SA 141 (P128646)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Institut Catholique, Paris, France

Museum Number

ICP —

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

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tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [...] GAN2# [sze]-bi# 3(asz) 3(barig) gur
2'. i-di3-{d}iszkur szitim
3'. 3(iku) GAN2 sze-bi 1(barig) 4(ban2)
4'. u-bar-um
5'. 2(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 sze-bi 4(barig)
6'. i-di3-{d}iszkur szitim
7'. 1(esze3) 2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 sze-bi 3(asz) gur
8'. du-du
9'. 1(esze3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 sze-bi 2(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
10'. kun-gi
11'. 1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 sze-bi 3(asz) gur
12'. lugal-ig-ka
column 2
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1'. [...] 2(bur3) GAN2 sze-bi# [... gur]
2'. lugal-dalla
3'. 3(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 sze-bi 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
4'. lu2-{d}suen
5'. 2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 sze-ni 4(barig)
6'. du-du a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
7'. 1(esze3) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 sze-bi 3(asz) 2(barig) gur
8'. nu-ur2-{d}iszkur sipa
9'. 1(iku) GAN2 sze-bi 2(barig)
10'. lu2-uru11{ki}
11'. 1(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 sze-bi 1(asz) gur
12'. sag-ki-u4-na
column 3
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1'. 2(disz) x [...]
2'. 1(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2# [...]
3'. a-ra2 [x-kam]
4'. a2 NE#-[...]
5'. 1/2(disz) GAN2 sze-bi# [... gur]
6'. lugal-ig-ka
  blank space
7'. a zi-ri2-gum2
8'. 2(bur3) GAN2
9'. la-a-la-a aga3-us2
10'. 1(bur3) GAN2
11'. na-ah-szu-a lu2 lunga
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column 1
1. lu2-uru11{ki}
2. 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2
3. nu-ur2-{d}iszkur sipa
4. 4(iku) GAN2
5. ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da gab2-us2
6. 1(esze3) GAN2
7. i-di3-{d}iszkur szitim
8. 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2
9. szu-esz18-dar ku3-dim2
  blank space
10. a-sza3# [...]
11. 2(esze3) 3(iku) [GAN2 ...]
12. x [...]
13. 1(bur3) GAN2# [...]
  rest broken
column 2
1. szunigin 2(bur3) 2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2
2. a-sza3 a-e de6-a
3. a-sza3 {d}en-ki
4. szunigin 1(esze3) GAN2
5. szunigin sze-bi 6(asz) 2(barig) gur
6. a zi-ri2-gum2
  n lines blank
  rest broken
column 3
  blank
  rest broken

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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  • primary: Jean, SA, 141

    [Jean1923SA] Jean, Charles-François. 1923. Šumer et Akkad. Contribution à l’histoire de La Civilisation Dans La Basse-Mésopotamie. Paris: Paul Geuthner.

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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-02-28 at 17:16:32 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:59:42 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:32:13 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:25:56 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
“SA 141 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P128646.
SA 141 artifact entry (No. P128646). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P128646
SA 141 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P128646 (Accessed: June 29, 2025).
@misc{2001SA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-29]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {SA 141 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P128646},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P128646},
}

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TI  - SA 141 artifact entry
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