ASJ 08, 119 35 (P102235)

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 025181

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

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Text

tablet
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1. 3(gesz2) 4(u) 3(asz) 3(barig) engar lu2 hu-ku-bu sze nu-tuku
2. 1(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 4(u) 8(asz) sze szuku-ra engar nu-dab5
3. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 3(barig) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 sag gur sag3-ga
4. 2(gesz2) aga3-us2 a-sza3 a-e de6-a-me
5. 4(u) la2 1(asz) sze a-sza3 ku5-ra2 {ansze}kunga2
6. 1(u) dumu dab5-ba gibil-me
7. 2(u) 2(asz) dumu inim-{d}szara2
8. 2(u) 1(asz) sze szuku? dam-gar3
9. 1(u) 5(asz) a-te sze nig2-gal2-la
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1.a. [...] n 4(u) 9(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2)# 8(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur iri?
1.b. 1(u) 1(asz) 2(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 3(u) 1(ban2) 7(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 lugal
2. szunigin 2(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 5(u) 9(asz) 1(barig) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
3. 1(u) 3(asz) 1(gesz2) 4(u) 7(asz) 1/3(disz) sila3

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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: ASJ 8, p.85-120, p. 119 35

[Maekawa1986agricultural3] Maekawa, Kazuya. 1986. “The Agricultural Texts of Ur III Lagash of the British Museum (III).” Acta Sumerologica 8: 85–120.
history: BBVO 18 (pp. 301-339), 311-312

[Wilcke1999BBVO18] Wilcke, Claus. 1999. “Flurschäden, Verursacht Durch Hochwasser, Unwetter, Militär, Tiere Und Schuldhaftes Verhalten Zur Zeit Der 3. Dynastie Von.” Landwirtschaft Im Alten Orient, Berliner Beiträge zum Vorderer Orient, 18: 301–39.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 025181
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-07 at 14:18:31	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-07 at 14:16:47	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
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
2017-03-03 at 09:52:13	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2012-10-26 at 05:41:47	Lafont, Bertrand	Transliteration	Lafont, Bertrand		CDLI	Approved
2012-09-04 at 15:31:31	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 13:19:52	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2011-05-02 at 14:05:49	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2009-06-03 at 09:44:09	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:15:14	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (028782) (028782)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.25181) (BM.25181)
British Museum Collection (W_1898-0216-235) (W_1898-0216-235)

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Cite this Artifacts

“ASJ 08, 119 35 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P102235.

ASJ 08, 119 35 artifact entry (No. P102235). (2024, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102235 (Original work published 2001)

ASJ 08, 119 35 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102235 (Accessed: March 30, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“ASJ 08, 119 35 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P102235.

ASJ 08, 119 35 artifact entry (No. P102235). (2024, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102235 (Original work published 2001)

ASJ 08, 119 35 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102235 (Accessed: March 30, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102235},
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