ASJ 02, 026 76 (P101981)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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 013710

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(gesz2) 2(u) 8(asz) 3(ban2) sze gur lugal
2. kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su dumu ARAD2-mu
3. 3(gesz2) gur
reverse
1. lu2-es3-sa2
2. szu ba-ti
3. giri3 a-ab-ba
  blank space
4. mu us2-sa bad3 ma-da ba-du3
envelope
obverse
5. [4(gesz2) 2(u) 8(asz) 3(ban2) sze gur lugal]
6. [kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su dumu ARAD2-mu]
  blank space
7. 3(gesz2) gur lu2-es3-sa2
8. szu ba-ti
9. giri3 a-ab-ba
reverse
1. [...] u4-bar-ra
  blank space
2. mu us2-sa bad3 ma#-da ba-du3
seal 1
  (legend broken)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P101981

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
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 013710
Accession Number

External resources

References

  • primary: ASJ 2, p.1-36, p. 26 76

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2013-06-07 at 12:25:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:19:24 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:05:33 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:42:19 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:15:02 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, 026 76 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P101981.
ASJ 02, 026 76 artifact entry (No. P101981). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P101981 (Original work published 2001)
ASJ 02, 026 76 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P101981 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {ASJ 02, 026 76 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P101981},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“ASJ 02, 026 76 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P101981.
ASJ 02, 026 76 artifact entry (No. P101981). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P101981 (Original work published 2001)
ASJ 02, 026 76 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P101981 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {ASJ 02, 026 76 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P101981},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P101981},
}

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DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P101981
LB  - CDLI:P101981
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - ASJ 02, 026 76 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P101981
ER  - 
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