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ASJ 08, 113 30 (P102230)

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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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 024973

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. 2(gesz2) 4(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) sze gur lugal
2. sze gesz e3-a
3. 3(asz) sze mun-gazi
4. lugal-sa6 engar
5. a-sza3 a-gar3-{d}szakkan2
6. 6(gesz2) 8(asz) gur
7. sze gesz e3-a
8. 4(asz) sze mun-gazi gur
9. gu4-KU engar
10. a-sza3# gir2-nun
11. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) gur
12. sze gesz e3-a
13. 2(asz) sze mun-gazi gur
14. ur-mes engar
15. a-sza3 a-sag-du3-du
16. ugula lu2-{d}nin-szubur
17. 6(gesz2) 1(u) 8(asz) 3(barig) gur
18. sze gesz e3-a
19. e2 nig2-gur11 engar
20. a-sza3 gir2-nun
21. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 5(asz) gur
22. sze gesz e3-a
23. ur-sa6-ga engar
24. a-sza3 dam
25. 2(gesz2) 4(u) 7(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 gur
26. sze gesz e3-a
column 2
1. 3(asz) sze mun-gazi gur
2. ur-{d}lamma engar
3. a-sza3 dur9{ur3}-re-gar-ra
4. ugula lugal-ku3-ga-ni
5. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 9(asz) 2(barig) gur
6. sze gesz e3-a
7. 3(asz) sze mun-gazi gur
8. ur-{d}igi-zi-bar-ra engar
9. a-sza3 {gesz}geszimmar du3-a
10. 2(u) 2(asz) gur
11. sze gesz e3-a
12. lu2-giri17-zal dumu tur3-bi
13. a-sza3 a-ba-al-la
14. ugula [...] x
15. 3(gesz2) 1(u) 2(asz) [...] gur
16. sze gesz e3#-a
17. inim-{d}inanna engar
18. a-sza3 gaba kur-NE-[...] a-sza3 gi#?-[...]
19. 7(gesz2) 2(u) 1(asz) [x x gur]
20. sze gesz e3#-[a]
21. 4(asz) sze mun#-[gazi gur]
22. ur-{d}ba-ba6 engar#
23. a-sza3 gir2-nun
24. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) gur#
25. sze gesz e3#-[a]
26. 2(asz) sze mun#-[gazi gur]
27. lugal-x-[... engar]
reverse
column 1
1. a-sza3 [...]
2. ugula [...]
3. 7(gesz2) 3(u) 1(asz) [x x gur]
4. sze gesz e3-[a]
5. ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-[da]
6. a-sza3 gir2-[nun]
7. 4(gesz2) 2(u) 3(asz) 1(barig) 5(disz) sila3 gur
8. sze gesz e3-a
9. 3(asz) sze mun-gazi gur#
10. lu2-uru11{ki} engar#
11. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 7(asz) gur
12. sze gesz e3-a
13. 3(asz) sze mun-gazi gur
14. lu2#-sa6-ga engar
15. 4(gesz2) 2(u) 7(asz) gur
16. sze gesz e3-a
17. 3(asz) sze mun-gazi gur
18. igi-an-na-ke4-zu engar
19. a-sza3 a-sag-du3-du
20. 3(gesz2) 3(u) 2(asz) gur
21. sze gesz e3-a
22. 3(asz) sze mun-gazi gur
23. ka-ku3 engar
24. a-sza3 dur9{ur3}-re-gar-ra
25. ugula {d}utu-mu
26. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 6(asz) 5(ban2) [...] 2(disz) sila3 gur
27. sze gesz e3-a
28. 2(asz) sze mun-gazi gur
29. ur-{d}iszkur engar
column 2
1. a-sza3 iri-ni
2. 2(gesz2) 4(u) 9(asz) 4(barig) gur
3. sze gesz e3-a
4. 3(asz) sze mun-gazi gur
5. lu2-{d}ba-ba6 engar dumu tur3-bi
6. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 4(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
7. sze gesz e3-a
8. ur-{d}szakkan2 engar
9. a-[sza3 a]-sag#-du3-du
10. 1(gesz2) [x] 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3# gur
11. sze [gesz] e3#-a
12. da-da# engar
13. a-sza3 iri-ni
14. ugula lu2-x-x-x
15. 5(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) gur#
16. sze x x [...] x x x x
17. 5(asz) 4(barig) x la2-a x-ra
  blank space
18. szunigin 1(szar2) 6(gesz2) 3(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 gur
19. sze gesz e3-a
20. szunigin 3(u) 8(asz) gur
21. sze mun-gazi
22. e2 {d}nin-gir2-su-ka
23. ugula {d}utu-mu szabra
  blank space
24. mu us2-sa e2 puzur4-isz-da-gan ba-du3-a

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: ASJ 8, p.85-120, p. 113 30

    [Maekawa1986agricultural3] Maekawa, Kazuya. 1986. “The Agricultural Texts of Ur III Lagash of the British Museum (III).” Acta Sumerologica 8: 85–120.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 024973
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.40.00.00 (us2 year)
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  • Accounting Period: 0

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 09:52:13 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:09:26 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2013-07-22 at 12:41:16 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-07-22 at 12:40:11 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-09-04 at 12:39:04 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:19:51 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:05:48 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:44:08 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:15:14 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 08, 113 30 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P102230.
ASJ 08, 113 30 artifact entry (No. P102230). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102230 (Original work published 2001)
ASJ 08, 113 30 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102230 (Accessed: April 19, 2025).
@misc{2023ASJ,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {ASJ 08, 113 30 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P102230},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102230},
}


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