ASJ 08, 120 36 (P102236)

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 025541

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
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-am3
2'. [...] x-KU a2 2/3(disz)
3'. [...] u3
4'. [...] gaba-tab-bi 1(u) 1(disz) [...] AN 1(u) 2(disz) gurusz-ta
5'. [...] GAN2-ta
6'. [...] 1(bur3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2
7'. u4# 1(disz)-kam u4 2(u)-sze3
8'. a-sza3 2(bur'u) 6(bur3) 2(iku) GAN2
9'. 1(gesz2) 2(disz) engar 2(esze3)-ta
10'. a-sza3 4(bur'u) 1(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2
11'. szuku engar sza3-gu4
  blank space
12'. szunigin# 3(szar2) 7(bur3) GAN2
13'. uru4{ru}-dam
14'. la2-ia3 2(bur'u) 1(bur3) 4(iku) GAN2 ki duru5
15'. la2-ia3 1(szar2) 1(bur'u) GAN2 illu
16'. diri 1(bur3) 2(esze3) 4(iku) sza3 sze BI?
17'. sanga {d}nin-gir2-su
18'. 1(szar2) 4(bur3) GAN2 uru4-a
19'. 1(szar2) 1(bur'u) 2(bur3) la2 1(iku) GAN2 ki-gal2
20'. 4(bur'u) 2(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 a ga2-ga2
  blank space
21'. sza3-bi-ta
22'. 2(u) 5(disz) gu4 uru4 1(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2-ta
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x GAN2
2'. [szuku] engar# sza3-gu4
  blank space
3'. szunigin 1(szar2) 1(bur'u) 6(bur3) 1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2
4'. uru4{ru}-dam
5'. diri 4(bur3) 1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 ki duru5
6'. la2-ia3 4(bur'u) 2(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 a ga2-ga2
7'. la2-ia3 1(bur'u) 3(bur3) 1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 sza sze BI?
8'. ur-e2-ninnu
9'. 1(szar2) 1(bur3) GAN2 uru4-a
10'. 4(bur'u) 7(bur3) la2 1(iku) GAN2 ki duru5
11'. 3(bur'u) 8(bur3) GAN2 a ga2-ga2
  blank space
12'. sza3-bi-ta
13'. 2(u) 5(disz) gu4 uru4 1(u) 1(ban2) 1/2(disz)
14'. a-sza3 2(bur3) 1(esze3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2
15'. u4 x-kam# u4 2(u)-sze3
16'. a-sza3 4(bur'u) 8(bur3) 1(esze3) 5(iku) GAN2
17'. 1(gesz2) la2 1/2(disz) erin2
18'. x x 5(disz)-am3 2(iku) GAN2-ta
19'. a-sza3 1(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2
20'. u4 1(disz)-kam u4 2(u)-kam
21'. a-sza3 1(bur'u) 1(bur3) 2(iku) GAN2
22'. 2(u) [5(disz) gu4] uru4 2(esze3)-ta
23'. a-sza3 1(bur'u) 6(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2
24'. szuku engar sza3-gu4
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. 5(bur'u)? [... GAN2]
2'. 4(bur'u) 5(bur3) [... GAN2]
3'. sza3-bi-[ta]
4'. 1(gesz2) 1(u) gu4 uru4 [...] GAN2#-[ta]
5'. a-sza3 6(bur3) 2(esze3) 2(iku) [... GAN2 ...]
6'. u4 1(disz)-kam u4 2(u)#-[sze3]
7'. a-sza3 2(gesz2) 1(u) 3(disz) [...] GAN2#
8'. 3(gesz2) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) [x]
9'. he2-[...] a2 [...]
10'. e2 {d}nin-gesz-[zi-da]
11'. 7(disz) [x]
12'. 3(gesz2) ug3-IL2#
13'. e2 {d}[x]
14'. a2-bi x-[...] 2(disz) [x]
15'. a-sza3 2(bur3) [x x GAN2 ...]
16'. u4 1(disz)-kam u4 [2(u)-sze3]
17'. a-sza3 4(bur'u) [x x GAN2 ...]
18'. 1(gesz2) 1(u) engar# [...]
19'. a-sza3 4(bur'u) 4(bur3)! [... GAN2]
20'. szuku engar# [sza3-gu4]
  blank space
21'. szunigin 1(bur'u)? [... GAN2]
22'. apin# [...]
column 4
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reverse
  broken
  blank space

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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  • primary: ASJ 8, p.85-120, p. 120 36

    [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 025541
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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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
2012-09-04 at 15:40:41 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:19:52 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:05:49 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, 120 36 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P102236.
ASJ 08, 120 36 artifact entry (No. P102236). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102236 (Original work published 2001)
ASJ 08, 120 36 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102236 (Accessed: May 16, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {ASJ 08, 120 36 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P102236},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102236},
}

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