RA 074, 046 114 (P128020)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Chester Beatty Library, Dublin, Ireland

Museum Collection(s)

Chester Beatty Library, Dublin, Ireland

Museum Number

CBL CT 114

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

38.0 mm × 32.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(u) 3(disz) engar 1(asz) sze gur lugal-ta
2. 2(disz)? dumu-gu4-gur 2(barig)
3. sze-bi 2(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) gur
4. sze szuku-ra engar e2 {d}szul-gi
reverse
1. sze szuku-ra ensi2
2. i3-dub lu2-{d}ku3-nun-ta
3. ki ur-nigar{gar}-ta
4. na-ba-sa6-ta?
5. ugula lugal-mudra5
  blank space
6. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
envelope
obverse
1. 2(u) 3(disz) engar 1(asz) sze gur-ta
2. 1(disz) dumu-gu4-gur 2(barig)
3. sze-bi 2(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) gur
  blank space
  seal impression
4. e2 {d}szul-gi-me
5. ugula lugal-mudra5
6. sze szuku-ra ensi2
reverse
1. i3-dub {d}nin-hur-sag
2. lu2-{d}ku3-nun-ta
  blank space
  seal impression
3. ki ur-nigar{gar}-ta
4. kiszib3 na-ba-sa6
5. iti amar-a-a-si
6. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. na-ba-sa6#
2. dub-sar#
3. dumu ur-nigar{gar#}

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 003838 (composite) (P456548) S003838 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P128020

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions 38.0 mm × 32.0 mm × 16.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Chester Beatty Library, Dublin, Ireland
Museum Number CBL CT 114
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 023005

References

  • primary: RA 74, p.43-59

    [Sollberger1980Dublin] Sollberger, Edmond. 1980. “The Cuneiform Tablets in the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 74: 43–59.

  • history: Nisaba 33, 351

    [Ozaki2020Nisaba33] Ozaki, Tohru. 2020. The Lost and the Found Cuneiform Collections Rediscovered. Nisaba 33.

  • history: Amherst, 047

    [Pinches1908Amherst] Pinches, Theophilus G. 1908. The Amherst Tablets : Being an Account of the Babylonian Inscriptions in the Collection of the Right Hon. Lord Amherst of Hackney, at Didlington Hall, Norfolk.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-09 at 18:36:33 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2023-06-09 at 12:23:12 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2019-11-08 at 18:43:13 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-07-24 at 14:42:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:58:34 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:31:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:25:39 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

“RA 074, 046 114 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P128020.
RA 074, 046 114 artifact entry (No. P128020). (2023, June 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P128020 (Original work published 2001)
RA 074, 046 114 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P128020 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 9},
	title = {RA 074, 046 114 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P128020},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RA 074, 046 114 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P128020.
RA 074, 046 114 artifact entry (No. P128020). (2023, June 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P128020 (Original work published 2001)
RA 074, 046 114 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P128020 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 9},
	title = {RA 074, 046 114 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P128020},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P128020},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/9/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P128020
LB  - CDLI:P128020
M1  - 2026/10/15/
TI  - RA 074, 046 114 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P128020
ER  -
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