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ASJ 18, 217 n. 3 no. 5 (P102670)

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 020064

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 nu-banda3 lu2-{d}utu
2. 1(gesz2) gurusz nu-banda3 igi-zu-bar-ra
3. szunigin 2(gesz2) gurusz
4. sza3-bi-ta
5. 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz gi-IL2 e2-uz-ga
6. 1(disz) ki-a-nag ur-{d}namma
7. 1(disz) ki-a-nag {d}szul-gi
8. 6(disz) e2-gu4-gaz
9. 1(u) 8(disz) lugal-ra-us2-sa
10. 8(asz) gu2 gir engur
11. 3(disz) sipa {ansze}si2-si2
12. 5(disz) e2-muhaldim
13. 5(disz) nig2-gu2-na gesz-kin-ti
reverse
1. 1(u) 5(disz) tul2 ba-al ka-giri3 nibru{ki}-ta
2. szunigin 1(gesz2) 3(u) gurusz
3. zi-ga
4. la2-ia3 1(u) 9(disz) gurusz nu-banda3 lu2-{d}utu
5. la2-ia3 1(u) 1(disz) gurusz nu-banda3 igi-zu-bar-ra
6. u4 2(u) 2(disz)-kam
7. iti szu-numun

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. 5

[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,, 6

[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 020064
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.04.22
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21	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
2017-03-03 at 09:52:18	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2014-06-10 at 16:04:54	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 13:20:36	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2011-05-02 at 14:06:12	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2009-04-10 at 08:26:34	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		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 (038820) (038820)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.20064) (BM.20064)
British Museum Collection (W_1895-1017-104) (W_1895-1017-104)

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Cite this Artifacts

“ASJ 18, 217 n. 3 No. 5 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P102670.

ASJ 18, 217 n. 3 no. 5 artifact entry (No. P102670). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102670 (Original work published 2001)

ASJ 18, 217 n. 3 no. 5 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102670 (Accessed: February 5, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
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	title = {ASJ 18, 217 n. 3 no. 5 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P102670},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102670},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“ASJ 18, 217 n. 3 No. 5 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P102670.

ASJ 18, 217 n. 3 no. 5 artifact entry (No. P102670). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102670 (Original work published 2001)

ASJ 18, 217 n. 3 no. 5 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102670 (Accessed: February 5, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {ASJ 18, 217 n. 3 no. 5 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P102670},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102670},
}

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