}-re-ka
16. 2(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) gur kiszib3 lu2-{d}utu
17. gur ($ blank space $)
  erasure?
18. giri3 ur-sa6-ga dumu ur-{d}en-sig nun
19. 1(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) la2 1(disz) sila3 gur
column 2
1. giri3 ur-{d}[...] a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
2. 1(gesz2) 3(u) la2 3(asz) gur
3. kiszib3 ur-gu-la-mu
4. 3(gesz2) 1(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur
5. kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-ba6
6. mu al-la mu-sze3
  blank space
7. szunigin 4(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 5(u) 8(asz) 4(barig) la2 1(disz) sila3 sze gur# lugal
  over erasure
8. la2-ia3 5(gesz2) 2(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
  over erasure
9. sza3-bi-ta
10. 3(u) nig2-u2-rum
11. 1(gesz2) 3(u) lu2-{d}na-ru2-a
12. 1(gesz2) lu2-{d}nin-szubur
13. 1(gesz2) 2(u) e2? nu-lugal-usz-bar
14. 3(u) lu2-KA-ga dumu ur-nigar{gar}
left
column 1
1. 5(u) {d}utu?-bar?-ra?
2. 2(u) ur-{d}ig-alim
3. la2-ia3-am3
column 2
1. nig2-ka9-ak
2. sze {d}szul-gi
3. ugula da-da dumu ur-sa6-ga
column 3
1. mu en-nam-szita-{d}szul-gi ba-hun

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/P499282

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 114.0 mm × 71.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, Russian Federation
Museum Number GMII 0300
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 194993

References

  • primary: CTPSM 1, 7

    [Perlov2014CTPSM1] Perlov, Boris I., and Yuri Savelyev. 2014. Cuneiform Texts in the Collection of the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts. Volume 1: Administrative Texts from Tello from the Ur III Period. Moscow: Paleograph-Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-06-25 at 11:31:08 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-05-19 at 22:01:44 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:19 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-11-18 at 16:00:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-11-15 at 02:51:58 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-11-15 at 02:51:27 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-11-15 at 02:15:44 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-11-14 at 03:20:36 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-11-14 at 02:42:02 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-11-11 at 03:01:13 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-11-02 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CTPSM 1, 007 Artifact Entry.” 2016. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2016. https://cdli.earth/P499282.
CTPSM 1, 007 artifact entry (No. P499282). (2016, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499282
CTPSM 1, 007 artifact entry (2016) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499282 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
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	year = {2016},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {CTPSM 1, 007 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P499282},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499282},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CTPSM 1, 007 Artifact Entry.” 2016. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2016. https://cdli.earth/P499282.
CTPSM 1, 007 artifact entry (No. P499282). (2016, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499282
CTPSM 1, 007 artifact entry (2016) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499282 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2016},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {CTPSM 1, 007 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P499282},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499282},
}


TY  - ELEC
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PY  - 2016
ID  - P499282
LB  - CDLI:P499282
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - CTPSM 1, 007 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P499282
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