AAS 169 (P100149)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in College de France, Paris, France

Museum Collection(s)

College de France, Paris, France

Museum Number

CFC 129

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

39.0 mm × 34.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3 u4 3(disz)-kam sza3-iri
2. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 kaskal
3. ka5-a sukkal
4. sa-bu-um{ki}-sze3 du-ni
5. 1(ban2) zi3! u4 2(disz)-kam
6. szu-{d}en-lil2 dumu nu-banda3
7. 1(ban2) zi3 u4 2(disz)-kam
8. kal-la-mu aga3-us2-gal
9. [...]{ki}-ta du-ni
  (bottom gone)
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. 1(ban2) [...]
2'. da-da-ni dumu nu-banda3
3'. 4(disz) sila3 zi3 u4 2(disz)-kam
4'. e-la-nu-id lu2 kas4
5'. sa-bu-um{ki}-ta du-ni
6'. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 sza3-iri
7'. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 kaskal-sze3
8'. szu-ku-bu-um aga3-us2-gal
left
1. szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni
2. iti gu4-ra2-bi2-[mu2-mu2 u4 x-kam]

Textual annotations

#new_text=P100149 # ID FORM LEMMA UPOSTAG XPOSTAG FEATS HEAD DEPREL DEPS MISC 1 1(ban2) 1(ban)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 2 5(disz) 5(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 3 sila3 sila[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 4 zi3 zid[flour] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 5 u4 ud[day] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 6 3(disz)-kam 3(disz)[one] NUM NU Case=Gen _ _ _ _ 7 sza3-iri Sza'iri[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 8 5(disz) 5(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 9 sila3 sila[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 10 zi3 zid[flour] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 11 kaskal kaskal[journey] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 12 ka5-a Kaya[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 13 sukkal sukkal[secretary] NOUN N Number=Sing|Animacy=Hum _ _ _ _ 14 sa-bu-um{ki}-sze3 Sabum[1] PROPN SN Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 15 du-ni du[go] VERB V Person=3|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 16 1(ban2) 1(ban)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 17 zi3 zid[flour] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 18 u4 ud[day] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 19 2(disz)-kam 2(disz)[one] NUM NU Case=Gen _ _ _ _ 20 szu-{d}en-lil2 Szu'enlil[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 21 dumu dumu[child] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 22 nu-banda3 nubanda[overseer] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Gen|Animacy=Hum _ _ _ _ 23 1(ban2) 1(ban)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 24 zi3 zid[flour] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 25 u4 ud[day] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 26 2(disz)-kam 2(disz)[one] NUM NU Case=Gen _ _ _ _ 27 kal-la-mu Kalamu[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 28 aga3-us2-gal aga'usgal[head_soldier] NOUN N Number=Sing|Animacy=Hum _ _ _ _ 29 ...{ki}-ta _[1] PROPN SN Number=Sing|Case=Abl _ _ _ _ 30 du-ni du[go] VERB V Person=3|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 31 1(ban2) 1(ban)[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 32 ... _[_] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 33 da-da-ni Dadani[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 34 dumu dumu[child] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 35 nu-banda3 nubanda[overseer] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Gen|Animacy=Hum _ _ _ _ 36 4(disz) 4(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 37 sila3 sila[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 38 zi3 zid[flour] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 39 u4 ud[day] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 40 2(disz)-kam 2(disz)[one] NUM NU Case=Gen _ _ _ _ 41 e-la-nu-id Elanu'id[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 42 lu2 lu[person] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 43 kas4 kas[runner] NOUN N Number=Sing|Animacy=Hum _ _ _ _ 44 sa-bu-um{ki}-ta Sabum[1] PROPN SN Number=Sing|Case=Abl _ _ _ _ 45 du-ni du[go] VERB V Person=3|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 46 5(disz) 5(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 47 sila3 sila[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 48 zi3 zid[flour] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 49 sza3-iri Sza'iri[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 50 5(disz) 5(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 51 sila3 sila[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 52 zi3 zid[flour] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 53 kaskal-sze3 kaskal[journey] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 54 szu-ku-bu-um Szukubum[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 55 aga3-us2-gal aga'usgal[head_soldier] NOUN N Number=Sing|Animacy=Hum _ _ _ _ 56 szuszin{ki}-sze3 Szuszin[1] PROPN SN Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 57 du-ni du[go] VERB V Person=3|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 58 iti iti[month] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 59 gu4-ra2-bi2-mu2-mu2 Gurabimumu[1] PROPN MN Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 60 u4 ud[day] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 61 x-kam _(_)[_] NUM NU Case=Gen _ _ _ _

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/P100149

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 39.0 mm × 34.0 mm × 20.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation 50% (Surface: Excellent)

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) College de France, Paris, France
Museum Number CFC 129
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 015890

References

  • primary: AAS, 169

    [Gregoire1970AAS] Grégoire, Jean-Pierre. 1970. Archives Administratives Sumériennes. Paris: Paul Geuthner.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2022-12-04 at 11:30:39 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Annotation McGrath, William; Wang Jinyan Machine Translation and Automated Analysis of Cuneiform Languages Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:16:37 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:04:00 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:14:28 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“AAS 169 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P100149.
AAS 169 artifact entry (No. P100149). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100149
AAS 169 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100149 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2001AAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {AAS 169 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P100149},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P100149},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P100149
LB  - CDLI:P100149
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - AAS 169 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P100149
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“AAS 169 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P100149.
AAS 169 artifact entry (No. P100149). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100149
AAS 169 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100149 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2001AAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {AAS 169 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P100149},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P100149},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P100149
LB  - CDLI:P100149
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - AAS 169 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P100149
ER  -
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