NFT p. 185, AO 4237 (P121771)

Administrative bulla excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 04237

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Bulla

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) sila4 sza3 uri5{ki}
2. kiszib3 {d}utu-bar-ra
3. iti masz-ku3-gu7
  blank space
4. mu# us2-sa a-ra2 3(disz)-kam-asz [si]-mu#-ru-um{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
column 1
1. ur-{d}lamma
2. ensi2
3. lagasz{ki#}
column 2
1. {d}utu-[bar-ra]
2. dumu [...]
3. ARAD2-[zu]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005852 (composite) (P458562) S005852 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.33.01.00 (us2 year)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P121771

Physical information

Artifact type Bulla
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number AO 04237
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 002112

References

  • primary: NFT, 185, AO 4237

    [Thureau-Dangin1910NFT] Cros, Gaston, and François Thureau-Dangin. 1910. Nouvelles Fouilles de Tello. Edited by Gaston Cros. Paris: Ernest Leroux.

  • history: RIME 3/2, .01.02.x2018, ex. 03 (seal)

    [Frayne1997RIME3/2] Frayne, Douglas R. 1997. Ur III Period (2112-2004 BC). Vol. 3/2. Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods. University of Toronto Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-22 at 14:47:43 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-21 at 10:38:45 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-24 at 15:00:20 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2013-06-07 at 12:25:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:48:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:25:19 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:33:17 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:23:11 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

“NFT p. 185, AO 4237 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121771.
NFT p. 185, AO 4237 artifact entry (No. P121771). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121771 (Original work published 2001)
NFT p. 185, AO 4237 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121771 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
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	title = {NFT p. 185, {AO} 4237 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P121771},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121771},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“NFT p. 185, AO 4237 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121771.
NFT p. 185, AO 4237 artifact entry (No. P121771). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121771 (Original work published 2001)
NFT p. 185, AO 4237 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121771 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
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	title = {NFT p. 185, {AO} 4237 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P121771},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121771},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/22/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P121771
LB  - CDLI:P121771
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - NFT p. 185, AO 4237 artifact entry
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ER  -
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