ASJ 03, 172 166 (P102090)
Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 014332Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 3(ban2) sze lugal zah3 nin-a-zu
2. a-ru-a ur-{d}pa-bil3
3. zah3 3(ban2) {d}ba-ba6-eb2-gu-ul
4. a-ru-a ur-{d}ba-ba6 ku3-dim2
5. zah3 3(ban2) nin-lu2-sa6-sa6
6. a-ru-a la-la sipa
7. usz2 3(ban2) {d}ba-ba6-eb2-gu-ul
8. a-ru-a ma-ra-ka-ni
9. zah3 3(ban2) nin-ku3-zu
10. zah3 3(ban2) nin-u4-a-zal
11. a-ru-a lu2-{d}gesz-bar-e3 dumu ur2-dingir
12. zah3 3(ban2) e2-unu{ki}-ge
13. a-ru-a eb-la-a szum2-pu2-pu2
14. zah3 3(ban2) nin-a-zu
15. a-ru-a lugal-ezem
16. zah3 3(ban2) {d}ba-ba6-ta-lu2
17. a-ru-a a-tu dam-gar3
18. iti GAN2-masz-ta
19. [zah3?] 3(ban2) {d}ba-ba6-lu2-ti
20. [a]-ru-a ur-{d}ba-ba6 e2-udu#?
reverse
1. [zah3?] 2(ban2) nin-en-kusz2
2. [a]-ru#-a ka5-a unu3
3. [iti] ezem-{d}dumu-zi-ta
4. zah3 3(ban2) {d}ba-ba6-ki-sza-ra
5. a-ru-a ur-nig2 dumu be-li2
6. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6-ta
7. usz2 3(ban2) nin-lu2-sa6-sa6
8. a-ru-a a-kal-la dumu ku-li
9. zah3 3(ban2) nin-en-kusz2
10. a-ru-a lu2-uru11{ki} ra2-gaba
11. zah3 3(ban2) nin-{d}lamma-mu
12. zah3 3(ban2) bi2-du11-i3-sa6
13. a-ru-a ab-ba-gin7
14. zah3 3(ban2) ku3-{d}ba-ba6
15. iti sze-il2-la
16. szunigin 1(u) la2 1(disz) geme2 3(ban2)-ta
17. iti GAN2-masz-ta
18. szunigin 1(disz) geme2 3(ban2)
19. szunigin 1(disz) dumu 2(ban2)
20. iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi-ta
21. szunigin 1(disz) geme2 3(ban2)
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22. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6-ta
23. szunigin 5(disz) geme2 3(ban2)-ta
24. iti sze-il2-la
25. sze-bi 1(u) 2(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) gur
26. guru7-a tak4 geme2 usz-bar
27. ugula ur-si-gar
left
column 1
1. giri3 lugal-ki-gal-la
2. ba-zi dumu szesz-szesz
3. u3 ur-e2-ninnu
column 2
1. mu ur-bi2-lum{ki} ba-hul
obverse
1. 3(ban2) sze lugal zah3 nin-a-zu
2. a-ru-a ur-{d}pa-bil3
3. zah3 3(ban2) {d}ba-ba6-eb2-gu-ul
4. a-ru-a ur-{d}ba-ba6 ku3-dim2
5. zah3 3(ban2) nin-lu2-sa6-sa6
6. a-ru-a la-la sipa
7. usz2 3(ban2) {d}ba-ba6-eb2-gu-ul
8. a-ru-a ma-ra-ka-ni
9. zah3 3(ban2) nin-ku3-zu
10. zah3 3(ban2) nin-u4-a-zal
11. a-ru-a lu2-{d}gesz-bar-e3 dumu ur2-dingir
12. zah3 3(ban2) e2-unu{ki}-ge
13. a-ru-a eb-la-a szum2-pu2-pu2
14. zah3 3(ban2) nin-a-zu
15. a-ru-a lugal-ezem
16. zah3 3(ban2) {d}ba-ba6-ta-lu2
17. a-ru-a a-tu dam-gar3
18. iti GAN2-masz-ta
19. [zah3?] 3(ban2) {d}ba-ba6-lu2-ti
20. [a]-ru-a ur-{d}ba-ba6 e2-udu#?
reverse
1. [zah3?] 2(ban2) nin-en-kusz2
2. [a]-ru#-a ka5-a unu3
3. [iti] ezem-{d}dumu-zi-ta
4. zah3 3(ban2) {d}ba-ba6-ki-sza-ra
5. a-ru-a ur-nig2 dumu be-li2
6. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6-ta
7. usz2 3(ban2) nin-lu2-sa6-sa6
8. a-ru-a a-kal-la dumu ku-li
9. zah3 3(ban2) nin-en-kusz2
10. a-ru-a lu2-uru11{ki} ra2-gaba
11. zah3 3(ban2) nin-{d}lamma-mu
12. zah3 3(ban2) bi2-du11-i3-sa6
13. a-ru-a ab-ba-gin7
14. zah3 3(ban2) ku3-{d}ba-ba6
15. iti sze-il2-la
16. szunigin 1(u) la2 1(disz) geme2 3(ban2)-ta
17. iti GAN2-masz-ta
18. szunigin 1(disz) geme2 3(ban2)
19. szunigin 1(disz) dumu 2(ban2)
20. iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi-ta
21. szunigin 1(disz) geme2 3(ban2)
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22. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6-ta
23. szunigin 5(disz) geme2 3(ban2)-ta
24. iti sze-il2-la
25. sze-bi 1(u) 2(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) gur
26. guru7-a tak4 geme2 usz-bar
27. ugula ur-si-gar
left
column 1
1. giri3 lugal-ki-gal-la
2. ba-zi dumu szesz-szesz
3. u3 ur-e2-ninnu
column 2
1. mu ur-bi2-lum{ki} ba-hul
Consult previous versions and their differences
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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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: ASJ 3, p.149-184, p. 172 166
[Gomi1981BM2] Gomi, Tohru. 1981. “Neo-Sumerian Administrative Tablets in the British Museum, II.” Acta Sumerologica 3: 149–84.
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 014332
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- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šulgi.45.01.00, Šulgi.45.06.00, Šulgi.45.08.00, Šulgi.45.12.00
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- Date Comments:
- Accounting Period: Šulgi.45.01.00 to Šulgi.45.12.00
| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2019-01-21 at 14:02:35 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2017-03-03 at 09:52:11 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2015-12-20 at 17:24:48 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 13:19:32 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:05:40 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:15:05 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (023105) (023105)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1896-0406-30) (W_1896-0406-30)
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Cite this Artifact
“ASJ 03, 172 166 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P102090.
ASJ 03, 172 166 artifact entry (No. P102090). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102090 (Original work published 2001)
ASJ 03, 172 166 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102090 (Accessed: September 13, 2025).
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