STA 21 (P130371)

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 0159

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. 2(disz) udu
2. 1(disz) sila4
3. 4(disz) ud5 1(disz) masz2
4. 1(disz) masz2 ga
5. e2 ur-{d}nun-gal
6. 1(gesz2) 2(u) la2 1(disz) ud5
7. e2 ur-{d}ba-ba6 sanga-ta
8. 5(disz) udu e2 ur-mes-ta
9. 3(u) 1(disz) udu 1(disz) masz2
10. e2 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su-ta
  blank space
11. szunigin 1(gesz2) 5(u) 7(disz) udu
12. szunigin 1(disz) sila4
13. szunigin 6(disz) masz2
reverse
1. szunigin 1(disz) masz2 ga
2. 2(gesz2) 5(disz)
3. e2-udu gibil ba-an-kux(KWU147)
4. 3(u) 8(disz) udu 6(disz) sila4
5. 1(disz) masz2
6. e2-udu usz-gid2-da-ta
7. e2-udu e2-gal-ka ba-an-kux(KWU147)
8. 2(gesz2) 4(u) 2(disz) udu 8(disz) masz2
9. 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) la2 2(disz) udu 1(gesz2) 5(u) 7(disz) masz2
10. 1(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz)
11. e2-udu gibil u3 e2-udu e2-gal

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/P130371

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 0159
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 006155

References

  • primary: STA, 21

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

  • history: ASJ 18, p.103-168, p. 119 no. 22

    [Maekawa1996confiscation] Maekawa, Kazuya. 1996. “Confiscation of Private Properties in the Ur III Period: A Study of é-Dul-La and Níg-GA.” Acta Sumerologica 18: 103–68.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:56:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:02:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:34:04 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 21 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P130371.
STA 21 artifact entry (No. P130371). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P130371
STA 21 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P130371 (Accessed: May 13, 2026).
@misc{2001STA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-13]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {STA 21 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P130371},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P130371},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P130371
LB  - CDLI:P130371
M1  - 2026/5/13/
TI  - STA 21 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P130371
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“STA 21 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P130371.
STA 21 artifact entry (No. P130371). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P130371
STA 21 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P130371 (Accessed: May 13, 2026).
@misc{2001STA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-13]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {STA 21 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P130371},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P130371},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P130371
LB  - CDLI:P130371
M1  - 2026/5/13/
TI  - STA 21 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P130371
ER  -
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