SET 212 (P129622)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum, San Jose, California, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum, San Jose, California, USA

Museum Number

RC 0883

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3
2. szu-i3-li2 dumu nu-banda3
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3
4. a-hu-a aga3-us2-gal
5. szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni
6. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3
7. puzur4-esz18-dar szesz lukur
8. szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni
9. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3
10. er3-ra-ba-ni# sukkal#
11. {u2}urua{a}{ki}-ta# [du]-ni
12. szu-{d}nin-szubur aga3-us2-gal
13. a-dam-szah2{ki}-sze3 du-ni
14. isz-me-<e2>-a dumu nu-banda3
15. sa-bu-um{ki}-ta du-ni
16. la-la-a lukur
17. szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni
18. KA-[x]-a-[...]
19. szuszin{ki}-sze3 [du-ni]

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/P129622

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum, San Jose, California, USA
Museum Number RC 0883
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 014133

References

  • primary: SET, 212

    [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.

  • collation: ASJ 15, p.193-264, p. 226

    [Carnahan1993collations] Carnahan, John. 1993. “Collations to the Rosicrucian Museum and Stanford University Texts in SET.” Acta Sumerologica 15: 193–264.

  • collation: ASJ 16, p.308-319, p. 310

    [Hillard1994corrections] Hillard, Kent G. 1994. “Corrections and Additions to ‘Collations to the Rosicrucian and Stanford University Texts in SET’ (ASJ 15).” Acta Sumerologica 16: 308–19.

  • collation: ASJ 8, p.309-344, p. 328

    [Jones1986Rosicrucian] Cooper, Marc, and Tom B. Jones. 1986. “The Rosicrucian Museum Texts in SET.” Acta Sumerologica 8: 309–44.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-04-12 at 13:25:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 16:10:57 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:01:12 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:33:18 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 212 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P129622.
SET 212 artifact entry (No. P129622). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P129622
SET 212 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P129622 (Accessed: October 6, 2026).
@misc{2001SET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-06]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {SET 212 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P129622},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P129622},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P129622
LB  - CDLI:P129622
M1  - 2026/10/6/
TI  - SET 212 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P129622
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“SET 212 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P129622.
SET 212 artifact entry (No. P129622). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P129622
SET 212 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P129622 (Accessed: October 6, 2026).
@misc{2001SET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-06]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {SET 212 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P129622},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P129622},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P129622
LB  - CDLI:P129622
M1  - 2026/10/6/
TI  - SET 212 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P129622
ER  - 
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