Georgica 4.03 (P109425)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

OIM A01153

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

84.0 mm × 90.0 mm × 37.0 mm

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
column 1'
  beginning broken
1'. [...] 3(ban2) 5(disz) [sila3] gur
2'. [...]-ga
3'. [...] 1(ban2) gur
4'. [... sag]-ub3{ki}
5'. [...] ur-dun
6'. [...] ab#-ba-mu
7'. [...] 1(asz) 2(ban2) gur
8'. [... {d}]nin#-sun2-ta
9'. [...] x nig2-{d}ba-ba6
10'. dumu#? ur-tur-tur
11'. kiszib3# lu2-{d}na-ru2-a
12'. [...] x lal3-ta
13'. [...] kiszib3 ur-dun
14'. [...] ma-nu-ta
15'. [...] 4(disz) kiszib3 ur-esz3-ku3-ga
16'. [...] ur-{d}nansze-ta
column 2'
  beginning broken
1'. 3(u)# [...]
2'. 2(asz) 2(barig) a2 hun-ga2
3'. a-sza3 na-ba-sa6
4'. 1(bur'u) 2(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
5'. 5(asz) a2 hun-ga2
6'. a-sza3 iri-ul
7'. 6(bur3) 1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
8'. 1(asz) 4(barig) a2 hun-ga2
9'. a-sza3 dur9{ur3}-re-gar-ra
10'. 1(bur'u) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
11'. 1(asz) 4(barig) a2 hun-ga2
12'. a-sza3 {gesz}balag
13'. a-sza3 {gesz}epir
14'. 6(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
15'. a-sza3 a2-ti
16'. 6(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
column 3'
  beginning broken
1'. 1(bur3) 3(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
2'. a-sza3 gir2-nun
3'. 4(disz) amar [1(barig)] 3(ban2)-ta
4'. sze-bi 1(asz) 1(barig) gur
5'. 1(asz) gur mur hu-bu7{bu}
6'. szunigin 1(szar2) 8(bur3) 1(esze3)! 3(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
7'. szunigin 4(bur'u) 8(bur3) 3(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
8'. szunigin 3(bur'u) 3(bur3) 1(esze3)! GAN2 1(asz) 1(barig)-ta
9'. sze-bi 3(gesz2) 4(u) 9(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
10'. GAN2 uru4-a
11'. szunigin 4(u) 7(asz) gur
12'. a2 hun-ga2
13'. szunigin 4(disz) amar 1(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
14'. sze-bi 1(asz) 1(barig) gur
column 4'
  broken
reverse
column 1'
  beginning broken
1'. x [...]
2'. x [...]
3'. x [...]
4'. x [...]
5'. x [...]
6'. x [...]
  rest broken
column 2'
1. a-sza3 lal3-ha-gu-la
2. 6(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
3. 7(disz) a2 hun-ga2 gur
4. a-sza3 na-ba-sa6
5. 1(bur'u) 2(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
6. 9(asz) a2 hun-ga2 gur
7. a-sza3 iri-ul
8. 1(bur'u) 1(esze3) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta#
9. 1(u) 6(asz) a2 hun-ga2
10. a-sza3 {gesz}balag#
11. 6(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku)! GAN2 [x-ta]
12. 1(asz) 2(barig) a2 [hun-ga2 gur]
13. a-sza3 dur9[{ur3}-re-gar-ra]
14. 3(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2# [...-ta]
15. 1(bur'u) [x] 2(esze3)# [x GAN2 ...-ta]
  rest broken
column 3'
1. 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
2. a-sza3 a-sag-du3-du-ta a-ta de6-a
3. 7(disz) amar 1(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
4. sze-bi 2(asz) 3(ban2) gur
5. 1(asz) gur sza3-gal gu4 hu-bu7{bu}
6. szunigin 1(bur'u) 3(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
7. szunigin 4(bur'u) 3(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
8. szunigin 3(bur'u) 2(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 1(asz) 1(barig)-ta
9. sze-bi 3(gesz2) 4(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gur
10. GAN2 uru4-a
11. szunigin 1(gesz2) 3(u) 6(asz) gur
12. a2 lu2 hun-ga2
13. szunigin# 7(disz) amar 1(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
14. [sze-bi] 2(asz)# 3(ban2)# gur
  rest broken
column 4'
1. sze#-bi 1(u) 1(asz) gur
2. [x] 5(asz) 4(barig) gur
3. gu4 hu-bu7{bu}
4. zi#-ga
5. [x] 2(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) gur
6. [la2]-ia3-am3
  blank space
  rest broken

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 84.0 high × 90.0 wide × 37.0 thick
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  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: Georgica, 4.03

    [Civil1994Georgica] Civil, Miguel. 1994. The Farmer’s Instructions : A Sumerian Agricultural Manual. Vol. 5. Aula Orientalis. Supplementa. Sabadell-Barcelona : AUSA.

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  • Museum No.: OIM A01153
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-03 at 17:11:07 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-27 at 09:17:58 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:53:56 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:30:08 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:12:28 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:00:21 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:21 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“Georgica 4.03 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P109425.
Georgica 4.03 artifact entry (No. P109425). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P109425 (Original work published 2001)
Georgica 4.03 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P109425 (Accessed: September 22, 2025).
@misc{2024Georgica,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {Georgica 4.03 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P109425},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P109425},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P109425
LB  - CDLI:P109425
M1  - 2025/9/22/
TI  - Georgica 4.03 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P109425
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Georgica 4.03 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P109425.
Georgica 4.03 artifact entry (No. P109425). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P109425 (Original work published 2001)
Georgica 4.03 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P109425 (Accessed: September 22, 2025).
@misc{2024Georgica,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {Georgica 4.03 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P109425},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P109425},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P109425
LB  - CDLI:P109425
M1  - 2025/9/22/
TI  - Georgica 4.03 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P109425
ER  -
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