ASJ 02, 009 15 (P101918)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 015101

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. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 7(asz) 1(barig) mun gur lugal
 en: 87 gur 1 barig salt,
2. ba-ri2 6(disz) sila3 im-tur
 en: the barig reduced by 6 sila3,
3. sag sag3-ga-bi 8(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gur
 en: its struck head: 8 gur 3 barig 2 ban2 8 sila3;
  calculation: 26160/10 = 2616 (text has 2608)
4. 6(asz) 1(ban2) gazi gur
 en: 6 gur 1 ban2 sumac,
reverse
1. ba-ri2-ga 2(ban2) im-tur
 en: the barig reduced by 2 ban2,
2. sag sag3-ga-bi 2(asz) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur
 en: its struck head: 2 gur 3 1/3 sila3;
  calculation: 1810/20 = 603 1/3
3. 1(barig) 3(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 {u2}x
 en: 1 barig 3 ban2 3 sila3 x-plant,
4. sag sag3-ga-bi 3(ban2) 9(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
 en: its struck head: 3 ban2 9 1/2 sila3;
  calculation: unclear, ad hoc? (1/2 would be 46 1/2)
5. nig2-gal2-la
 en: goods on hand,
6. ki ka-a2-na
 en: from Ka-ana,
7. giri3 ARAD2-da-ni
 en: via ARADdani;
left
1. iti ezem-{d}li9-si4
 en: month: “Festival of Lisi.”

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P101918

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 015101
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 022643
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.15101
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1896-0408-296

References

  • primary: ASJ 2, p.1-36, p. 9 15

    [Gomi1980BM1] Gomi, Tohru. 1980. “Neo-Sumerian Administrative Tablets in the British Museum, I.” Acta Sumerologica 2: 1–36.

  • history: Fs Hirsch = WZKM 86, p.143-150, p. 144

    [Gomi1996difference] Gomi, Tohru. 1996. “On Various Expressions for ‘Difference’ in Neo-Sumerian Texts.” Wiener Zeitschrift Für Die Kunde Des Morgenlandes 86: 143–50.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2012-04-10 at 08:23:33 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:19:16 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:05:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:15:01 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“ASJ 02, 009 15 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P101918.
ASJ 02, 009 15 artifact entry (No. P101918). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P101918 (Original work published 2001)
ASJ 02, 009 15 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P101918 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {ASJ 02, 009 15 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P101918},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P101918},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“ASJ 02, 009 15 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P101918.
ASJ 02, 009 15 artifact entry (No. P101918). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P101918 (Original work published 2001)
ASJ 02, 009 15 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P101918 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2023ASJ,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {ASJ 02, 009 15 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P101918},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P101918},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P101918
LB  - CDLI:P101918
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - ASJ 02, 009 15 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P101918
ER  -
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