Alustath 140, 485-509 (P499885)

Administrative tablet excavated in Garšana (mod. uncertain), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 160420

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Garšana (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(disz) gurusz szitim
2. lu2 tu-li2-um{ki}
3. 1(disz) gurusz szitim
4. lu2 di3-ma-at kal2-bu-um{ki}
5. 2(disz) gurusz szitim
6. lu2 i-zi-in-er3-ra{ki}
7. 2(disz) gurusz szitim
8. lu2 {i3-si}isin2{ki}
9. 3(disz) gurusz szitim ARAD2 e2-A
  blank space
10. szunigin 1(u) 1(disz) gurusz szitim
11. sza3-bi-ta
12. 8(disz) gurusz szitim
13. gi-sal e2-til-la gul-de3 gub-ba
reverse
1. 1(disz) gurusz szitim
2. ma szub-ba sig4 gub-ba
3. 1(disz) gurusz szitim
4. GIN2-bala {gesz}kiri6 zabala4{ki} du3-de3 gub-ba
5. 1(disz) gurusz szitim
6. a2-ag2-ga2 ki# szu#-kab#-ta#-<sze3> de6-<a>
7. szunigin 1(u) 1(disz) gurusz szitim
8. zi-ga-am3
9. gurum2-ak szitim-e-ne
10. sza3 gar-sza-an#-na#{ki#}
11. giri3 {d}iszkur-illat
12. iti u5-bi2-gu7
13. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e bad3 mar-tu ba-du3 mu us2-sa-bi#
left
1. u4 2(disz)-kam

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/P499885

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Garšana (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number IM 160420
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 194985

References

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-02-23 at 11:34:32 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-02-17 at 05:51:41 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-02-13 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Alustath 140, 485-509 Artifact Entry.” 2017. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 13, 2017. https://cdli.earth/P499885.
Alustath 140, 485-509 artifact entry (No. P499885). (2017, February 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499885
Alustath 140, 485-509 artifact entry (2017) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499885 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“Alustath 140, 485-509 Artifact Entry.” 2017. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 13, 2017. https://cdli.earth/P499885.
Alustath 140, 485-509 artifact entry (No. P499885). (2017, February 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499885
Alustath 140, 485-509 artifact entry (2017) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499885 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
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	month = {feb 13},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499885},
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