ASJ 17, 206 101 (P102606)

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 093830

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

101.0 mm × 139.0 mm × 34.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 2(asz) sze gur la2-ia3
2. sag-bi 3(asz) 3(ban2) gur
3. i3-dub a-suhur-u-ta
4. 3(gesz2) 4(u) 4(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
5. sze ha-la-{d}lamma
6. 2(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-ba6
7. e2-duru5 {d}inanna-ta
8. 2(gesz2) 4(u) gur
9. ur-sag-pa-e3-ta
10. 4(u) 8(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
11. 1(gesz2) 2(asz) a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
12. 3(u) 5(asz) gur
13. a-ra2 3(disz)-kam
14. ki ku5-da-mu-ta
15. 2(gesz2) 5(u) gur
16. i3-dub sukkal-i3-du8-ta
17. 2(gesz2) a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
18. 4(u) 8(asz) 1(barig) a#-ra2 2(disz)-kam
19. ki i3-kal-la-ta
20. 2(gesz2) gur
21. ki ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da-ta
22. 4(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze
23. ki lu2-nam-tar-ra-ta
24. 3(barig) ki ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 gu-za-la2-ta
column 2
1. 3(gesz2) 3(barig) kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-ba6
2. i3-dub du6-7(disz)-ta
3. 8(asz) a-sza3 a-ba-al-la-ta
4. giri3 ma-ni
5. 2(u) ki ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ba-zi-ta
6. 1(u) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
7. 6(asz) ziz2 gu2-nida gur
8. ki lu2-lagasz{ki}-ta
9. 1(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) ki ur-{d}ba-ba6 e2 szabra-ta
10. 6(asz) 4(barig) gig ku3-ta sa10-a
11. ki lu2-{d}utu dumu ba-zi-ta
12. 2(u) 2(asz) ki ur-{d}nansze dumu na-ba#?-sa6#?-ta#
13. szunigin 2(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 5(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) gur
14. sza3-bi-ta
15. 3(bur'u) 5(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
16. 4(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
17. a2 hun-ga2
18. a-sza3 ambar-lagasz{ki}
19. 6(bur3) GAN2 ziz2 n-ta
20. 7(bur3) 1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
21. a-sza3 {gesz}balag
column 3
1. 2(bur'u) 3(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
2. 1(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
3. a-sza3 {d}ba-ba6-ig-ga-su3
4. 8(bur3) GAN2 ziz2 2(asz)-ta
5. 3(bur'u) 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
6. 2(bur'u) 6(bur3) 2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
7. 2(bur3) GAN2 bala-a 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
8. 4(u) 2(asz) gur
9. a2 lu2 hun-ga2
10. a-sza3 gir2-nun
11. 1(bur'u) 2(bur3) 4(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
12. a-sza3 a2-ti
13. 9(bur3) GAN2 mur-gu4 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
14. 1(u) 6(asz) a2 lu2 hun-ga2
15. a-sza3 ki-mun-gazi
16. 2(bur'u) 7(bur3) 1(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
17. 4(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
18. 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 bala-a 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
19. 1(u) 5(asz) a2 lu2 hun-ga2
20. a-sza3 a-sag-du3-du
21. 3(bur'u) 1(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
22. 1(bur'u) 4(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
23. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku)? GAN2 bala-a 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
24. 4(u) 5(asz) a2 lu2 hun-ga2#
reverse
column 1
1. a-sza3 a-sag-du3 x x giri3 [...]
2. 8(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-[ta]
3. a-sza3 da sukkal-mah
4. 3(bur'u) 1(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
5. 1(bur'u) 5(bur3) 2(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta#
6. 2(bur3) GAN2 bala-a 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta#
7. 3(u) 5(asz) a2 lu2 hun-[ga2]
8. a-sza3 dam-[...]
9. 4(bur'u) 7(bur3) 1(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
10. 2(esze3) GAN2 bala-a 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
11. 2(u) 3(asz) a2 lu2 hun-ga2
12. a-sza3 {d}szul-gi-zi-kalam-ma
13. 5(bur3) GAN2 ziz2 2(asz)-ta
14. 4(bur'u) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
15. 4(bur'u) 6(bur3) 1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
16. 9(asz) 1(barig) a2 lu2 hun-ga2
17. a-sza3 a-ba-al-la
18. 4(bur'u) 5(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig)# 3(ban2)#-ta
19. 3(bur'u) 5(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 3(barig)-ta#
20. 1(bur3) GAN2 gu2? [1(asz)] 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
21. a-sza3 sag-du3-du a-ta e3-a
22. 4(bur3) GAN2 ziz2 2(asz)-ta
column 2
1. 7(bur3) n GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
2. a-sza3 {d}inanna
3. 1(bur3) GAN2 ki-sar 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
4. 4(bur3) GAN2 ki-sar [n]-ta#
5. 6(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
6. a-sza3 lahtan2
7. 4(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) a2 hun-ga2 erin2
8. 3(u) 1(disz) engar sze szuku-ra 8(asz) gur-ta
9. sze-bi 4(gesz2) 9(asz) 3(asz) gur
  erasures?
10. 2(u) 1(disz) amar 1(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
11. sze-bi 6(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) gur
  blank space
12. szunigin 2(bur'u) 3(bur3) GAN2# ziz2 2(asz) gur-ta
13. szunigin 2(szar2) 3(bur'u) 9(bur3) 2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
14. szunigin 5(szar2) 3(bur'u) 4(bur3) 4(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
15. szunigin 4(bur3) GAN2 gig 1(asz) gur mur-gu4 3(barig)-ta
column 3
1. szunigin 1(bur'u) 1(bur3) GAN2 ki mun-gazi 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
2. sze-bi 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 4(u) 3(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) gur#
3. gig#-bi# 4(asz)# 4(barig)# gur
4. GAN2 uru4-a
5. szunigin 6(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
6. sze-bi 1(u) gur
7. GAN2 bala-a
8. szunigin 4(gesz2) 3(u) 5(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) gur
9. a2 hun-ga2
10. szunigin 2(u) 1(disz) amar 3(ban2)-ta
11. sze-bi 6(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) gur
12. szunigin 4(gesz2) 8(asz) gur
13. sze szuku-ra engar nu-dab5
  blank space
14. szunigin2 2(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 5(u) 3(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) gur
15. zi-ga
  blank space
16. nig2-ka9-ak sze-numun
17. du-du
18. e2 {d}nin-gir2-su
  blank space
19. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P102606

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 101.0 mm × 139.0 mm × 34.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Purchased from I Élias Géjou in 1901.
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 093830
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 038087
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.93830
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1901-0610-9

References

  • primary: ASJ 17, p.175-231, p. 206 101

    [Maekawa1995agricultural-10] Maekawa, Kazuya. 1995. “The Agricultural Texts of Ur III Lagash of the British Museum (X).” Acta Sumerologica 17: 175–231.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-07-22 at 13:28:31 Cross, Aidan Artifact metadata Cross, Aidan Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg 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 09:52:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:41:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-07-22 at 12:40:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:20:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:06:06 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:44:48 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-27 at 19:34:24 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 18:16:19 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“ASJ 17, 206 101 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P102606.
ASJ 17, 206 101 artifact entry (No. P102606). (2026, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102606 (Original work published 2001)
ASJ 17, 206 101 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102606 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“ASJ 17, 206 101 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P102606.
ASJ 17, 206 101 artifact entry (No. P102606). (2026, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102606 (Original work published 2001)
ASJ 17, 206 101 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102606 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102606},
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