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ASJ 14, 242 91 (P102541)

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 020004

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. 4(u) gurusz a2 2/3(disz)
2. iti 1(u) 3(disz)-sze3
3. a2-bi 2(szar2) 5(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 2(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
4. sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam sza3-bi-ta
5. 2(bur'u) 1(esze3) GAN2 gurx(|SZE.KIN|) gurusz 1(ban2)-ta
6. 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 3(u) sze gur lugal gurusz 1(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
7. a2-bi 3(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 6(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
8. 2(u) 6(disz) gurusz u4 1(u)-sze3 a gub-ba
9. 2/3(disz) gurusz szinig-da tusz-a iti 1(u) 3(disz)-sze3
10. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 6(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 kun-zi-da gub-ba
11. 2(u) 6(disz) gurusz u4 6(disz) ma2 sze gid2-da
12. 4(u) la2 1(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 guru7 du3-a
13. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 4(disz) u4 1(disz)-sze3 a-sza3 apin-la2-a gub-ba
14. 1(u) 2(disz) gurusz# u4 1(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz)-sze3 gu4-gesz-ur3-da ri-a
15. 3(u) 6(disz) gurusz u4 1(gesz2)-sze3 gu4-numun-da ri-a
16. 2(disz) gurusz u4 2(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz)-sze3 tu-ra
17. 2(disz) gurusz u4 1(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz)-sze3 a-sza3-da tusz-a
18. a2-bi 1(szar2) 2(gesz'u) 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
reverse
1. 2(esze3) GAN2 al 8(disz) sar-ta
2. 1(bur3) GAN2 al 1(u) sar-ta
3. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 al 5(disz) sar-ta
4. 2(u) gurusz u4 6(disz)-sze3 ur-sag3-ga
5. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 u2 ze2 1(u) 6(disz) sar-ta
6. a2-bi 1(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) 3(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 a-sza3 du6-lugal-u5-a
7. 2(u) 6(disz) u4 1(u) 5(disz)-sze3 i7 x-x
8. 2(u) 6(disz) u4 1(u)-sze3 u3 i7 {d#}[szul]-gi-he2-[gal2]
9. 1(u) 5(disz) sar im du8-a gurusz 4(disz) gin2#-ta
10. 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 al {gesz}kiri6 gurusz-e 1/2(disz)# sar#-ta {gesz}kiri6 {d}lugal-u4-da
11. 1(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) <GAN2> kin e ki-sumun gurusz 1(u) gin2-ta
12. 1(gesz2) sar kin szuku gurusz 1(u) gin2-ta a-sza3 du6-lugal-u5-a
13. a2-bi 4(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 5(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
14. szunigin 2(szar2) 5(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 1(u) 1(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
15. zi-ga-am3
16. diri 3(u) 6(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
17. nig2-ka9-ak sza3-gu4 iti GAN2-masz-ta
18. iti sze-il2-la-sze3 iti diri 1(disz)-am3 sza3-ba i3-gal2
left
1. mu {d}nanna kar-zi-da e2-a-na ba-an-kux(KWU147)

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: ASJ 14, p.173-243, p. 242 91

    [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 020004
  • Accession No.: 1895-10-17, 0044

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.36.01.00, Šulgi.36.11d.00 (intercalated), Šulgi.36.12.00
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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
2017-03-03 at 09:52:14 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-04-21 at 07:44:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:41:54 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:20:17 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
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, 242 91 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P102541.
ASJ 14, 242 91 artifact entry (No. P102541). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102541 (Original work published 2001)
ASJ 14, 242 91 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102541 (Accessed: April 24, 2025).
@misc{2023ASJ,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {ASJ 14, 242 91 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P102541},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102541},
}


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