CTMMA 1, 040 (P108724)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, USA

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, USA

Museum Number

MMA 86.11.244

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(u) 8(asz) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur
2. szu-igi-du
3. 1(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 iti-de3 la2-a
4. 8(asz) 1(barig) kiszib3-bi 3(disz)-am3
5. a-sza3 ambar-lagasz{ki}-ta
6. 3(barig) 3(ban2) ki ur-{d}ba-ba6 za3?-mu-ta
  blank space
7. szunigin 4(u) 8(asz) 3(barig) 2(disz) sila3 gur
8. sza3-bi-ta
9. 1(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sa2-du11
10. {d}lugal-uru11{ki}
11. 2(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 {d}nin-ku3-nun
12. 2(barig) ma-an-du12-du12
13. 2(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 alan 3(disz)-a-bi#?
14. 1(barig) 3(ban2) a-ka-sahar
15. 4(barig) eb-gal
16. 1(barig) {d}lamma hur-sag
17. 1(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) e2 an-na
18. sa2-du11 dingir-re-ne
19. [...] 7(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sa2!-du11
20. 1(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) sze-ba giri3-se3-ga e2 dingir-re-ne
reverse
1. 3(ban2) i3-du8 e2-gal
2. 9(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
3. iti 1(disz)-kam iti 1(u) 3(disz)-sze3
4. sze-bi 2(gesz2) 7(asz) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
5. sa2-du11 sze-ba
6. 2(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
7. nig2-ezem-ma za3-mu-ka
  blank space
8. szunigin 2(gesz2) 9(asz) 2(barig) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
9. zi-ga
10. diri 1(gesz2) 2(u) 4(barig) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
11. szum2-mu nig2-ka9-ak
12. u18-lal3
13. iti 1(u) 3(disz)-kam iti diri <1(disz)>-am3 sza3-ba i3-gal2
  blank space
14. mu e2 {d}szara2 ba-du3#
seal 1
1. [...]
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-nam2-gesz
4. PAD-DUB-la [x]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šū-Suen.09.01.00 to Šū-Suen.09.12.00

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P108724

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) Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, USA
Museum Number MMA 86.11.244
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 030284

References

  • primary: CTMMA 1, p.10-63, 40

    [Sigrist1988CTMMA1] Sigrist, Marcel. 1988. “Ur III Texts (Nos. 8-47).” In Tablets, Cones, and Bricks of the Third and Second Millennia B.C., edited by Ira Spar, 10–63. Cuneiform Texts in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Volume 1. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-27 at 16:32:14 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-04 at 14:00:41 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 16:34:29 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-05-17 at 09:41:23 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:42:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:29:12 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:11:49 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:58:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:08 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

“CTMMA 1, 040 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P108724.
CTMMA 1, 040 artifact entry (No. P108724). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108724 (Original work published 2001)
CTMMA 1, 040 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108724 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 27},
	title = {CTMMA 1, 040 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108724},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108724},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CTMMA 1, 040 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P108724.
CTMMA 1, 040 artifact entry (No. P108724). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108724 (Original work published 2001)
CTMMA 1, 040 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108724 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 27},
	title = {CTMMA 1, 040 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108724},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108724},
}


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DA  - 2024/10/27/
PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/10/26/
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