ASJ 09, 233 02 (P102278)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Museum Number

X.3.120

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
1. 1(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) sze gur lugal
 en: 12 gur 2 barig barley, royal (measure),
2. i3-dub tul2-ta-ta
 en: from the depot of Tulta;
3. 1(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) gur
 en: 1 gur 4 barig 5 ban2,
4. i3-dub ur-nigar{gar}-ta
 en: from the depot of Ur-nigar;
5. sze ur5-ra erin2 engar sza3-gu4 u3 nu-banda3-gu4
 en: loan barley of worktrooper2, ploughmen, ox-drivers, and oxen managers
reverse
1. ur-ma-ma-ke4
 en: did Ur-Mama
2. szu ba-ti
 en: recieve.
3. mu sanga? {d}inanna
 en: ... Inanna
4. i3-dub uru11{ki}-ta
 en: from the depot of Urub;
5. mu gu-za {d}en-lil2-la2 ba-dim2
 en: year: “The throne of Enlil was fashioned.”

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P102278

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Museum Number X.3.120
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 029079

References

  • primary: ASJ 9, p.203-275, p. 233 2

    [Snell1987Emory] Snell, Daniel C. 1987. “The Ur III Tablets in the Emory University Museum.” Acta Sumerologica 9: 203–75.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2014-07-05 at 18:52:19 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Aupperle, Eric CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:19:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:05:51 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:15:15 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“ASJ 09, 233 02 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P102278.
ASJ 09, 233 02 artifact entry (No. P102278). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102278
ASJ 09, 233 02 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102278 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P102278},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102278},
}


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M1  - 2026/4/12/
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Cite this Artifacts

“ASJ 09, 233 02 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P102278.
ASJ 09, 233 02 artifact entry (No. P102278). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102278
ASJ 09, 233 02 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102278 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
@misc{2001ASJ,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {ASJ 09, 233 02 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P102278},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102278},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P102278
LB  - CDLI:P102278
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - ASJ 09, 233 02 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P102278
ER  -
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