ASJ 09, 121 51 (P102269)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 025061

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
column 1
1. [5(disz) gu4 apin 3(gesz2) 4(u)] 5(disz) sar#-[ta]
2. a#-[sza3] 1(esze3)# 5(iku)# 1/4(iku)# GAN2#
3. u4# 1(disz)-[kam]
4. u4 4(u) 5(disz)-[sze3]
5. a#-sza3# 2(bur'u)# 8(bur3)# 2(iku)# [1/4(iku)] GAN2#
6. iti# munu4#-gu7# [u4] 1(u)# 5(disz)#-am3# ba-zal-ta
  erasures before ba-zal
7. iti ezem-{d#}[dumu]-zi#-sze3#
8. 5(disz) gu4 apin 3(disz) sar-ta
9. a-sza3 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2
10. u4 1(disz)-kam
11. u4 3(u)-sze3
12. a-sza3 1(bur'u) 5(bur3) GAN2
13. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
  blank space
14. szunigin 4(bur'u) 3(bur3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2
15. sza3-bi-ta
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x-x
2'. [...] GAN2
3'. a-sza3 [...]-da
4'. 3(bur3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2
5'. a-sza3 a x-x
6'. ki ur-mes
7'. 1(esze3) GAN2 [(x)]
8'. a-sza3 inim-ma-dingir ki x-x-x
9'. 1(gesz2) 1(u) gu4 du8-ha x-x-am3
10'. a x [...]
11'. szunigin 2(bur'u) 3(bur3) 2(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2
12'. GAN2 uru4-a
13'. la2-ia3 2(bur'u) 1(esze3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2
14'. ur-{d}utu dumu lu2-dah?-la
15'. 7(disz) gu4 apin 3(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz) sar-ta
reverse
column 1
1. a-sza3 2(esze3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2
2. u4 1(disz)-kam
3. u4 4(u) 5(disz)-sze3
4. a-sza3 3(bur'u) 9(bur3) 5(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2
5. iti munu4-gu7 u4 1(u) 5(disz)-am3 ba-zal-ta
6. iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi-sze3
7. 7(disz) gu4 apin 3(gesz2) sar-ta
8. a-sza3 2(esze3) 1/2(iku) GAN2
9. u4 1(disz)-kam
10. u4 2(u)-sze3
11. a-sza3 2(bur'u) 2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2
12. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
13. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 ki a-tu-ta
14. 1(bur3) GAN2 ki lu2-me-lam2-ta
15. 5(bur3) ki PA al-la
16. 1(esze3) 3(iku) ki lu2-dingir-ra-ta
17. 2(u) gu4 e3-[a]
  blank space
18. x x x
column 2
1. 1(bur'u) 4(bur3) GAN2
2. a-sza3 lal3-ha
3. 1(bur'u) 4(bur3) GAN2
4. a-sza3 su3 GAN2-gu-la
5. 8(bur3) 2(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2
6. a-sza3 su3 GAN2-tur
7. 3(bur3) GAN2
8. a-sza3 ub-lu2-pa3-da
9. 1(bur3) GAN2
10. a-sza3 tir-gaba-gid2-da ki a-tu
11. 1(asz) 1(barig) gu4 du8-ha
  blank space
12. szunigin 4(bur'u) 2(bur3) 2(iku) GAN2
13. GAN2# uru4-a
14. [la2]-ia3 2(bur'u) 7(bur3) 1/2(iku) GAN2
15. [ugula ur]-{d}nin#-gesz-zi-da
  blank space
16. [nig2-ka9]-ak gu4-numun
17. [e2] {d}nin-gesz-zi-da
18. [ugula] ur#-{d}utu
  n lines broken
19'. [...] x lu2 [...]
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period --.--.05.00 to --.--.07.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P102269

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 025061
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 029070
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.25061
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1898-0216-115

References

  • primary: ASJ 9, p.89-129, p. 121 51

    [Maekawa1987agricultural-5] Maekawa, Kazuya. 1987. “The Agricultural Texts of Ur III Lagash of the British Museum (V).” Acta Sumerologica 9: 89–129.

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
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 View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-03-13 at 21:55:38 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-09-03 at 11:01:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:19:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:05:50 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:44:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:15:15 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“ASJ 09, 121 51 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P102269.
ASJ 09, 121 51 artifact entry (No. P102269). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102269 (Original work published 2001)
ASJ 09, 121 51 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102269 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102269},
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Cite this Artifact

“ASJ 09, 121 51 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P102269.
ASJ 09, 121 51 artifact entry (No. P102269). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102269 (Original work published 2001)
ASJ 09, 121 51 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102269 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {ASJ 09, 121 51 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P102269},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102269},
}


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PY  - 2023
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LB  - CDLI:P102269
M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - ASJ 09, 121 51 artifact entry
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