ASJ 18, 223 HSM 6425 (P102671)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

SM 1909.05.261

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. 2(u) 8(disz) gurusz e2-sukkal
2. ugula ur-{gesz}gigir
3. 3(u) 7(disz) gurusz esz3 didli
4. ugula lugal-eridu{ki}-sze3
5. 3(u) la2 1(disz) gurusz ugula lu2-{d}[ba-ba6]
6. 2(u) 5(disz) gurusz ugula ur-sa6#-[ga]
7. e2-gu-za-[la2]
8. 2(gesz2) la2 1(disz) gurusz
9. sza3-bi-ta
10. 1(u) 6(disz) e2-uz-ga min-a-bi
11. 6(disz) e2-gu4-gaz
12. 1(disz) e2 ur-{d}namma
13. 1(disz) e2 {d}szul-gi
14. 1(disz) e2 {d}amar-{d}suen
15. 4(disz) sa2-du11 nin
16. 4(disz) sipa {ansze}si2-si2
17. 5(disz) {gesz}ma-nu-IL2
reverse
1. 2(disz) in-bul5-bul5
2. 6(disz) gu2-gir
3. 5(disz) e2-kas4 gub-ba
4. 2(disz) ku6 nisi
5. 2(disz) i3 zu2-lum
6. 4(disz) zi3 esza
7. 1(u) nig2-gu3-de2-a ka e2-gal gub-ba
8. 2(disz) im IL2
9. 6(disz) gi-ru-usz IL2
10. 3(disz) ar-za-na IL2
11. 2(u) ma2 gi-la2
12. 1(u) ma2 sze
13. 7(disz) sza3 ga2-nun
14. 1(disz) tu-ra
15. szunigin 2(gesz2) la2 1(disz) gurusz
16. zi-ga u4 8(disz)-kam
17. iti diri sze-sag11-ku5
18. mu en ga-esz{ki} ba-hun

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/P102671

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) Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number SM 1909.05.261
Accession Number 06425

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 038821

References

  • primary: ASJ 18, p.217-228, p. 223 HSM 6425

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-11-12 at 11:11:42 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. Dahl, Jacob L. Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI 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 14:06:12 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:15:25 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI 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, 223 HSM 6425 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P102671.
ASJ 18, 223 HSM 6425 artifact entry (No. P102671). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102671
ASJ 18, 223 HSM 6425 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102671 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	month = {dec 20},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102671},
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Cite this Artifact

“ASJ 18, 223 HSM 6425 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P102671.
ASJ 18, 223 HSM 6425 artifact entry (No. P102671). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102671
ASJ 18, 223 HSM 6425 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102671 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102671},
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PY  - 2001
ID  - P102671
LB  - CDLI:P102671
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - ASJ 18, 223 HSM 6425 artifact entry
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