ASJ 09, 339 15 (P102394)

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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British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 012924

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. [n] 7(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) sze gur lugal
2. 9(disz)# gin2 ku3 4(barig)-ta
3. ki lu2-igi-sa6-sa6-ta
4. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 4(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) gur
5. ki ad-da-mu-ta
6. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur
7. 3(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3 gur
8. 8(disz) gin2 ku3
9. ki ur-{d}lamma dumu nam-mah-ta
10. 2(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
11. ki lu2-e2-an-na szusz3-ta
12. 3(u) gur
13. ki ki-lu5-la-ta
14. mu ur-{d}nansze dumu ur-{d}ig-alim-ta
15. 5(asz) gur
16. ki ba-lu5 szusz3-ta
17. mu ur-{d}ba-ba6 szesz ur-sa6-ga-mu-sze3
18. 6(asz) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
19. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 la2 1(u) 5(disz) sze ku3
20. ki# ba#-sa6-ga
column 2
1. dumu ur-{d}lamma
2. u3 {d}utu-si-sa2-ta
3. 5(asz) 2(barig) 8(disz) sila3 gur
4. ki ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da dumu ur-sa6-ga-ta
5. 4(u) 8(asz) 3(barig) gur
6. sze ur-sa6-ga dumu ur-gu-la-ka
7. 5(gesz2) 3(u) 6(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) gur
8. la2-ia3 su-ga didli
9. ki ur-{d}lamma dumu ur#-mes-ta
10. 1(u) 8(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur#
11. ki szesz-szesz dumu nam#-ha-ni-ta#
12. 5(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) gur
13. ki ur-sa6-ga dumu# ba-a-ad-da#?
14. u3 al-la-[x]-ta#
15. 2(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) gur#
16. ki lu2-kal-la ugula mar-sa-ta
17. 1(gesz2) 4(asz) sze gur
18. 2(gesz2) 5(u) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 zi3 gur
19. 1(u) gin2#? igi#? 3(disz)#?-gal2# ku3-babbar
reverse
column 1
1. ki lu2-giri17-zal dumu ur-nigar{gar}-ta
2. 2(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) gur
3. ki ur-{d}iszkur szesz lugal-iri-da-ta
4. 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 sze
5. 3(disz) gin2 ku3
6. ki al-la-kam-ta
  blank space
7. szunigin 1(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 2(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) gur
8. szunigin 1/2(disz) ma-na 1(disz) gin2 1(u) 5(disz) sze ku3
9. sza3-bi-ta
10. 1(gesz'u) 1(u) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 gur
11. giri3 ur-{d}lamma dumu ur-mes
12. 4(u) 3(asz) 4(barig) 5(disz) sila3 gur
13. giri3 ur-[{d}]nansze dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6
14. ugu2 ur#-{d}lamma ka-guru7 ba-a-gar
15. 2(gesz2) 5(u) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 gur
16. kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ur-i7-edin-na
  blank space
17. 3(u)# 5(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
18. [x] ur#-{d}nun-gal# [dumu?] lugal#-uszur4
19. [...]
20. [...]
21. 1(gesz2) 3(barig) gur lu2#-x-[x] dumu ad-da-mu
column 2
1. ugu2-a ba-a-gar
2. 4(asz) la2 1(disz) sila3 gur i3-dub
3. kiszib3 du11-ga-AN nu-banda3-gu4 e2 nam-ha-ni
4. 1/2(disz) ma-na 1(disz) gin2 1(u) 5(disz) sze ku3 sag tuku
5. kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-szubur dumu lu2-{d}ba-ba6
6. ugu2-a ga2-ga2
  blank space
  with erased calculations
7. szunigin 1(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 2(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) sze gur
8. szunigin 1/2(disz) ma-na 1(disz) gin2 1(u) 5(disz) sze ku3
9. zi-ga
  blank space
10. nig2-ka9-ak
11. ur-{d}hendur-sag dumu ur-ba-gara2
12. la2-ia3 e3-a
13. sza3 gu2-ab-[ba]{ki#}-ka
  blank space
14. mu en {d}[... ba-hun]

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 9, p.323-345, p. 339 15

    [Maeda1987texts] Maeda, Tohru. 1987. “Ur III Texts in the British Museum.” Acta Sumerologica 9: 323–45.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 012924
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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
2017-03-03 at 09:52:23 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:41:53 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-09-03 at 16:20:36 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-05-05 at 09:35:29 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:20:07 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:05:55 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:44:32 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:15:18 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 09, 339 15 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P102394.
ASJ 09, 339 15 artifact entry (No. P102394). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102394 (Original work published 2001)
ASJ 09, 339 15 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102394 (Accessed: July 16, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {ASJ 09, 339 15 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P102394},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102394},
}


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