AION 31, 171 01 (P100304)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 014411

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 7(asz) gu2
2. esir2 a-ba-al si-ga
3. 1(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 1(u) 2(asz) gu2 esir2 hur-sag
4. 3(asz) 3(barig) esir2 E2-A gur lugal
5. ma2-ad-ga-ta
6. giri3 ur-{d}dumu-zi szesz tul2-ta
reverse
1. 3(gesz2) 3(u) 9(asz) gu2 esir2 had2
2. gu2-ab-ba{ki}-ta
3. 2(gesz2) 1(u) gu2 esir2 had2
4. ma2-bi 2(disz)-am3
5. gir2-su{ki}-a ba-gul
6. a-ru-a {d}nin-mar{ki}
7. gu2-ab-ba{ki}-ta
8. e2-kikken ba-an-ku4?
9. mu us2-sa ki-masz
10. giri3 ma-an-szum2

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P100304

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 014411
Accession Number

External resources

References

  • primary: AION 31, 171 01

    [Sauren1971AION31] Sauren, Herbert. 1971. “Zu Den Wirtschaftsurkunden Des Musée d’Art et d’Histoire. II.” Annali Dell’Istituto Orientale Di Napoli 31: 165–82.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-24 at 15:52:20 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:16:53 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:04:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:14:30 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“AION 31, 171 01 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 24, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P100304.
AION 31, 171 01 artifact entry (No. P100304). (2024, October 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100304 (Original work published 2001)
AION 31, 171 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100304 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P100304},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“AION 31, 171 01 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 24, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P100304.
AION 31, 171 01 artifact entry (No. P100304). (2024, October 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100304 (Original work published 2001)
AION 31, 171 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100304 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 24},
	title = {AION 31, 171 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P100304},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P100304},
}

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PY  - 2024
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