SET 211 (P129621)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada

Museum Collection(s)

Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada

Museum Number

L.1175

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

35.0 mm × 28.0 mm × 13.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 6(disz) sila3 kasz
2. 4(disz) sila3 zi3-gu
3. 2(disz) id-gur2 i3
4. sza3-iri
5. 2(disz) dug dida du
6. 1(u) kasz du lugal
reverse
1. kaskal-sze3
2. ip-qu2-sza lu2 kas4
3. u3 szu-esz18-dar lu2 kas4
4. szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni
5. iti diri sze-sag11-ku5
  uncertain date transliteration

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P129621

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 35.0 mm × 28.0 mm × 13.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada
Museum Number L.1175
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 014132

References

  • primary: SET, 211

    [Jones1961SET] Jones, Tom B., and John W. Snyder. 1961. Sumerian Economic Texts from the Third Ur Dynasty. A Catalogue and Discussion of Documents from Various Collections. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2019-01-05 at 11:27:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:01:12 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:26:23 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

“SET 211 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P129621.
SET 211 artifact entry (No. P129621). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P129621
SET 211 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P129621 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
@misc{2001SET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {SET 211 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P129621},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P129621},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P129621
LB  - CDLI:P129621
M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - SET 211 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P129621
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“SET 211 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P129621.
SET 211 artifact entry (No. P129621). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P129621
SET 211 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P129621 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
@misc{2001SET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {SET 211 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P129621},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P129621},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P129621
LB  - CDLI:P129621
M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - SET 211 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P129621
ER  - 
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