ASJ 18, 217 n. 3 no. 2 (P102667)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 020020

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [x] 5(disz) gurusz nu-banda3 ur-{gesz}gigir
2. [x] gurusz nu-banda3 igi-zu-bar-ra
3. 6(disz) nu-banda3 ur-nigar{gar}
4. 4(u) 6(disz) nu-banda3 lu2-{d}ba-ba6
5. szunigin 3(gesz2) 5(u) 7(disz) gurusz sza3-bi-ta
6. 1(u) e2-uz-ga
7. 5(disz) e2-gu4-gaz
8. 3(u) lugal-ra-us2-sa
9. 5(asz) gu2 gir-ra
10. 3(disz) sipa {ansze}si2-si2
11. 5(disz) duh?-IL2
12. 1(disz) dub-sar i3 zu2-lum
13. 1(disz) dub-sar ar-za-na
14. 1(disz) dub-sar in-bul5-bul5
15. 1(disz) dub-sar ku6 nisi
16. 1(disz) dub-sar gesz-kin-ti
17. 1(disz) e2 ur-{d}namma
18. 2(disz) im-IL2 e2-kiszib3-ba
19. 1(disz) ur-{d}nin-a-zu
20. 1(disz) ki nam-mah
21. 2(disz) ga2-nun tusz-a ki lu2-nigin6{ki}
22. 1(disz) ka e2-gal gub-ba
reverse
1. 3(asz) gu2 gir ma2 lugal
2. 2(u) gi-IL2 a2-ki-NE
3. 1(u) ma2 sze tum-ma-al
4. 8(disz) e2-lunga ki ur-mes
5. 8(disz) e2-lunga ki lugal-an-na-tum2
6. 4(disz) erin2 muhaldim-ta?
7. 1(u) 8(disz) e2-muhaldim ki ur-nigar{gar}
8. 4(disz) erin2-ta?
9. 1(u) 8(disz) e2-muhaldim ki ur-{d}nansze
10. 1(u) tul2 ba-al
11. 2(disz) tu-ra
12. 3(u) 9(disz) sza3 ga2-nun
13. szunigin 3(gesz2) 3(u) 8(disz) gurusz gub-ba
14. la2-ia3 2(disz) nu-banda3 ur-{gesz}gigir
15. la2-ia3 1(u) 3(disz) nu-banda3 lu2-{d}ba-ba6
16. 4(disz) iri-ta nu-e3
17. nu-banda3 igi-zu-bar-ra
18. [u4 x]-kam
19. [iti ezem-{d}]li9-si4

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/P102667

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 020020
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 038817
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.20020
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1895-1017-60

References

  • primary: ASJ 18, p.217-228, p. 217 n. 3 no. 2

    [Uchitel1996erín] Uchitel, Alexander. 1996. “Erín-Èš-Didli (II): Patterns of Conscription and Work Assignment during the Years AS 8 - ŠS 1.” Acta Sumerologica 18: 217–28.

  • history: Fs Sigrist p. 11-19,, 5

    [Allred2008FsSigrist] Allred, Lance. 2008. “Labor Assignments from the City of Girsu.” Edited by Piotr Michalowski. On the Third Dynasty of Ur: Studies in Honor of Marcel Sigrist, 11–19.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 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
2017-07-22 at 14:06:22 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-06-10 at 16:04:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:20:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:06:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:26:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. 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 18, 217 n. 3 No. 2 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P102667.
ASJ 18, 217 n. 3 no. 2 artifact entry (No. P102667). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102667 (Original work published 2001)
ASJ 18, 217 n. 3 no. 2 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102667 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102667},
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Cite this Artifact

“ASJ 18, 217 n. 3 No. 2 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P102667.
ASJ 18, 217 n. 3 no. 2 artifact entry (No. P102667). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102667 (Original work published 2001)
ASJ 18, 217 n. 3 no. 2 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102667 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P102667},
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}


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