Babyloniaca 08, pl. 12, HG 12 (P104809)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in Musée des Antiquités, Rouen, France

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Museum Collection(s)

Musée des Antiquités, Rouen, France

Museum Number

HG 12

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1'. [x dug kas] sig15
2'. 2(ban2@c) zi3
3'. [x x]-lu2
4'. [dam?] amar-[szuba3]
5'. [dub-sar]-mah
rest of column missing
column 2
beginning of column missing
1'. 1(asz@c) masz
2'. sanga {d}nin-dar
3'. 1(asz@c) sa2-du11 kas sig15
4'. 1(asz@c) sa2-du11 kas ge6
5'. 1(asz@c) masz
6'. 2(ban2@c) zi3
7'. 1(ban2@c) zu2-lum
8'. 1(ban2@c) sze sa
column 3
beginning of column missing
1'. [x ninda bappir3] tur-tur
2'. 1(u@c) ninda KA-gu7
3'. 5(asz@c) sa lu{sar}
4'. 2(asz@c) ku6 za3
5'. 2(disz@t) i3 sila3 2(disz@t) zu2-lum sila3 2(disz@t) ga'ar sila3 1(disz@t) nig2-du3-a {gesz}haszhur 1(disz@t) nig2-du3-a {gesz}pesz3
column 4
beginning of column missing
1'. 5(asz@c) gu2 u2
2'. amar-ezem
3'. nu-banda3
4'. 1(asz@c) udu
5'. 1(asz@c) ga nig2-banda3{da}
6'. lam-sag-du3
7'. amar-e2-gibil
column 5
beginning of column missing
1'. [x sa szum2] sikil
2'. 2(u@c) sa sar
3'. 1(u@c) agargara{ku6} gur4
1(u@c) HA NUN LAGAB
4'. 1(u@c) ku6 za3
5'. 1(disz@t) ub-bi2{muszen}
6'. 2(disz@t) za3-dar{muszen}
7'. 2(ban2@c) sze sa
8'. 2(ban2@c) zi3 gu
column 6
1'. 2(ban2@c) zi3 sig15
2'. sanga e2-dam
3'. 1(asz@c) masz
4'. 1(asz@c) i3 nig2-banda3{da}
5'. ur-szusz3
6'. gu4-lah5
7'. ensi2-ka
8'. 1(asz@c) masz
column 7
beginning of column missing
1'. ur-sag
2'. agrig
3'. 5(asz@c) ninda KA-gu7
4'. 5(asz@c) ninda bappir3
5'. {d}szul-|MUSZxPA|
6'. 1(asz@c) masz
7'. 2(ban2@c) zi3 sig15
8'. 1(asz@c) dug kas sig15
column 8
beginning of column missing
1'. x [...]
2'. 1(u@c) sa lu{sar}
3'. 2(u@c) sa szum2 sikil
4'. 2(u@c) sa sar
5'. lugal-sza3-su3
6'. lu2 esz2-gid2
reverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) masz
2. 2(disz@t) sila3 i3 2(disz@t) sila3 zu2-lum 2(disz@t) sila3 ga'ar
3. 2(asz@c) ninda bappir3 1(u@c) du8
4. 2(u@c) ninda bappir3 tur-tur
5. 1(u@c) ninda [KA-gu7]
rest of column missing
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) dug kas sig15
2. 2(ban2@c) zi3 sig15
3. giri3-ni-ba-dab5
4. ga:esz8
5. 1(asz@c) udu
6. 1(asz@c) dug kas sig15
rest of column missing
column 3
1. sag-{d}nin-gir2-su-da
2. lu2 us2
3. 1(asz@c) {munus}asz2-gar3
4. szubur
5. engar
6. szesz geszgal-si
7. 1(asz@c) dug kas sig15
8. 2(ban2@c)? zi3 sig15
9. 1(asz@c) udu
rest of column missing
column 4
1. sza3-TAR
2. ku3-dim2
3. 1(asz@c) udu
4. 1(asz@c) sa2-du11 kas sig15
5. 1(asz@c) sa2-du11 kas ge6
6. sanga {d}hendur-sag
7. 1(asz@c) masz
8. 2(ban2@c) zi3
9. lugal#? [...]
rest of column missing
column 5
1. 1(asz@c) kur2 |NUNUZ.KISIM5x(GUG2.MUNU4)| gu7
2. mu-an-ne2-du10
3. lu2 lungax(|BIxNIG2|)
4. 1(asz@c) gi-lam zu2-lum
5. 1(asz@c) {gesz}a2-na
6. sanga-NIG2
7. 2(ban2@c) mun
rest of column missing
column 6
1. 1(ban2@c) zi3
2. 1(asz@c) gu2 asal2
3. ur-e2-zi-da
4. sanga e2-gal
column 7
1. [x] 5(asz@c)#? gu2 u2
2. 2(ban2@c) mun
3. x sila3 ziz2
4. x sila3 gu2-mun

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Collections

Musée des Antiquités, Rouen, France

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: Babyloniaca 08, pl., 12, HG 12

[Genouillac1924Babyloniaca ] Genouillac, Henri de. 1924. Babyloniaca.
history: WdO 20-21, p.35-44, p. 44

[Selz1989-1990Festabgaben] Selz, Gebhard J. 1989-1990. “Eine Urkunde Über Festabgaben von Tempelverwaltern Und Anderen Notabeln Aus Dem Musée Des Antiquités Zu Rouen. (H. G. 12).” Welt Des Orients 20–21: 35–44.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: HG 12
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello) Provenience Comments:
corrected A. Cavigneaux email cdlifeedback 20110915
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Dates Referenced: Lugalanda.00.00.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-04-19 at 15:14:39	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2022-02-17 at 11:37:53	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Transliteration	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	CDLI	Approved
2018-06-20 at 17:52:50	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Transliteration	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	CDLI	Approved
2014-08-19 at 10:14:57	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2008-10-09 at 16:03:40	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2008-06-21 at 18:59:58	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2007-07-15 at 00:30:21	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	Approved
2007-03-26 at 18:08:28	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:16:33	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

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Cite this Artifacts

“Babyloniaca 08, Pl. 12, HG 12 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P104809.

Babyloniaca 08, pl. 12, HG 12 artifact entry (No. P104809). (2024, April 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P104809 (Original work published 2001)

Babyloniaca 08, pl. 12, HG 12 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P104809 (Accessed: January 22, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P104809},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P104809},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“Babyloniaca 08, Pl. 12, HG 12 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P104809.

Babyloniaca 08, pl. 12, HG 12 artifact entry (No. P104809). (2024, April 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P104809 (Original work published 2001)

Babyloniaca 08, pl. 12, HG 12 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P104809 (Accessed: January 22, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {apr 19},
	title = {Babyloniaca 08, pl. 12, {HG} 12 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P104809},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P104809},
}

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