SET 315 (P129723)

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

Museum Collection(s)

anonymous, USA

Museum Number

Anonymous 129723

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(u) 3(disz) udu sila4
  5(u) 3(disz) udu (#erasure#) sila4
2. 1(u) 3(disz) u8 1(gesz2) 2(u) 5(disz) masz2
3. kiszib3 ka5-a-mu 7(disz)
4. 2(u) masz2
5. kiszib3 lugal-ku3-mah 7(disz)
6. 4(disz) u8 1(u) 2(disz) masz2 1(u) 4(disz) ud5 kiszib3 ur-{d}lamma
7. 3(disz) udu 2(disz) masz2 kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-ba6
8. 5(u) 6(disz) masz2-gal
9. kiszib3 ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
  blank space
10. szunigin 5(u) 6(disz) udu sila4
  szunigin 5(u) 6(disz) udu (#erasure#) sila4
11. szunigin 1(u) 7(disz) u8 2(gesz2) 5(u) 5(disz) masz2-gal
12. szunigin 1(u) 4(disz) ud5
13. 4(gesz2) 2(u) 2(disz)
reverse
1. ka5-a-mu
2. i3-dab5
3. iti x x x
4. mu x x x

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/P129723

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) anonymous, USA
Museum Number Anonymous 129723
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 014234

References

  • primary: SET, 315

    [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
2017-03-03 at 09:56:22 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:01:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:33:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:26:26 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 315 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P129723.
SET 315 artifact entry (No. P129723). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P129723
SET 315 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P129723 (Accessed: October 6, 2026).
@misc{2001SET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-06]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {SET 315 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P129723},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P129723},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P129723
LB  - CDLI:P129723
M1  - 2026/10/6/
TI  - SET 315 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P129723
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“SET 315 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P129723.
SET 315 artifact entry (No. P129723). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P129723
SET 315 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P129723 (Accessed: October 6, 2026).
@misc{2001SET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-06]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {SET 315 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P129723},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P129723},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P129723
LB  - CDLI:P129723
M1  - 2026/10/6/
TI  - SET 315 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P129723
ER  - 
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