ASJ 03, 055 04 (P102007)

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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British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 012398

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

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column 1
1. 3(bur'u) 9(bur3) 2(esze3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur lugal-ta
2. 1(bur3) GAN2 gig 1(asz)-ta
3. mur-gu4-bi 2(barig) 3(ban2)
4. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 ziz2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
5. 9(bur3) 1(esze3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 bala-a 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
6. 3(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) gur a2 lu2 hun-ga2
  blank space
7. a-sza3 e2-gibil4-le
8. 2(bur'u) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
9. 7(bur3) 4(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 bala-a 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
10. [...] 3(disz) sila3 gur [...]
column 2
1. 2(bur'u) 2(bur3) 1(esze3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
2. 3(iku) GAN2 gig 1(asz)-ta
3. mur-gu4-bi 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
4. 1(esze3) GAN2 ziz2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
5. 4(bur3) 2(esze3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 bala-a 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
6. 1(u) 8(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) gur a2 lu2 hun-ga2
7. a-sza3 gi-bi
8. 3(bur'u) 5(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
9. 6(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
10. 1(bur'u) 1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 bala-a 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
  blank space
11. a-sza3 sahar-dub-ba
12. [...] GAN2# 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
column 3
1. 1(u) 4(asz) 2(barig) gur a2 lu2# [hun-ga2]
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2. a-sza3 ar-sza-ti-a-{d}nin-dar-a
3. 5(bur'u) 5(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
4. 7(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
5. 2(esze3) GAN2 gig 1(asz) 1(barig)-ta
6. mur-gu4-bi 2(barig)
7. 1(bur'u) 6(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 bala-a 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
8. 8(asz) gur a2 lu2 hun-ga2
  blank space
9. a-sza3 du6-ge6-ge6
10. 1(bur'u) 3(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
11. 5(bur3) GAN2 {gesz}gaba-tab 1(asz) 1(barig)-ta
  blank space
12. a-sza3 e-e2
13. 7(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
14. 1(bur'u) 4(bur3) 2(esze3) 5(iku) 1/4(iku) [GAN2 ...]
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column 1
1. 4(bur'u) 3(bur3) [...] GAN2 {gesz}gaba-tab [1(asz) 1(barig)]-ta
2. 2(u) a2 lu2 hun-ga2
3. giri3 ur-{d}nisaba dumu ma-an-ze2
  blank space
4. a-sza3 gi-lugal
5. 2(bur3) 2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
  blank space
6. a-sza3 nig2-ga2-la-ga
7. 4(u) 7(disz) amar 2(barig)-ta
8. sze-bi 1(u) 8(asz) 4(barig) gur
9. 3(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) gur si u3 esz2-giri17
10. 1(gesz2) 5(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) erin2 sza3-gu4 GAN2 nu-uru4-me
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11. szunigin 3(szar2) 2(bur'u) [...] 3(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 [1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta]
column 2
1. [szunigin x x x GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta]
2. [szunigin x x x GAN2 {gesz}gaba-tab 1(asz) 1(barig)-ta]
3. [szunigin x x x GAN2 1(asz)-ta]
4. sze-bi 8(gesz2) 2(asz) [...] sila3 gur
5. ziz2-bi 6(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
6. gig-bi 3(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) gur
7. mur-gu4-bi 1(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
8. szunigin 1(szar2) 8(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 bala-a 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
9. sze-bi 1(gesz2) 4(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
10. szunigin 3(gesz2) 6(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur a2 lu2 hun-ga2
11. szunigin 4(u) 7(disz) amar 2(barig)-ta
12. sze-bi 1(u) 8(asz) 4(barig) gur
13. szunigin 3(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) gur si u3 esz2-giri17
column 3
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1. nig2-ka9-ak
2. sze-numun mur-gu4
3. a2 lu2 hun-ga2
4. u3 sze amar
5. zi-ga
6. ugula sanga {d}nansze
7. ur-{d}lamma
8. ensi2
9. mu kar2-har{ki} a-ra2 3(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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: ASJ 3, p.37-61, p. 55 4

    [Maekawa1981agricultural-1] Maekawa, Kazuya. 1981. “The Agricultural Texts of Ur III Lagash of the British Museum (I).” Acta Sumerologica 3: 37–61.

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  • Museum No.: BM 012398
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
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 View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:23 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:41:51 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:19:27 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:05:37 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:42:27 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:15:03 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“ASJ 03, 055 04 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P102007.
ASJ 03, 055 04 artifact entry (No. P102007). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102007 (Original work published 2001)
ASJ 03, 055 04 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102007 (Accessed: June 12, 2025).
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	month = {oct 28},
	title = {ASJ 03, 055 04 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P102007},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102007},
}


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