AnOr 45, 318 58 (P101710)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 014622

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
column 1
1. [...] 4(u) <ninda> mer hi
2. [...] 4(disz) kur hi
3. 1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 bar 3(iku) ki
4. a-sza3 9(bur3) 3(iku) GAN2
5. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) <gur>
6. 1(bur3) 1/4(iku) GAN2 4(asz) 1(barig)
7. 1(bur3) 5(iku) GAN2 3(asz) 3(barig)
8. 1(bur3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 2(asz) 3(barig)
9. [x] 2(esze3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 [x] 1(barig)
10. [...] x x x [...]
column 2
1. sze#-bi 2(gesz2) 4(u) 6(asz) 4(ban2)?
2. ziz2-bi 1(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2)?
3. ab-ba-mu engar
4. a-sza3 x-mah szabra
5. 2(gesz2) 4(u) mer hi
6. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) kur hi
7. 2(bur3) 3(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 bar 1(bur3) 4(iku) <ki>
8. a-sza3 1(bur'u) 1(iku) 1/4(iku) [GAN2]
9. sze-bi [...]
10. lu5#?-[... engar]
reverse
column 1
1. [...] x [...]
2. 1(barig) 1(ban2) x GAN2# x
3. 1(bur3)? 4(iku) [GAN2] x
4. 1(iku)? 5(ban2) x [GAN2] 1(asz) 3(barig)#
5. x x x [GAN2] 1(asz) 2(barig)#
6. 4(bur3)? 2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)
7. 2(bur3) 1(esze3) 1/2(iku) GAN2 su3
8. sze-bi x 1(barig) 2(ban2)
9. x-giri3 a2 ga2-ga2#
column 2
1. x [...] x x
2. GAN2-gu4 x [...] x
3. ugula x [...] x
4. gu4 {d}[...]
1 line blank
5. giri3 ba-[...]
1 line blank
6. mu us2-sa si-mu-ur4-ru{ki} lu-lu-bu-um a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz)-kam-asz ba-hul

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Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: AnOr 45, p. 318 58

[Pettinato1969rundenTafeln] Pettinato, Giovanni. 1969. Texte Zur Verwaltung Der Landwirtschaft in Der Ur-III Zeit. « Die Runden Tafeln ». Analecta Orientalia 45. Roma: Pontificium Institutum Biblicum.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 014622
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.45.00.00 (us2 year)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-19 at 16:23:06	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-07-19 at 16:20:57	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
2011-07-22 at 13:18:57	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2011-05-02 at 14:05:23	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:14:57	CDLI	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI		CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (015703) (015703)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.14622) (BM.14622)
The British Museum Collection (W_1896-0407-11) (W_1896-0407-11)

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Cite this Artifact

“AnOr 45, 318 58 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P101710.

AnOr 45, 318 58 artifact entry (No. P101710). (2024, July 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P101710 (Original work published 2001)

AnOr 45, 318 58 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P101710 (Accessed: December 31, 2025).

@misc{2024AnOr,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-31]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 19},
	title = {AnOr 45, 318 58 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P101710},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P101710},
}

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DA  - 2024/7/19/
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M1  - 2025/12/31/
TI  - AnOr 45, 318 58 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“AnOr 45, 318 58 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P101710.

AnOr 45, 318 58 artifact entry (No. P101710). (2024, July 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P101710 (Original work published 2001)

AnOr 45, 318 58 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P101710 (Accessed: December 31, 2025).

@misc{2024AnOr,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-31]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 19},
	title = {AnOr 45, 318 58 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P101710},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P101710},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/19/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P101710
LB  - CDLI:P101710
M1  - 2025/12/31/
TI  - AnOr 45, 318 58 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P101710
ER  -