ASJ 03, 056 05 (P102008)

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 019739

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. [n] guru7# 6(gesz2) 4(u) 4(barig) 3(ban2)# 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 sze gur {d}szul-gi
2. 3(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) ziz2 gur
3. 1(asz) 4(barig) gig gur
4. 8(asz) 4(barig) gu2-tur-tur gur
5. GAN2-gu4
6. 2(u) 8(asz) 3(barig) gur
7. sze-am3
8. 1(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) gur
9. in-de2-a
10. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 3(asz) 4(barig)#? n gur
11. 1(asz) 1(barig) ziz2 gur
12. 1(ban2) gig
13. 1(asz) 1(barig) 2(disz) sila3 gu2-tur-tur gur
14. GAN2 apin-la2
15. 1(u) 4(asz) gur
16. sze# kar-ra
17. x gibil
  rest broken
column 2
1. mu us2-sa an-sza-an{ki} ba-hul
2. 1(gesz2) 8(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) gur
3. sze-ba ug3-IL2
4. guru7-a tak4-a
5. 7(asz) la2-ia3 su-ga u4-da-ga
6. ki nam-mah dumu ur-{gesz}gigir-ta
7. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(asz) gur
8. diri? guru7
9. giri3 lu2-{d}gesz-bar-e3#
  blank space
10. [szunigin n ... gur]
11. [sza3-bi-ta]
  rest broken
column 3
1. 2(szar2) 4(bur'u) 1(bur3) GAN2 3(asz) gur-ta
2. 3(bur3) 2(esze3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 {gesz}gaba-tab 2(asz) 3(ban2)-ta
3. sze-numun mur-gu4-bi 8(gesz2) 4(u) 1(asz) 3(ban2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
4. 1(esze3) 1/2(iku) GAN2 2(asz) 3(ban2)-ta
5. gu2-numun-bi 3(barig) 4(ban2) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
6. mur-gu4-bi 1(barig) 3(ban2) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
7. GAN2 uru4-a
8. [n] 2(u) 1(barig) gur
9. ugula sanga [{d}]nin-mar{ki}
10. 4(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) gur
11. ugula sanga {d}dumu#-zi
12. 1(u) 3(asz) gur#
  rest broken
column 4
1. 4(u) 6(asz) [... gur]
2. ugula sanga {d}x-[...]
3. 9(asz) 1(barig) gur#
4. ugula sanga {d}nin-dar-a
5. kiszib3 ur-sa-gara2-an-ka
6. szabra-e2 {d}nin-dar-a
7. 3(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) gur
8. kiszib3 {d}ga2-tum3-du10-<<ga2>>-i3-sa6
9. ugula sanga {d}ga2-tum3-du10
  blank space
10. ug3-IL2 u3 [...]
11. szuszin{ki} x [...]
12. 1(u) 2(asz) gur#
13. kiszib3 ur-{d}[...]
14. iti szu-[numun ...]
15. ugula x [...]
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x
2'. [...]
3'. [...]
4'. [...] x
5'. [...] x
6'. [x] {d}nin-dar-a dub-sar
7'. nu-dab5-me#
8'. 2(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 2(u) [...]-ke4 szu ba-[ti]
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. x{ki#} du# [...]
2'. szunigin 2(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) gur#
3'. sze-ba ug3-IL2 gir2-su{ki}-ta gen-na
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. 3(asz) [...]
2'. zi-[ga?]
3'. 3(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) x [...] 1(disz) sila3 sze gur#
4'. 5(asz) 3(ban2) ziz2 gur
5'. 1(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) gig gur
6'. 1(u) 9(asz) 9(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gu2-tur-tur gur
column 4
  blank space
1. nig2-ka9-ak#
2. sze szuszin[{ki}]
3. lu2-{d}gesz-bar-e3 dumu ur2-ra-dingir
4. iti GAN2-<masz>-ta
5. iti sze-il2-la-sze3
6. iti 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
7. ur-{d}lamma
8. ensi2
9. mu {d}nanna kar-zi-da e2-a-na ba-an-kux(KWU147)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šulgi.35.00.00 to Šulgi.36.12.00 (us2 year)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P102008

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 019739
Accession Number 1895-10-16, 0022

External resources

References

  • primary: ASJ 3, p.37-61, p. 56 5

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

  • citation: ASJ 11, p.113-144, p. 122

    [Maekawa1989agricultural-6] Maekawa, Kazuya. 1989. “The Agricultural Texts of Ur III Lagash of the British Museum (VI).” Acta Sumerologica 11: 113–44.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 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
2017-03-03 at 09:52:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:41:51 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2012-09-03 at 21:43:34 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:19:27 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:05:37 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:42:28 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:15:03 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“ASJ 03, 056 05 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P102008.
ASJ 03, 056 05 artifact entry (No. P102008). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102008 (Original work published 2001)
ASJ 03, 056 05 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102008 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“ASJ 03, 056 05 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P102008.
ASJ 03, 056 05 artifact entry (No. P102008). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102008 (Original work published 2001)
ASJ 03, 056 05 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102008 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {ASJ 03, 056 05 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P102008},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102008},
}

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