ASJ 17, 229 118 (P102623)

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 109098

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
column 1
1. [x] 2(esze3) GAN2 saga
2. 3(bur'u) 4(bur3) 3(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 muru13
3. 1(bur'u) 1(esze3) 4(iku)# 1/2(iku) GAN2 hul-tag
4. [...] 6(bur3) GAN2 illu
5. 4(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 murgu2
6. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2 e
7. a-sza3 gi-dah-<ha>
8. 1(szar2) 5(bur'u) 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 saga
9. 9(bur3) 1(esze3) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 hul-tag
10. 8(bur3) 1(esze3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 murgu2
11. 1(bur3) 1/2(iku) GAN2 e
12. a-sza3 nin-GIR2@g-gal
13. lu2-{d}suen i3-gid2
14. 1(szar2) 5(bur'u) 1(esze3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 saga
15. 1(bur'u) 5(bur3) 2(esze3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 muru13
16. 1(bur'u) 9(bur3) 1(esze3) 2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 illu
17. 3(bur'u) 7(bur3) 2(esze3) 1/4(iku) GAN2 murgu2
18. 5(bur3) 2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 du6
19. 2(bur3) GAN2 i7
20. 2(bur3) 1(esze3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 iri
21. a-sza3 du11-ga-ni-zi
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22. gu2-an-na
23. 2(szar2) 1(bur'u) 1(esze3) 2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 saga
24. 1(bur'u) 6(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 muru13
25. [...] 3(bur3) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 hul-tag#
column 2
1. 1(bur'u) 1(bur3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 illu
2. 1(bur3) 2(esze3) 1(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 murgu2
3. 2(esze3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 i7
4. a-sza3 du6-esz3
5. u3 sag-ta-ku-ru
6. 4(bur'u) 7(bur3) 1(esze3) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 saga
7. 3(bur3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 hul-tag
8. 3(bur3) 1(esze3) 2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 illu
9. 1(bur3) 3(iku) GAN2 murgu2
10. 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 du6
11. 1(esze3) GAN2 i7
12. a-sza3 hu-rim3{ki}
13. 2(szar2) 5(bur'u) 1(esze3) 1/4(iku) GAN2 saga
14. 7(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 muru13
15. 1(bur'u) 1(esze3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 hul-tag
16. 3(bur'u) 6(bur3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 illu
17. 3(bur3) 2(iku) GAN2 murgu2
18. 1(bur3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 e
19. 4(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 i7
20. 5(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 du6
21. a-sza3 bar-ra-an u3# a? x x x
22. 4(bur'u) 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 saga
23. 1(bur'u) 6(bur3) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 hul-tag
24. 4(bur3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 illu
25. 2(bur3) la2 1/4(iku) GAN2 murgu2
26. 1(bur3) 4(iku) GAN2 e
27. a-sza3 na-gab2-tum
column 3
1. 4(bur'u) 8(bur3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 saga
2. 3(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 muru13
3. 4(bur'u) 1(bur3) 2(esze3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 murgu2
4. 1(bur3) 3(iku) GAN2 illu
5. 2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 iri
6. 1(esze3) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 i7#
7. a-sza3 ma-an-gi
8. lu2-{d}suen i3-gid2#
9. 2(szar2) 3(bur'u) 5(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2# saga#
10. 1(bur'u) GAN2 hul-tag
11. 3(bur'u) 5(bur3) 5(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 e murgu2
12. a-sza3 mah
13. 1(bur'u) 2(esze3) 3(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 saga
14. 1(bur'u) 1(bur3) 4(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 e murgu2
15. a-sza3 uz-gar-ra
16. 1(szar'u) 2(szar2) GAN2 saga
17. 1(szar2) 4(bur3) 1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 muru13
18. 5(bur'u) 9(bur3) 2(esze3) 1/4(iku) GAN2 hul-tag
19. 2(bur3) 2(esze3) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 illu
20. 3(bur3) 1/2(iku) GAN2 e murgu2
21. a-sza3 a-gesztin-na-gu-la
22. 3(bur'u) 2(bur3) 2(esze3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 saga
23. 1(bur'u) 5(bur3) GAN2 muru13
24. 1(bur'u) 3(bur3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 hul-tag
25. 1(bur'u) 3(bur3) 2(esze3) 2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 illu
26. 2(bur'u) 3(bur3) 1(esze3) 5(iku)# 1/4(iku) GAN2 e murgu2
column 4
1. 1(bur3) 5(iku) [GAN2 x]
2. a-sza3# [...]
3. 2(bur'u) [x x GAN2 x]
4. 3(bur3) [x x GAN2 x]
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5'. x [...]
6'. a-[sza3]
7'. 1(szar2) 1(bur'u) [x x GAN2 x]
8'. a-sza3 [...]
9'. 5(bur'u) [x x GAN2 x]
10'. 1(szar2) 1(bur3) [x x GAN2 x]
11'. 1(bur'u) 3(bur3) 1(iku) [GAN2 x]
12'. 1(bur'u) 9(bur3) 1(iku) [GAN2 x]
13'. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) [GAN2] x
14'. a-sza3 du6-lugal
15'. du11-ga i3-gid2
16'. 4(bur'u) 2(bur3) GAN2 saga
17'. 1(szar2) 1(bur'u) 5(bur3) GAN2 muru13
18'. 2(szar2) 3(bur3) GAN2 hul-tag
19'. 1(szar2) 5(bur'u) 3(bur3) GAN2 a-ses#
20'. 3(bur'u) 2(esze3) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 illu
reverse
column 1
1. 1(szar2) 4(bur'u) GAN2 saga#
2. a-sza3 nin-geszkim#-[zi]
suggestion Ozaki
3. a2 i7# [...]
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4. szunigin 3(szar'u) [n] 5(bur3) [n ...]
5. szunigin# [...]
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6'. 2(bur3)# [x x GAN2 ...]
column 2
1. 2(bur'u) GAN2 szabra
2. 5(u) 2(disz)? GAN2 nu-banda3-gu4 1(bur3)-ta
3. 1(gesz2) 4(u) engar 1(esze3)-ta
4. 5(disz) sza3-gu4 3(iku)-ta
5. 3(disz) 1/3(disz) lu2 sar 1(esze3) 3(iku)-ta
6. a-sza3 4(szar'u) 3(szar2) 2(bur'u) GAN2
7. esz2 us2-sa buru14 bala-a a-ra2 2(disz)-kam-x
8. ba-ab-tuku?
9. 3(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 ga2-x
10. 3(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 sag [...]
11. 3(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 [...]
12. 3(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 [...]
13. 6(disz) 2/3(disz) x [...]
14. 6(disz) 2/3(disz) erin2? [...]
15. 3(gesz2) 2(u) erin2 [...]
16. 2(u) 4(asz) x [...]
17. 2(u) 4(asz) x [...]
18. 2(u) 4(asz) x [...]
19. 2(u) 4(asz) x [...]
20. 2(u) 4(asz) x [...]
21. 1(u) 2(asz) [...]
22. 1(esze3) 4(asz) BI [...]
23. 1(bur3) 2(iku) ad# [...]
24. 1(esze3) 4(iku) ad-kup4# [...]
25. 1(esze3) 4(iku) tug2-[du8? ...]
26. 3(u) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) aga3-us2 x
27. 1(u) dub-sar ug3#-[IL2 ...]
28. 1(esze3) 4(iku) ug3-IL2 lah5-gu4
29. 1(esze3) {gesz}szinig-da tusz-a
30. a-sza3 4(szar2) 4(bur'u)# 2(bur3)# GAN2 [...]
31. szuku du3-du3-a
32. ku5-da us2-sa
column 3
1. szunigin 4(szar'u) 8(szar2) 2(bur3)#? GAN2
2. diri 1(szar2) 2(bur'u) 4(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2
3. esz2 us2-sa buru14 bala-a [a]-ra2 3(disz)-kam
4. u3 szuku du3-du3-a ku5-da us2-sa
5. giri3-se3-ga gu4 apin 1(gesz2) 4(u)-kam
6. 1(bur'u) 2(bur3) GAN2 u4 su3
7. 1(szar'u) 5(szar2) 6(bur3) 1(esze3) 4(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 hul-tag
8. 2(szar2) 5(bur'u) x 2(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 illu
9. 1(szar'u) 1(szar2) 2(bur'u) 8(bur3) 1(iku) GAN2 e murgu2
10. 1(szar2) 2(bur'u) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 i7
11. 3(bur'u) 2(bur3) 1/4(iku) GAN2 e
12. 1(bur'u) 5(bur3) 1(esze3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 iri
13. 6(bur3) 2(esze3) 1/2(iku) GAN2 {gesz}kiri6
14. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 mu2-mu2
15. 5(bur3) 2(esze3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 du6
16. 1(szar'u) 4(szar2) 6(bur3) 1(esze3) 4(iku) 1/4(iku) [GAN2] hul-tag?
17. BI? x x NE
18. ugu2 x-x-ba-ka i3-ib2-gal2
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column 4
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1. GAN2 gid2-da
2. giri3-se3-ga gu4 apin 1(gesz2) 4(u)-kam
3. ugula sanga {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka giri3 inim-{d}szara2 sa12-du5 lugal
4. <mu> {d}szul-gi nita kal-ga lugal uri5{ki}-ma lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba kar2-har{ki} <<a>> a-ra2 2(disz)-kam-asz mu-hul

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

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: ASJ 17, p.175-231, p. 229 118

[Maekawa1995agricultural-10] Maekawa, Kazuya. 1995. “The Agricultural Texts of Ur III Lagash of the British Museum (X).” Acta Sumerologica 17: 175–231.
history: Priests & officials p.61-102, p. 75 no. 13, p. 83

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 109098
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.31.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
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
2018-08-23 at 08:57:07	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2017-07-22 at 08:28:53	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Transliteration	Reckling, Lucas		CDLI	Approved
2017-03-03 at 09:52:16	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2012-08-12 at 13:37:17	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2012-08-12 at 13:34:35	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2012-08-12 at 13:33:43	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2012-08-12 at 13:33:23	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 13:20:32	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2011-05-02 at 14:06:09	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2009-06-03 at 09:44:53	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:15:24	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (038104) (038104)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.109098) (BM.109098)
British Museum Collection (W_1914-0406-1) (W_1914-0406-1)

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Cite this Artifacts

“ASJ 17, 229 118 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P102623.

ASJ 17, 229 118 artifact entry (No. P102623). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102623 (Original work published 2001)

ASJ 17, 229 118 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102623 (Accessed: February 28, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“ASJ 17, 229 118 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P102623.

ASJ 17, 229 118 artifact entry (No. P102623). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102623 (Original work published 2001)

ASJ 17, 229 118 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102623 (Accessed: February 28, 2026).

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