CTPSM 1, 021 (P499296)

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 1432

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

76.0 mm × 48.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(gesz2) 3(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
2. si-i3-tum mu puzur4-{d}da-gan ba-[du3]
3. sza3-bi-ta
4. 2/3(disz) sza la2 2/3(|NINDA2x(SZE.2(ASZ))|) ku3-babbar
5. sze-bi 4(u) la2 3(barig) 2(ban2) gur
  over erasure
6. ki lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su dumu inim-ma-an-ta
7. kiszib3 ensi2-ka
8. mu-kux(DU)
9. mu en {d}nanna masz-e i3-pa3
10. 7(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
11. kiszib3 ab-ba-kal-la gu-za-<la2?>
reverse
1. dumu ur-{d}nin-pirig
2. giri3 ur-tur dumu lugal-ur-sag
3. 2(u) 3(asz) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
4. kiszib3 ur-tur dumu lugal-ur-sag
5. mu lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su dumu inim-ma-an-sze3
6. 4(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) gur
7. kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su ra2-gab
  blank space
8. szunigin 1(gesz2) 5(u) 5(asz) 4(barig) gur
9. mu-kux(DU)
10. la2-ia3 3(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
11. nig2-ka9-ak ur-dun dumu ur-{d}suen
12. mu e2 puzur4-[isz]-{d}da-gan ba-du3
13. giri3 ba-zi x [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šulgi.39.00.00 to Šulgi.43.00.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P499296

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 76.0 mm × 48.0 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 1432
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 195007

References

  • primary: CTPSM 1, 21

    [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
2017-03-03 at 09:52:19 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-11-18 at 16:00:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-11-18 at 01:44:47 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-11-18 at 01:36:25 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-11-15 at 02:52:24 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-11-15 at 02:16:38 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-11-14 at 02:44:44 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-11-11 at 03:40:28 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-11-11 at 03:38:31 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-11-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CTPSM 1, 021 Artifact Entry.” 2016. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 4, 2016. https://cdli.earth/P499296.
CTPSM 1, 021 artifact entry (No. P499296). (2016, November 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499296
CTPSM 1, 021 artifact entry (2016) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499296 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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	year = {2016},
	month = {nov 4},
	title = {CTPSM 1, 021 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P499296},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499296},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CTPSM 1, 021 Artifact Entry.” 2016. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 4, 2016. https://cdli.earth/P499296.
CTPSM 1, 021 artifact entry (No. P499296). (2016, November 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499296
CTPSM 1, 021 artifact entry (2016) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499296 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
@misc{2016CTPSM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2016},
	month = {nov 4},
	title = {CTPSM 1, 021 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P499296},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499296},
}

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PY  - 2016
ID  - P499296
LB  - CDLI:P499296
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - CTPSM 1, 021 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P499296
ER  - 
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