CTPSM 1, 246 (P500384)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, Russian Federation

Museum Number

GMII 1690

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [...] gur
2'. [kiszib3 lugal-{d}]anzux(|IM.MI|){muszen}
3'. [ki ur]-ba-gara2-ta
4'. [n] 1(asz) 2(disz) sila3 gur
5'. kiszib3# lugal-{d}anzux(|IM.MI|){muszen}
6'. [ki] nam#-ha-ni-ta
7'. [n] 1(u)# 3(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 zi3-sig15 gur
8'. [n] 1(asz) 1(barig) dabin gur
9'. kiszib3# lu2-mar-sa u3# ur-{d}lamma
10'. [n] 1(asz)# dabin gur
11'. kiszib3# ur-{d}lamma
12'. [n] 6(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
13'. kiszib3 lugal-{d}anzux(|IM.MI|){muszen}
14'. ki ur-{gesz}gigir-ta
  blank space
15'. la2-ia3 su-ga
16'. 3(u)# 3(asz) 3(barig) dabin gur
17'. a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
18'. [n?] 5(asz)#? 4(barig) 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 dabin gur
19'. [a]-ra2# 2(disz)-kam
column 2
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1'. [...] dabin gur
2'. 3(barig)# 5(ban2) ar-za-na
3'. ki ur-{d}ig-alim
4'. dumu lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su-ta
5'. 2(u) 9(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 zi3 gur
6'. ki a-tu-ta
7'. 3(u)# 4(asz)# 3(barig) 2(ban2) zi3 gur
8'. ki ku-li-ta
9'. 4(asz) 3(barig) zi3 gur
10'. ki ur-tur-ta
11'. x x x [...]
  erasures
12'. ki dub-sar zi3-da-ke4-ne-ta
13'. 2(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 4(asz) 4(barig) 8(disz) sila3 gur
14'. ki lu2-{d}igi-ma-sze3-ta
15'. 3(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) dabin gur
16'. 8(asz) nig2-ar3-ra du
17'. ki lu2-mar-sa-ta
18'. 1(asz) kiszib3 lugal-{d}anzux(|IM.MI|){muszen}
19'. ki lugal-gu2-gal-ta
  blank space
20'. szunigin 5(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 zi3-sig15 gur
column 3
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1'. szunigin 8(asz) nig2-ar3#-[ra du]
2'. szunigin 2(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 1(u) 6(asz)#? n 1(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 gur#
3'. sze-bi 3(gesz'u)# 1(gesz2)# 3(u)# 7(asz)# 4(barig) 2(ban2) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
4'. sza3-bi-ta
5'. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 9(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) zi3-sig15 gur
6'. 2(u) 3(barig) 3(ban2) dabin gur
7'. 5(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 ar-za-na gur
8'. 1(u) 8(asz) la2 1(ban2) nig2-ar3-ra du
9'. a-tu
10'. dumu lu2-{d}nansze
11'. 6(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra du gur
12'. ma2 u2-sze3-he2-du
13'. lu2-dingir-ra
14'. 1(u) nig2-ar3-ra du
15'. ma2 lu2-{d}nanna
16'. ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu szesz-tur-tur
17'. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 9(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) dabin gur
column 4
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1'. x [...]
2'. 3(disz) [...]
3'. kiszib3 x-[...] dumu lu2#-[...]
4'. 7(asz) 4(barig) n [...]
5'. kiszib3 lu2-[...] dumu ur-{d#}[...]
6'. 1(gesz2) 8(asz) 4(ban2) [...]
7'. 3(gesz2) 5(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2)# [...]
8'. 7(asz) 5(ban2) ar#-[za-na gur]
9'. ur-{d}en-lil2-[la2]
10'. 1(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) nig2-ar3-ra [du]
11'. ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
12'. 2(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) nig2-ar3-ra du
13'. lu2-dingir-ra dumu lugal-sa6-ga
14'. 2(u) 5(asz) 4(barig) zi3-sig15 gur
15'. 1(gesz2) 3(barig) 3(ban2) dabin gur
16'. ur-nigar{gar} muhaldim
17'. 3(u) zi3-sig15 gur
18'. ku5-da muhaldim
19'. 2(u) 8(asz) 2(barig) zi3-sig15 gur
20'. 2(gesz2) 4(u) 1(asz) dabin gur
reverse
column 1
1. 4(asz) 3(barig) ar-za-na
2. ur-{d}ig-alim dumu lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
3. 9(asz) 1(barig) n 5(disz)# sila3 zi3 gur
4. kiszib3 a-tu# dub-sar he2-dab5
5. 5(asz) 2(ban2) [n] sila3 sze gur
6. giri3 ur-[{d}]lamma#
7. 3(u) 9(asz) [5(disz)] sila3 zi3 gur
8. giri3 ur-[...] x
9. kiszib3 lugal-[...]
  blank space
10. ugu2-[a ba-a-gar]
11. 4(asz) 4(barig) [1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra saga gur]
12. 5(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) nig2-[ar3-ra du gur]
13. kasz-de2-a [...]
14. kiszib3 ur#-AN-[...] dumu# si-[...]
15. dumu# [...]
  blank space
16. [...] sila3# 5(disz)# gin2# [...]
17. [3(barig)] nig2-ar3-ra [saga]
18. 6(asz) 1(barig) dabin [gur]
19. [nig2]-ba [geme2 dumu u3] he2-dab5 [u4 tusz-a]
  rest broken
column 2
1. sze-ba geme2 kikken u3 dumu
2. 4(u) 6(asz) [n] 3(ban2) gur
3. sze-ba kikken2 USZ
4. iti mu-szu-du7-ta
5. iti sze-il2-la-sze3
6. iti 1(u) la2 1(disz)-kam
7. iti diri 1(disz)-am3 sza3-ba i3-gal2
8. giri3 ur-kisal dub-sar
9. 4(barig) 3(ban2) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 zi3 gur
10. 3(asz) 2(barig) 1(disz) sila3 dabin gur
11. sze-bi 5(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 gur
12. igi 1(gesz2)-gal2-sze3 bala-ta x-ra 4(gesz2) 1(u) 9(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) la2 1(disz) sila3 gur x
13. giri3 dub#-sar zi3-da-ke4-ne
14. inim lu2-{d}nin-szubur-ta
  blank space
15. zi-ga
  blank space
16. szunigin 4(gesz2) 1(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) zi3-sig15# gur
17. sze bala-bi 4(gesz2) 1(asz) 2(barig)#? [...]
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column 3
1. [sze] bala#-bi 7(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 gur
2. szunigin [n] 2(u)#? 4(asz) 2(ban2) la2 1(disz) sila3 zi3 gur
3. szunigin# 1(gesz2) 7(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra du gur
4. szunigin 5(asz)# 2(ban2)# 5(disz) sila3 gur
5. ugu2-a ba-a-gar
6. szunigin 4(asz)# 4(barig)# 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra saga gur
7. sze bala-bi 2(asz) 2(barig) 7(disz)# 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
8. szunigin 5(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) nig2-ar3-ra du gur
9. ugu2-a ga2-ga2
10. szunigin 3(barig) nig2-ar3-ra saga
11. szunigin 6(asz) 1(barig) dabin gur
12. sze-bi 7(asz) 3(ban2) gur
13. nig2-ba geme2 dumu u3 he2-dab5 u4 tusz#-a
14. szunigin 3(gesz2) 2(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
15. sze-ba e2 kikken2
16. szunigin 5(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 gur
17. igi# 1(gesz2)#-gal2-sze3 bala# [...] x x
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column 4
1. zi-ga
2. la2-ia3 1(gesz2) gur
3. ma2 da-a
4. 6(gesz2) 1(asz) gur#
5. i3-dub
6. la2-ia3 1(gesz2) 4(u) [n] 4(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 gur
7. ur-{d}lamma dumu erin-da
8. la2-ia3 1(u) 4(asz) 4(barig) 9(disz) sila3 gur
9. lugal#-{d}anzux(|IM.MI|){muszen}
  blank space
10. [nig2-ka9]-ak# zi3-da
11. [ur-{d}]lamma# dumu erin-da
12. [...]-ta
13. [iti sze-il2]-la-sze3
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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: CTPSM 1, 246

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: GMII 1690
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2019-02-09 at 00:55:47 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2017-07-27 at 11:08:34 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2017-05-19 at 22:05:09 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2017-04-17 at 09:32:59 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-04-16 at 01:36:29 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2017-04-09 at 08:39:49 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2017-03-21 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Firth, Richard CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“CTPSM 1, 246 Artifact Entry.” 2017. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 21, 2017. https://cdli.earth/P500384.
CTPSM 1, 246 artifact entry (No. P500384). (2017, March 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P500384
CTPSM 1, 246 artifact entry (2017) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P500384 (Accessed: September 16, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-16]},
	year = {2017},
	month = {mar 21},
	title = {CTPSM 1, 246 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P500384},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P500384},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2017/3/21/
PY  - 2017
ID  - P500384
LB  - CDLI:P500384
M1  - 2025/9/16/
TI  - CTPSM 1, 246 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P500384
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CTPSM 1, 246 Artifact Entry.” 2017. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 21, 2017. https://cdli.earth/P500384.
CTPSM 1, 246 artifact entry (No. P500384). (2017, March 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P500384
CTPSM 1, 246 artifact entry (2017) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P500384 (Accessed: September 16, 2025).
@misc{2017CTPSM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-16]},
	year = {2017},
	month = {mar 21},
	title = {CTPSM 1, 246 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P500384},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P500384},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2017/3/21/
PY  - 2017
ID  - P500384
LB  - CDLI:P500384
M1  - 2025/9/16/
TI  - CTPSM 1, 246 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P500384
ER  -
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