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, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 014332

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. 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

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šulgi.45.01.00 to Šulgi.45.12.00

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P102090

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 014332
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 023105
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1896-0406-30

References

  • 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.

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
2019-01-21 at 14:02:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-12-20 at 17:24:48 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:19:32 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:05:40 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:15:05 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, 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: April 20, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“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: April 20, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102090},
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