ASJ 18, 226 HSM 6453 (P102674)

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

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

Museum Number

SM —

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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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. lu2-{d}na-ru2-a dumu
2. geme2-{d}lamma geme2 kar-ke4-da
3. 1(disz) ur-ki-gu-la szu-ku6
4. 1(disz) szul-lu5 nu-{gesz}kiri6
5. 1(disz) ur-{d}hendur-sag nar
6. gir2-su{ki}-ta
7. giri3 a-bu-ni
8. 1(disz) ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
9. dumu geme2-ba usz-bar
10. 1(disz) en-kusz2-u5 {na4}kin2 gul-gul
11. [x] mu geme2-sze3
12. [...] ugula kikken2
13. [1(disz) da-da] dumu ur-{d}lamma
14. [1(disz) ur-{d}ba-ba6] gala
15. [1(disz) lugal-nigin6{ki}]-sze3
column 2
1. mu {d}utu-ug3-[e-sze3]
2. ki ur-sa6-ga lu2# [lunga]
3. 1(disz) nig2-{d}ba-ba6 e2 ur-[{d}utu]
4. 1(disz) ba-sa6-ga dumu {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka lu2 azlag2
5. 1/2(disz) ur-{d}nin-mar{ki} TUR
6. 1(disz) ur-{d}nin-mu2
7. 1/2(disz) ur-{d}ba-ba6 szesz-a-ni
8. 1(disz) lu2-{d}na-ru2-a zi3-IL2
9. libir-am3
10. 1(disz) ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
11. dumu {d}nin-mar{ki}-i3-sa6
12. sza3 gurum2
13. 1(disz) ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da azlag2
14. [1(disz) nig2]-{d}ba-ba6 azlag2
15. [dumu ur]-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
16. [mu giri3-ni-i3-sa6]-sze3
17. [1(disz) lu2-{d}nin-szubur] bahar2#?
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. [ugula ur-ki]-gu-la
3'. 1(disz) [ur]-{d}hendur-sag dumu lu2-{d}ba-ba6
4'. ki lugal-ezem
5'. 1(disz) ur-{d}da-mu ad-kup4
6'. 1/2(disz) lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su dumu ba-zi
7'. 1(disz) ur-{d}igi-zi-bar-ra
8'. nu-banda3 ur-{d}nansze
9'. 1(disz) {d}na-ru2-a-igi-du
10'. 1(disz) an-na-bi2-kusz2 e2 {d}nanna
11'. 1(disz) giri3-ni-i3-dab5 ARAD2 ur-ab-ba
12'. 1(disz) ur-{d}ba-ba6 ad-kup4
13'. ugula da-a-da-ni
14'. 1(disz) ur-{d}ig-alim dam-gar3
15'. 1(disz) ku3-{d}nanna dumu uri5{ki}
16'. 1(disz) ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ur-mes
17'. {gesz}tukul-dab5-me
18'. giri3 lu2-{d}na-ru2-a
19'. u3 ur-{d}ba-ba6
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [ugula lugal-me]-lam2
2'. [1(disz) ARAD2 gu]-za#-la2
3'. [ugula lu2]-dingir#-ra
4'. [1(disz) ba]-sa6# dam-gar3
5'. [1(disz) {d}]nin-gir2-su-i3-sa6
6'. [ugula] ur-nigar{gar} dumu ur-sukkal
7'. [1(disz)] ur-NE-gar-sa6-ga
8'. ugula ur-nigar{gar} dumu lu2-{d}nansze
9'. 1(disz) i3-lum-ma ad-kup4
10'. 1(disz) ur-{d}ig-alim ad-kup4 ugula lugal-uszumgal
11'. 1(disz) lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su nagar
12'. szunigin 3(u) 1(disz) gurusz
13'. szunigin 2(disz) gurusz a2 1/2(disz)
14'. he2-dab5-me
15'. szunigin 7(disz) gurusz muhaldim-me
16'. e2-kikken2-a gub-ba
17'. sza3 sag-da-na{ki}
18'. u4 8(disz)-kam
19'. iti munu4-gu7
20'. mu en {d}nanna kar-zi-da ba-hun

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: ASJ 18, p.217-228, p. 226 HSM 6453

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: SM —
  • Accession No.: 06453

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.09.05.08
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-07-22 at 14:06:22 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-03-13 at 03:56:53 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:19 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-07-28 at 16:33:50 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2014-04-24 at 11:36:09 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:20:37 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:06:12 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:45:57 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-06 at 13:52:56 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 18:16:48 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“ASJ 18, 226 HSM 6453 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P102674.
ASJ 18, 226 HSM 6453 artifact entry (No. P102674). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102674
ASJ 18, 226 HSM 6453 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102674 (Accessed: May 20, 2025).
@misc{2001ASJ,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-20]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {ASJ 18, 226 {HSM} 6453 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P102674},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102674},
}


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