ASJ 17, 227 116 (P102621)

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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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 027282

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. [...] x [...] x
2. [n] gur
3. [...]-ta
4. [...] erin2
5. [...] a2 2/3(disz)
6. [...] x sze
7. [...] x x-ta
8. [...] 5(asz) sze gur
  double ruling
  rest broken
column 2
1. sze-bi 2(gesz'u) n x x x
2. la2-ia3 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 4(u) 5(asz) [n x]
3. su#? du8-a
  double ruling
4. lu2#-{d}szul-gi
5. 5(disz) 1/2(disz) a-sza3 a-sag-du3-du 3(gesz2)-ta
6. 4(disz) a-sza3 {d}szul-gi-zi-kalam-ma 3(gesz2) 2(u)-ta
7. 3(disz) a-sza3 du6-7(disz) 3(gesz2)-[ta]
8. x x x x
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. sza3 [...]
2'. 1(gesz2) 7(disz) n [...]
3'. 4(gesz2) he2-dab5 a2 1/3(disz)
4'. 1(gesz2) sza3-gu4
5'. 1(u) gur-ta
6'. sze-bi 2(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 4(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) gur
7'. la2-ia3 5(gesz2) 5(u) 3(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2)
  double ruling
8'. sze sal4-la
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x
2'. [...] erin2
3'. [...] ug3-IL2
4'. [x] he2#-dab5 1/3(disz)
5'. [...]-ta
6'. [...] x gur
7'. [...] x 6(disz)
8'. [...] gur
9'. [...]-la
10'. [...] x
  rest broken

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: ASJ 17, p.175-231, p. 227 116

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

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  • Museum No.: BM 027282
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 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
2011-07-22 at 13:20:32 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:06:09 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:44:52 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 18:16:36 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“ASJ 17, 227 116 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P102621.
ASJ 17, 227 116 artifact entry (No. P102621). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102621 (Original work published 2001)
ASJ 17, 227 116 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102621 (Accessed: November 17, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {ASJ 17, 227 116 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P102621},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102621},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
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LB  - CDLI:P102621
M1  - 2025/11/17/
TI  - ASJ 17, 227 116 artifact entry
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ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“ASJ 17, 227 116 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P102621.
ASJ 17, 227 116 artifact entry (No. P102621). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102621 (Original work published 2001)
ASJ 17, 227 116 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102621 (Accessed: November 17, 2025).
@misc{2023ASJ,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {ASJ 17, 227 116 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P102621},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102621},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P102621
LB  - CDLI:P102621
M1  - 2025/11/17/
TI  - ASJ 17, 227 116 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P102621
ER  - 
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