ASJ 14, 241 89 (P102539)

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 021910

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. 4(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) gur
2. sze# gur10
3. sza3-bi-ta
4. 2(u) 4(disz) erin2 3(barig)-ta
5. 2(u) sza3-gu4 3(barig)-ta
6. 1(u) engar 3(barig)-ta
7. 1(u) 1(disz) szitim 3(barig)-ta
8. su7# du8-bi 3(barig)-ta
9. u4 1(u) 5(disz)-sze3
10. sze gesz ra-bi 1(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
11. u4 1(u) 5(disz)-sze3
12. sze-bi 9(gesz2) 4(u) 5(asz) gur
13. su7 du8-a
14. sze-bi 4(gesz2) 5(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
15. sze gesz ra-ra
16. 7(gesz2)# 4(u)# la2#? [n? ...] gur#
  rest broken
column 2
1. la2-ia3 2(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 7(asz) 1(barig)? 2(ban2)? gur
2. ugula ad-da sanga [{d}]inanna
3. 1(asz) guru7 2(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 1(barig) 3(ban2) gur
4. sza3-bi-ta
5. 1(gesz2) 3(u) la2 1(disz) erin2
6. 1(gesz2) sza3-gu4
7. 3(u) 2(disz) engar
8. su7 du8-bi 3(barig)-ta
9. u4 1(u) 5(disz)-sze3
10. sze gesz ra-ra-bi 1(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
11. u4 1(u) 5(disz)-sze3
12. sze-bi 2(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 9(asz)# gur
13. su7 du8-a#
14. sze-bi 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 3(u)# 4(asz)# [2(barig) 3(ban2)] gur#
15. sze gesz ra-[ra]
16. [...] la2#-ia3
17. [...] gur ugula
18. [...]
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. su7# [du8-bi 3(barig)]-ta#
2'. u4 1(u) 5(disz)-sze3
3'. sze gesz ra-ra-bi# 1(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
4'. u4 1(u) 5(disz)-sze3
5'. sze-bi 2(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 9(asz) gur
6'. su7 du8-a
7'. sze-bi 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 3(u) 4(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
8'. sze gesz ra-ra
9'. 4(gesz2) 3(u) gur su7-du8 ab#-ba# ab-ba
10'. 1(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 4(u) 9(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
11'. erin2 sal{al}-mah
12'. 1(gesz2) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) dam-gar3 ku3-la2 3(barig)-ta
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. la2#-ia3# [...]
2'. x x [...] x
3'. ugula al-la
4'. e2 {d}szul-gi
  blank space
5'. giri3# ba-zi dumu na-silim
  blank space
6'. a2 gesz-gar-ra
7'. szabra-ne
8'. iti GAN2-masz#
9'. mu# {d#}amar#-[{d}]suen# lugal#-e# ur#-bi2#-lum#{ki#} mu#-hul#

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Join Information:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: ASJ 14, p.173-243, p. 241 89

    [Maekawa1992agricultural-8] Maekawa, Kazuya. 1992. “The Agricultural Texts of Ur III Lagash of the British Museum (VIII).” Acta Sumerologica 14: 173–243.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 021910
  • Accession No.: 1896-04-09, 0015

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level:
  • Excavation No:
  • Findspot Square:
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.02.01.00
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg 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
2012-09-03 at 21:09:02 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:20:16 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:06:03 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:44:43 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:15:22 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 14, 241 89 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P102539.
ASJ 14, 241 89 artifact entry (No. P102539). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102539 (Original work published 2001)
ASJ 14, 241 89 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102539 (Accessed: May 12, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {ASJ 14, 241 89 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P102539},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102539},
}


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