STA 19 (P130369)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Princeton University Library, Princeton, New Jersey, USA

Museum Number

PUL Ex 0191

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (gaba-ri)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(asz) 2(barig) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
2. ki ur-{d}ba-ba6-ta
3. giri3 ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
4. sza3-bi-ta
5. aga iszib-mah
6. 5(ban2) si2-kur3-gu2-en-na
7. ur-{d}ba-ba6 szesz ur-nig2 SIG7-a
8. 5(ban2)
9. {gesz}kiri6 en-ne
10. 1(barig) lu2-{d}ba-ba6
11. 5(ban2) ku-u2-u2
12. [3(ban2)] ab-ba-kal-la dumu ku3-{d}nansze
13. 4(ban2)# ur-{d}nin-gir2-su
14. 3(ban2) lugal-amar-ku3
15. 4(ban2) ur-{d}ba-ba6
16. [2(ban2)] lu2-{d}nin-szubur szesz kal-la
17. 4(ban2) lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
18. 4(barig) 5(ban2)
19. {gesz}kiri6 ur-ma-ma
20. 1(barig) dingir-[(x)]-mu
21. 2(ban2) ur-mes-hu-ru
22. 1(barig) 3(ban2)
23. {gesz}kiri6 geme2-{d}isztaran
column 2
1. 3(ban2) ur-{d}ig-[alim]
2. 2(ban2) ab-ba-lum
3. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 a-kal-[la]
4. dumu ur-{d}szul-gi
5. ur-e2-ninnu
6. 1(barig) 5(disz) sila3
7. {gesz}kiri6 al-la-[mu]
8. ur-ba-gara2
9. 1(barig) lu2-{d}nansze
10. 1(barig) lu2-{gesz}gigir dumu ur-{d}lamma
11. 1(barig)
12. {gesz}kiri6 u3-suh5 gaba-ri-{d}en-ki
13. {gesz}kiri6 gu-la sza3-iri
14. {gesz}kiri6 gesz-hur
15. {gesz}kiri6 me-luh-ha {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka
16. {gesz}kiri6 {d}nin-mar{ki}
17. {gesz}kiri6 kur x [x]
18. {gesz}kiri6 ur-{d}[...]
19. ur-{d}szul-[gi]
20. sza3-ba-na-[gar]
21. dumu lugal-[...]
reverse
column 1
1. {d}utu-bar-ra
2. {gesz}kiri6 ma-ni
3. {gesz}kiri6 {d}nin-szubur
4. lugal-me-lam2
5. ur-mes
6. lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
7. dumu lugal-me-lam2-me
8. 4(ban2) ur-{d}ig-alim
9. 4(ban2)
10. {gesz}kiri6 ge6-edin-{d}nin-gir2-su
11. 1(barig) 4(ban2) ur-e2-dub
12. {gesz}kiri6 ge6-edin-{d}ba-ba6
13. 3(ban2) nin-mu-silim-mu
14. 3(ban2)
15. {gesz}kiri6 gesztin gu2-{d}ba-ba6-he2-gal2
16. {gesz}kiri6 erim2-ze2-ze2-zi-na
17. {gesz}kiri6 lugal-igi-[...]
18. {gesz}kiri6 u8-udu-a
19. {gesz}kiri6 uru11{ki}
20. 1(barig) lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
21. 4(ban2) lugal-[...]-bi-[...]
22. 1(barig) 4(ban2)
23. {gesz}kiri6 {d}ig-alim#
24. {gesz}kiri6 he?-gal#
column 2
1. {gesz}kiri6 {d}nansze-si-mu-ur4-um{ki}
2. ur-{d}ig-alim
3. lu2-|LAGARxZA|-me
  blank space
4. szunigin 2(asz) 1(barig) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur
5. sze-ba du3-a-ku5
6. 2(ban2) ab-ba-mu 4(ban2) la2-ia3
7. du6-ma-nu-ta
8. iti GAN2-masz
9. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul mu us2-sa-bi

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (gaba-ri)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P130369

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 0191
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 006153

References

  • primary: STA, 19

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

  • history: JESHO 20, p.129-165, p. 138 4

    [Parpola1977Meluhha] Parpola, Simo, Asko Parpola, and Robert H. Brunswig. 1977. “The Meluḫḫa Village: Evidence of Acculturation of Harappan Traders in Late Third Millennium Mesopotamia?” Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient 20: 129–65.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-04-17 at 17:36:49 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:56:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI 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 10:48:48 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 19 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P130369.
STA 19 artifact entry (No. P130369). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P130369
STA 19 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P130369 (Accessed: May 13, 2026).
@misc{2001STA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-13]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {STA 19 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P130369},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P130369},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P130369
LB  - CDLI:P130369
M1  - 2026/5/13/
TI  - STA 19 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P130369
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“STA 19 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P130369.
STA 19 artifact entry (No. P130369). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P130369
STA 19 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P130369 (Accessed: May 13, 2026).
@misc{2001STA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-13]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {STA 19 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P130369},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P130369},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P130369
LB  - CDLI:P130369
M1  - 2026/5/13/
TI  - STA 19 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P130369
ER  -
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