ASJ 04, 116 17 (P102156)

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 019033

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

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 4(bur3) 5(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2
2. 1(esze3) 5(iku) GAN2 gig
3. 2(esze3) 5(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 su3
4. sze-bi 2(gesz2) 5(u) 7(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur
5. gig-bi
6. lu2-gir2-nun engar
7. 5(bur3) 1/4(iku) GAN2
8. 4(iku) GAN2 gig
9. 2(esze3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 su3
10. sze-bi 2(gesz2) 3(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur
11. gig-bi
12. engar
13. 3(bur3) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2
14. 2(esze3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 su3
15. sze-bi 1(gesz2) 3(u) 5(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
16. sza3-gu2-bi engar
17. GAN2-gu4 ur-{d}igi-zi-bar-ra
18. szuku engar nu-u3-ta-zi
column 2
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1. szunigin 1(bur'u) 2(bur3) 1(esze3) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2
2. szunigin 2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 gig
3. szunigin 2(bur3) 2(esze3) 1/2(iku) GAN2 su3
4. sze-bi 7(gesz2) 5(asz) 5(ban2) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
5. gig-bi
6. gu4-bi 3(disz)
7. ugula nam-mah
8. 5(bur3) 2(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2
9. 1(esze3) 5(iku) GAN2 su3
10. sze-bi 3(gesz2) 4(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur
11. ur-gu engar
12. 2(bur3) GAN2
13. 1(esze3) GAN2 su3
reverse
column 1
1. sze-bi 5(u) 4(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur
2. engar
3. 3(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2
4. 2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 gig
5. 2(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 su3
6. sze-bi 2(gesz2) 3(u) 1(asz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) <sila3> gur
7. gig-bi
8. lugal-pa-e3# engar#
9. GAN2-gu4 [...]
10. szuku engar-ra nu-u3-ta-zi
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11. szunigin 1(bur'u) 1(bur3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2
12. szunigin 3(bur3) 1(esze3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 su3
13. szunigin 2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 gig
14. sze-bi 6(gesz2) 3(u) 4(barig) 5(ban2) gur
15. gig-bi
16. gu4-bi 3(disz)
17. ugula ur-{d}ig-alim
column 2
1. 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 3(u) 6(asz) 4(ban2) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gu4-bi 6(disz)
2. GAN2 kab2-du11-ga
3. a-sza3 e-su-dar
4. ugula nam-mah
5. u3 ur-{d}ig-alim
6. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul mu us2-sa-a-bi

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: ASJ 4, p.85-127, p. 116 17

    [Maekawa1982agricultural-2] Maekawa, Kazuya. 1982. “The Agricultural Texts of Ur III Lagash of the British Museum (II).” Acta Sumerologica 4: 85–127.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 019033
  • Accession No.: 1895-10-12, 0011

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.48.00.00 (us2-us2 year)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg 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 09:52:12 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:19:36 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:05:43 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:43:45 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:15:12 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 04, 116 17 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P102156.
ASJ 04, 116 17 artifact entry (No. P102156). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102156 (Original work published 2001)
ASJ 04, 116 17 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102156 (Accessed: July 8, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {ASJ 04, 116 17 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P102156},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102156},
}


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