ASJ 18, 225 HSM 6435 (P102673)

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 1909.05.271

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. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 7(disz) [gurusz]
2. nu-banda3 ur-{gesz}[gigir]
3. 1(gesz2) la2 2(disz) gurusz nu-banda3 igi-zu-bar-[ra]
4. 3(u) 6(disz) gurusz nu-banda3 ur-nigar{gar}
5. 4(u) 6(disz) gurusz nu-banda3 lu2-{d}ba-ba6
6. szunigin 3(gesz2) 3(u) 7(disz) gurusz
7. sza3-bi-ta
8. 1(u) e2-uz-ga
9. 7(disz) e2-gu4-gaz
10. 3(u) lugal-ra-us2-sa
11. 5(disz) gi-IL2
12. 5(asz) gu2-gir
13. 3(disz) sipa {ansze}si2-si2
14. 3(disz) amar-gir ma2 lugal
15. 1(disz) e2 ur-{d}namma
16. 1(disz) dub-sar i3 zu2-lum
17. 3(disz) dub-sar gesz-kin-ti
18. 1(disz) dub-sar imgaga3
19. 1(disz) [dub]-sar ku6 nisi
20. [1(disz) dub-sar] ar-za-na
21. [1(disz) dub-sar] in#-bul5-bul5
22. [2(disz) im-IL2] e2-kiszib3-ba
reverse
1. [2(disz) ga2]-nun-da tusz-a
2. 6(disz) lu2 lunga ki lugal-an-na-tum2?
3. 1(disz) lu2 lunga ki ur-mes
4. 1(disz) ur-{d}nin-a-zu
5. 1(disz) ki nam-mah
6. 3(asz) gu2 tul2 nibru{ki}
7. 1(asz) gu2 tul2 sag-da-na
8. 1(u) pu2 ba-al sza3 e2-duru5-ka
9. 3(disz) {d}iszkur-ba-ni
10. 1(u) 2(disz) ma2-la2-a gi unu{ki}-sze3
11. 2(u) la2 2(disz) e2-muhaldim ki ur-nigar{gar}
12. 2(u) la2 2(disz) e2-muhaldim ki ur-{d}nansze
13. 1(disz) ka e2-gal
14. 1(disz) tu-<ra> al-la
15. 6(disz) ba-an-na-ti
16. 1(disz) zi3-IL2 ki nam-mah
17. 1(disz) zi3-IL2 ki ur-{d}ba-ba6
18. 2(u) la2 3(disz) sza3 ga2-nun
19. szunigin 2(gesz2) 5(u) 7(disz) gurusz gub-ba
20. la2-ia3 4(u) 6(disz) nu-banda3 lu2-{d}ba-ba6
21. la2-ia3 7(disz) nu-banda3 ur-{gesz}gigir
22. 4(disz) iri-ta nu-e3 la2-ia3 3(disz)
23. nu-banda3 igi-zu-bar-ra
24. u4 1(u) 4(disz)-[kam]
25. iti ezem-{d}li9-[si4]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P102673

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number SM 1909.05.271
Accession Number 06435

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 038823

References

  • primary: ASJ 18, p.217-228, p. 225 HSM 6435

    [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
2017-03-03 at 09:52:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2014-06-10 at 16:04:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:20:37 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:06:12 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:45:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-27 at 19:34:26 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 22:16:02 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 18:16:44 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“ASJ 18, 225 HSM 6435 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P102673.
ASJ 18, 225 HSM 6435 artifact entry (No. P102673). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102673
ASJ 18, 225 HSM 6435 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102673 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102673},
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Cite this Artifacts

“ASJ 18, 225 HSM 6435 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P102673.
ASJ 18, 225 HSM 6435 artifact entry (No. P102673). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102673
ASJ 18, 225 HSM 6435 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102673 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
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