STA 17 (P130367)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Princeton University Library, Princeton, New Jersey, USA

Museum Number

PUL Ex 0151

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
column 1
1. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 2(disz) udu
2. su-su dah-ha
3. mu ur-bi2-lum{ki} ba-hul
4. 5(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz) u8
5. 9(gesz2) 5(u) la2 1(disz) udu-nita2
6. 2(u) 7(disz) sila4
7. 1(disz) masz2
8. sipa udu gi-me
9. 1(gesz2) 2(u) la2 1(disz) ud5
10. 4(gesz2) 7(disz) masz2-nita2
11. 1(u) 2(disz) masz2 sza3-du10
12. 5(disz) u8 5(disz) udu-nita2
13. sipa ud5-me
14. mu ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
15. su-su sipa-de3-ne
  blank space
16. szunigin 2(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 4(u) 2(disz) udu masz2
17. sza3-bi-ta
18. 2(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2 igi-6(disz)-gal2 9(disz) 1/2(disz) sze ku3
19. kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su dumu i3-kal-la
20. 3(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na siki
21. kiszib3 tuku
22. 1(asz) gu2 2(u) 5(disz) ma-na siki
column 2
1. kiszib3 nu-tuku
2. lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su dumu ARAD2-mu
3. 3(u) udu-nita2
4. kiszib3-bi 2(disz)-am3
5. kiszib3 ab-ba-sa6-ga
6. 1(gesz2) 4(disz) udu
7. kiszib3-bi 4(disz)-am3
8. kiszib3 ur-{d}isztaran dumu e2-ki-gal-la
9. 4(disz) u8 5(disz) kir11
10. 1(disz) udu-gal 2(u) 1(disz) udu-nita2
11. kiszib3-bi 2(disz)-am3
12. kiszib3 lugal-u2-szim-e dumu na-ni-mu
13. 1(u) udu
14. kiszib3 ur-mes ul4-ul4{ki}
15. 2(u) udu
16. kiszib3 ur-bad3-tibirx(KU)-ra
17. sipa-de3 dun-a
18. ugu2-a ga2-ga2
  blank space
19. szunigin 2(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2 igi-6(disz)-gal2 9(disz) 1/2(disz) sze
20. udu-bi 5(gesz2) 1(u) 1/2(disz)
21. szunigin 2(asz) gu2 2(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na siki
22. udu-bi 2(u) 4(disz) 1/2(disz)
23. szunigin 2(gesz2) 3(u) 5(disz) udu
24. sipa-de3 dun-a
column 3
1. ugu2#-[a ga2-ga2]
  blank space
2. szunigin 8(disz) x [x]
3. zi-ga
4. la2-ia3 1(u) 8(disz) udu
5. gu3-de2-a ab-ba-iri#
6. 9(gesz2) 2(u) 6(disz) udu
7. sipa udu gi-me
8. 5(gesz2) 4(u) 8(disz) masz2
9. sipa ud5-me
10. 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 3(u) 2(disz) udu masz2
11. la2-ia3-am3
12. sza3 gir2-su{ki}
13. 4(u) 4(disz) u8
14. 4(gesz2) 3(u) udu-nita2
15. 3(disz) sila4
16. 2(u) 1(disz) masz2
17. sipa udu gi-me#
18. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz) ud5 [x]
19. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 4(disz) masz2# [x]
20. 2(disz) masz2 x [x]
21. sipa ud5-[me]
22. su-su mu [...]
  blank space
23. szunigin 9(gesz2) 1(u) [...]
24. x [...]
reverse
column 1
1. 1(disz) 2/3(disz) [...] x [x]
2. udu-bi 2(disz) [...]
3. kiszib3 ensi2#
4. 1(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) [...]
5. udu-bi 2(u)
6. kiszib3 lu2-x-[x]
7. ugu2-a ga2-[ga2]
8. 1(u) masz2# [x]
9. szesz-kal-la
10. im ud5 ki-nu-[nir{ki}] nigin6{ki} nigin6 [...]
11. mu us2-sa ki-[masz{ki}] ba-hul mu-gal2#
  blank space
12. szunigin 4(gesz2) la2 1(disz) udu
13. zi-ga
14. la2-ia3 1(gesz2) 5(u) la2 1(disz) udu
15. sipa udu gi-me
16. 3(gesz2) 4(u) masz2
17. sipa ud5-me
18. 5(gesz2) 2(u) la2 1(disz) udu masz2
19. la2-ia3-am3
20. sza3 ki-nu-nir{ki} nigin6{ki}
column 2
1. giri3 ur-{d}ig-alim
2. sze udu sipa udu gi-me
3. 1(gesz2) la2 1(disz) masz2 sipa ud5-me
4. su-su dah-ha
5. mu ur-bi2-lum{ki} ba-hul
6. [x] 3(disz) u8
7. [x] 5(disz) udu-nita2
8. [x] sila4
9. [sipa udu] gi-me
10. 5(u) 4(disz) ud5
11. 3(u) la2 1(disz) masz2-nita2
12. 1(disz) masz2 sza3-du10
13. sipa ud5-me
14. su-su mu ki-masz{ki}
  blank space
15. szunigin 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) udu masz2
16. sza3-bi-ta
17. 1(disz) ma-na 6(disz) gin2 2(u) 2(disz) sze ku3-babbar
18. udu-bi 2(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz)
19. kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su dumu i3-kal-la
20. ugu2-a ga2-ga2
  blank space
21. szunigin 2(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz) udu
22. zi-ga
23. la2-ia3 5(gesz2) 2(u) 8(disz) udu
24. sipa udu gi-me
column 3
1. 2(gesz2) 2(u) 3(disz) masz2
2. sipa ud5-me
3. 7(gesz2) 5(u) 1(disz) udu masz2
4. la2-ia3-am3
5. sza3 gu2-ab-ba{ki}
  blank space
6. nig2-ka9-ak
7. su-su sipa udu gi u3 sipa ud5-e#?-ne
8. gir2-su{ki}-ta
9. gu2-ab-ba{ki}-sze3
10. ur-{d}lamma
11. ensi2
  blank space
12. mu ki-masz{ki} ba-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šulgi.45.00.00 to Šulgi.47.00.00 (us2 year)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P130367

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) Princeton University Library, Princeton, New Jersey, USA
Museum Number PUL Ex 0151
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 006151

References

  • primary: STA, 17

    [Chiera1922STA] Chiera, Edward. 1922. Selected Temple Accounts from Telloh, Yokha and Drehem. Cuneiform Tablets in the Library of Princeton University. Philadelphia: s.n.

  • history: Grégoire, Province Méridionale, 161-163

    [Gregoire1962Province] Grégoire, Jean-Pierre. 1962. La Province Méridionale de l’état de Lagash.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-24 at 09:13:23 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-23 at 14:35:25 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2018-03-23 at 18:53:25 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2017-07-22 at 14:19:50 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2017-07-22 at 14:06:21 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:56:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-03-13 at 21:48:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:02:42 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:34:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:48:45 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:26:42 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“STA 17 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 24, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P130367.
STA 17 artifact entry (No. P130367). (2024, October 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P130367 (Original work published 2001)
STA 17 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P130367 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 24},
	title = {STA 17 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P130367},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P130367},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“STA 17 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 24, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P130367.
STA 17 artifact entry (No. P130367). (2024, October 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P130367 (Original work published 2001)
STA 17 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P130367 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).
@misc{2024STA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 24},
	title = {STA 17 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P130367},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P130367},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/24/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P130367
LB  - CDLI:P130367
M1  - 2026/5/15/
TI  - STA 17 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P130367
ER  -
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