ASJ 18, 217 n. 3 no. 4 (P102669)

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 020036

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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Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) gurusz
2. nu-banda3 en-u2-szim-ma
3. 1(gesz2) gurusz nu-banda3 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
4. 2(gesz2) gurusz
5. sza3-bi-ta
6. 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz gi e2-uz-ga
7. 6(disz) gurusz e2-gu4-gaz
8. 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz lugal-ra-us2-sa
9. 1(u) 2(disz) gurusz gu2 gir engur-ra u3 {gesz}<ma?>-nu
10. 3(disz) gurusz sipa {ansze}si2-si2
11. 2(disz) gurusz in-bul5-bul5
12. 1(disz) gurusz gu2 tul2
13. 1(disz) gurusz sza13-dub-ba
14. 1(disz) gurusz i3 zu2-lum
15. 1(disz) gurusz zi3 nig2-ar3-ra
16. 1(disz) gurusz ku6 nisi
reverse
1. 1(disz) zi3-IL2 ki lu2-giri17-zal
2. 7(disz) ma2 gi unu{ki}
3. 1(disz) gi-da tusz-a in-si-na
4. 6(disz) nig2-gu2-na gesz-kin-ti
5. 3(disz) e2-muhaldim ki nam-mah
6. 1(disz) ka e2-gal gub-ba
7. 5(disz) e2 ensi2 gub-ba
8. 1(disz) ki-a-nag ur-{d}namma
9. 1(disz) ki-a-nag {d}szul-gi
10. 2(disz) tu-ra
11. szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(u) 6(disz) gurusz
12. zi-ga
13. la2-ia3 2(u) gurusz nu-banda3 en-u2-szim-ma
14. la2-ia3 1(u) 9(disz) gurusz nu-banda3 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
15. u4 9(disz)-kam
16. iti ezem-{d}li9-si4

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
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 18, p.217-228, p. 217 n. 3 no. 4

[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,, 2

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 020036
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.03.09
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
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
2017-03-03 at 09:52:18	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2014-06-10 at 16:04:54	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 13:20:36	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2011-05-02 at 14:06:11	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2009-04-10 at 08:26:26	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI		CDLI	approved

External Resources

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

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (038819) (038819)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.20036) (BM.20036)
The British Museum Collection (W_1895-1017-76) (W_1895-1017-76)

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Cite this Artifact

“ASJ 18, 217 n. 3 No. 4 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P102669.

ASJ 18, 217 n. 3 no. 4 artifact entry (No. P102669). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102669 (Original work published 2001)

ASJ 18, 217 n. 3 no. 4 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102669 (Accessed: January 1, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“ASJ 18, 217 n. 3 No. 4 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P102669.

ASJ 18, 217 n. 3 no. 4 artifact entry (No. P102669). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102669 (Original work published 2001)

ASJ 18, 217 n. 3 no. 4 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102669 (Accessed: January 1, 2026).

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