MCS 8, 64 AO 8109 (P112871)
Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, FranceMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Louvre Museum, Paris, FranceMuseum Number
AO 08109Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) gu4-gesz 2(disz) sila3 x masz-tur
2. 1(disz) gu4-gesz GAN2-ba
3. 1(disz) gurusz hun-ga2 al ak
4. GAN2 ur-mes
5. 1(disz) gu4-gesz apin
6. 1(disz) gu4-tug2-gur10 gu4-gesz
7. 6(disz) erin2 al ak u2 ze2
8. GAN2 ur-{d}en-ki
9. 1(disz) gu4-tug2-gur10 ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
10. 1(disz) gu4-gesz ab-ba-x u4 SZID#
11. 1(disz) gu4-gesz x [...]
reverse
1. 1(u) gurusz hun-ga2
2. GAN2 ur-{d}suen
1 line blank
3. [...] u2 ki-mu?
4. [...] KA u4 9(disz)-kam
5. [...]
6. a-sza3 nin-amasz-zi
7. 1(disz) gu4-tug2-gur10 hun-ga2
obverse
1. 1(disz) gu4-gesz 2(disz) sila3 x masz-tur
2. 1(disz) gu4-gesz GAN2-ba
3. 1(disz) gurusz hun-ga2 al ak
4. GAN2 ur-mes
5. 1(disz) gu4-gesz apin
6. 1(disz) gu4-tug2-gur10 gu4-gesz
7. 6(disz) erin2 al ak u2 ze2
8. GAN2 ur-{d}en-ki
9. 1(disz) gu4-tug2-gur10 ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
10. 1(disz) gu4-gesz ab-ba-x u4 SZID#
11. 1(disz) gu4-gesz x [...]
reverse
1. 1(u) gurusz hun-ga2
2. GAN2 ur-{d}suen
1 line blank
3. [...] u2 ki-mu?
4. [...] KA u4 9(disz)-kam
5. [...]
6. a-sza3 nin-amasz-zi
7. 1(disz) gu4-tug2-gur10 hun-ga2
Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Seal no.:
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: MCS 8, 64 AO 8109
[Fish1958MCS8] Fish, Thomas. 1958. Manchester Cuneiform Studies 8.
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: AO 08109
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: --.--.00.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2011-07-22 at 13:35:20 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:15:57 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:19:36 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (013636) (013636)
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Cite this Artifact
“MCS 8, 64 AO 8109 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P112871.
MCS 8, 64 AO 8109 artifact entry (No. P112871). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112871
MCS 8, 64 AO 8109 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112871 (Accessed: November 8, 2025).
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howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112871},
}
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