CTPSM 1, 026 (P499301)

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 0318

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

165.0 mm × 102.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) sze gur lugal
2. sza3-bi-ta
3. 1(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) gur
4. su-ga mu-kux(DU)
5. ur-{d}nansze szesz
6. lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su sza13-dub-ba
7. 1(ban2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 sza3-bi-ta
8. 1(ban2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 su-ga mu-kux(DU)
9. a-ab-ba
10. 1(asz) 1(barig) sza3-bi-ta
11. 1(asz) 1(barig) su-ga mu-kux(DU)
12. al-la dumu lu2-uru11{ki}
13. giri3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ur-{d}en-ki
14. 5(asz) 4(barig) 6(disz) sila3 gur
15. sza3-bi-ta
16. 5(asz) 4(barig) [6(disz)] sila3 gur
17. su-ga mu-kux(DU)
18. ur-{d}ig-alim dumu lu2-du10-ga
  blank space
  erasures?
19. sza3#-bi-ta
20. 3(u) 8(asz) 2(barig) 3(disz) sila3 gur
21. su-ga
22. 2(u) 5(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gur
23. nig2-ka9 si-i3-tum sze mu en {d}nanna
24. [giri3] ur-{d}ba-ba6# [dumu] ur#-i7-edin-na
  blank space
25. [...]-kal-la dumu [...]
column 2
1. giri3 gu3-de2-a
  blank space
2. szunigin 1(gesz2) 1(u) 2(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
3. sza3-bi-ta
4. szunigin 4(u) 7(asz) 1(ban2) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
5. su-ga mu-kux(DU)
6. szunigin 2(u) 5(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gur
7. nig2-ka9 si-i3-tum sze mu en {d}nanna
8. ugu2-a ba-a-gar
9. mu si-mu-ur4-ru-um{ki} lu-lu-bu{ki}
10. la2-ia3 5(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur
11. sze a-sza3 {d}nin-gir2-su-a2-zi-da-{d}nansze
12. la2-ia3 1(asz) 4(barig) gur la2-ia3
13. lu2-dingir-ra dumu ga-ni
14. giri3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ur-{d}en-ki
15. 2(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) 6(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur
16. sza3-bi-ta
17. 2(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) 6(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur
18. su-ga mu-kux(DU)
19. ur-sag-ub3{ki}
20. 3(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
21. sze-numun-ta gur-ra
22. sza3-bi-ta
23. 3(u) 1(asz) [1(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz)] sila3 gur
24. szesz-[kal]-la dumu
25. ur-{d}ba-ba6
26. mu-kux(DU)#
column 3
1. szesz-[kal-la dumu] ur-{d}ba-[ba6]
2. giri3 gu3-de2#-[a]
3. 3(gesz2) 1(u) [...]
4. 2(gesz2) [...]
5. su-ga# [mu-kux(DU)]
6. 5(asz) 3(barig) [4(ban2)] 4(disz) [sila3 gur]
7. szuku lugal-me3#? PA [x]
8. 2(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
9. dam ur-[...]{ki} |HA.A| [x]
10. a-sza3 u3-[...]
11. lu2-{d}ba-ba6 x [x] aga3-us2 ensi2#
12. zi-ga
  blank space
13. szunigin 2(gesz2) 1(u) 2(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) [... gur]
14. zi-[ga]
15. na-ba-sa6 KA# [x]
16. 4(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 [x] x
17. 1(u) 7(asz) 4(barig) sze [x x] gi-zi ug3-[IL2]
  blank space
18. szunigin 2(u) 2(asz) 5(ban2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur#
19. sza3-bi-ta
20. 1(u) 7(asz) 4(barig) [gur]
21. erin2 a-e3-a [...]
22. dab5!-ba
23. giri3 du-[...] ba [...]
reverse
column 1
  blank space
1. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 4(asz) 3(barig) [n ... gur]
2. sza3-bi-ta
3. 4(u) [n ... gur]
4. a-ra2 [1(disz)-kam]
5. 8(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) [sila3 gur]
6. a-ra2 2(disz)-[kam]
7. 1(u) 3(asz) giri3#?-na#
8. a-ra2 3(disz)-[kam]
9. su-ga mu-[kux(DU)]
10. la2-ia3 1(gesz2) 2(asz) 1(barig) [n] sila3 [gur]
11. giri3 nam-[...]
  rest broken
column 2
1. szunigin 3(gesz2) 2(u) 2(asz) [n] 4(disz) sila3 gur
2. sza3-bi-ta
3. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) gur
4. a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
5. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) [n(disz)] sila3
6. a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
  blank space
  erasures
7. szunigin [...] SZE3 [...] gur
  rest broken
column 3
  blank space
1. nig2-ka9-[ak] si-i3-[tum]
2. lu2-[...]
3. sze [...]
4. sze mu si-mu-[ru-um{ki} lu-lu-bu-um{ki} ...]
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šulgi.43.00.00 to Šulgi.44.00.00 ?

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P499301

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 165.0 mm × 102.0 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 0318
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 195012

References

  • primary: CTPSM 1, 26

    [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
2017-04-02 at 21:59:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-03-08 at 01:59:47 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, 026 Artifact Entry.” 2016. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 4, 2016. https://cdli.earth/P499301.
CTPSM 1, 026 artifact entry (No. P499301). (2016, November 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499301
CTPSM 1, 026 artifact entry (2016) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499301 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499301},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CTPSM 1, 026 Artifact Entry.” 2016. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 4, 2016. https://cdli.earth/P499301.
CTPSM 1, 026 artifact entry (No. P499301). (2016, November 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499301
CTPSM 1, 026 artifact entry (2016) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499301 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2016},
	month = {nov 4},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P499301},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499301},
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