ASJ 11, 135 63 (P102429)

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 025531

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'
  beginning broken
1'. [...] sila3#? gur
2'. [... {d}]nansze
3'. [x] 1(bur'u) 2(bur3) 2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
4'. [x] 3(bur3) 2(esze3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2
  rest broken
column 2'
  beginning broken
1'. [iti] amar#-a#-a#-si#-ta#
2'. [iti] GAN2#-masz-sze3
3'. sze#-bi 5(asz) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
4'. iti 4(disz)-kam
5'. nu-dab5 giri3-se3-ga e2 {d}x-ka-ta gur-ra-me
6'. 1(barig) sze ur#? giri3 SZE3 zi#
7'. 1(barig) gur
8'. [...] gu4
  blank space
9'. szunigin# 2(u) 1(asz) 9(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
10'. [ugula sanga] {d}dumu-zi
11'. [x] 2(esze3) GAN2 [1(asz)] 4(barig)-ta
12'. [...] 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) [sila3 gur]-ta
13'. [...] GAN2 [...]-ta
14'. [...] x
column 3'
  beginning broken
1'. lu2 a-sza3 a-e-du-a#
2'. 3(u) gur
3'. nig2-sa10 gu4
  blank space
4'. szunigin 6(gesz2) 5(u) 3(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
5'. ugula sanga {d}nin-dar-a
6'. 5(szar2) 2(bur'u) 2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
7'. 2(szar2) 4(bur'u) 6(bur3) 2(esze3) 5(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
8'. 1(bur'u) 6(bur3) 1(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 1(barig)-ta
9'. sze-numun-bi 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 2(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) 5(disz) sila3 gur
10'. GAN2 uru4-a
11'. 2(bur'u) 5(iku) GAN2 bala-a 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
12'. sze-numun-bi 3(u) 2(barig) gur
13'. GAN2 bala-a
column 4'
  beginning broken
1'. x x [...]
2'. sze-bi 1(u) 3(asz) [... gur]
3'. amar gu4 apin
4'. 3(gesz2) amar ansze 1(disz)-ta
5'. sze-bi 3(barig) sze
6'. amar ansze szu-gi4 zi-ga
7'. 1(gesz2) 4(u) gur
8'. nig2-sa10 gu4
  blank space
9'. szunigin 2(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 1(u) 8(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
10'. ugula sanga {d}szul-gi
11'. 3(szar2) 1(bur'u) 2(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
12'. 1(szar2) 4(bur'u) 1(bur3)! GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
13'. sze-numun-bi 7(gesz2) 5(u) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
reverse
column 1'
1. GAN2 uru4-a
2. 1(szar2) 4(bur3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 bala-a 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
3. [x] 2(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2 bala-a 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
4. sze-x-bi# 1(gesz2) 4(u) 6(asz) 4(barig) x 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
5. 2(bur3) 1/2(iku) GAN2#? [...]-ta
6. sze-bi#? [x] 1(u) 4(asz) [...] gur
7. [x] 4(u) 7(asz) 2(ban2)# [x] sila3 gur
8. a2 lu2 [hun]-ga2#
9. 1(u) 8(asz) [...] gur#
10. [x] 4(u) x [...] x
  rest broken
column 2'
1. [x] x-a dab5-ba-ta
2. [iti szu]-numun-ta
3. [iti] amar#-a-a-si-sze3
4. sze-bi 7(asz) gur
5. iti 7(disz)-kam
6. 2(u) gurusz 1(asz) 3(barig)-ta
7. sze-bi 3(u) 2(asz) gur
8. nu-dab5-me
  blank space
9. szunigin 6(gesz2) 5(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
10. [ugula sanga {d}]ig-alim
11. [...] x
12. [...]
13. [...] x [...]
14. sze-numun-bi x [...] 2(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) gur#
15. GAN2 uru4-[a]
16. 1(bur'u) 1(bur3) 2(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 [bala-a] 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
17. sze-numun-bi 1(u) 7(asz) [x] 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur#
18. [...] 1(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) gur#
  rest broken
column 3'
  beginning broken
1'. [...] 1(ban2) 5(disz) [sila3 gur ...]-ta
2'. [...] x 1(disz)-ta
3'. [...] 1(gesz2) 7(asz) 3(barig) [x x sila3 x] gin2 gur
4'. [GAN2 uru4]-a
5'. [...]
6'. [...]
7'. [...]
8'. GAN2 bala-a
9'. 7(disz) amar x x
10'. sze-bi 2(asz) 4(barig) [x x sila3] gur#
11'. 2(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) [gur]
12'. nig2-sa10# [x]
13'. x [...] x
14'. [...]
15'. [szunigin] x 3(asz)? 2(barig) 1(ban2) 6(disz) [sila3 x] gin2 gur
16'. [ugula sanga {d}]inanna
17'. [...] x 1(gesz2) 1(u) [...] x
column 4'
  beginning broken
1'. [...] BAD
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period 00.00.04.00 to 00.00.01.00

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P102429

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) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 025531
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 031509
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.25531
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1898-0216-585

References

  • primary: ASJ 11, p.113-144, p. 135 63

    [Maekawa1989agricultural-6] Maekawa, Kazuya. 1989. “The Agricultural Texts of Ur III Lagash of the British Museum (VI).” Acta Sumerologica 11: 113–44.

  • history: Priests & officials p.61-102, p. 88 no. 20

    [Maekawa1999temples] Maekawa, Kazuya. 1999. “The ‘Temples’ and the ‘Temple Personnel’ of Ur III Girsu-Lagash.” In Priests and Officials in the Ancient Near East. Papers of the Second Colloquium on the Ancient Near East, The City and Its Life, Held at the Middle Eastern Culture Center in Japan (Mitaka, Tokyo), edited by Kazuko Watanabe, 61–102. Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag C. Winter.

    description

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 09:52:24 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:20:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:05:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:15:19 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“ASJ 11, 135 63 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P102429.
ASJ 11, 135 63 artifact entry (No. P102429). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102429 (Original work published 2001)
ASJ 11, 135 63 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102429 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102429},
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Cite this Artifacts

“ASJ 11, 135 63 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P102429.
ASJ 11, 135 63 artifact entry (No. P102429). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102429 (Original work published 2001)
ASJ 11, 135 63 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102429 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {ASJ 11, 135 63 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P102429},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102429},
}


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M1  - 2026/4/13/
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