JAOS 033, 024 1 (P111790)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Memorial Art Gallery, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA

Museum Number

MAG 54.58.01

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(ban2) zi3 u4 2(disz)-kam sza3-iri
2. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 kaskal-sze3
3. i-me-ta sukkal
4. an-sza-an{ki}-sze3 du-ni
5. 1(ban2) zi3 u4 2(disz)-kam sza3-iri
6. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 kaskal-sze3
7. lu2-na-ba-a aga3-us2
8. sa-bu-um{ki}-sze3 du-ni
9. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 lugal-ma2-gur8-re sukkal
10. szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni
11. 1(ban2) zi3 u4 2(disz)-kam sza3-iri
reverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 kaskal-sze3
2. i-di3-da sukkal
3. szi-ma-asz-gi5-sze3 du-ni
4. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 dingir-ra-bi2 sukkal
5. hu-hu-nu-ri-ta du-ni
6. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 a2-bi2-li2 sukkal
7. a-dam-szah2{ki}-ta du-ni
8. iti gu4-ra2-bi2-mu2-mu2

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (messenger text)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P111790

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) Memorial Art Gallery, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA
Museum Number MAG 54.58.01
Accession Number — a

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 003688

References

  • primary: JAOS 033 (pp. 24-32), 024 1

    [Vanderburgh1913JAOS33] Vanderburgh, Frederick A. 1913. “Three Babylonian Tablets, Prince Collection, Columbia University.” Journal of the American Oriental Society 33: 24–32.

  • history: Rochester, 148

    [Sigrist1991Rochester] Sigrist, Marcel. 1991. Documents from Tablet Collections in Rochester, New York. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-01 at 14:29:11 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:33:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:14:48 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:19:13 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“JAOS 033, 024 1 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 1, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P111790.
JAOS 033, 024 1 artifact entry (No. P111790). (2024, September 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P111790 (Original work published 2001)
JAOS 033, 024 1 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P111790 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P111790},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“JAOS 033, 024 1 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 1, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P111790.
JAOS 033, 024 1 artifact entry (No. P111790). (2024, September 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P111790 (Original work published 2001)
JAOS 033, 024 1 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P111790 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 1},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P111790},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P111790},
}


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