STA 28 (P130378)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Princeton University Library, Princeton, New Jersey, USA

Museum Number

PUL Ex 0173

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(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur lugal-ta
2. 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 gig 1(asz)-ta
3. 1(bur'u) 2(bur3) 1(esze3) 2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 bala-a 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
4. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 bala-e 1(asz)-ta
5. 3(u) 2(asz) gur a2 lu2 hun-ga2
6. a-sza3 nag-esir2
7. 3(bur'u) 1(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
8. 2(bur3) 3(iku) GAN2 bala-a 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
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9. a-sza3 sal-le
10. 5(bur3) 2(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
11. 4(iku) GAN2 ziz2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
12. 2(iku) GAN2 gig 1(asz)-ta
13. 1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 bala-a 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
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14. a-sza3 e2-duru5-ad-da
15. 6(bur3) 3(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
16. 1(bur3) 3(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig) [x-ta]
column 2
1. 1(bur3) GAN2 ki-gal2 1(asz) 1(barig)-ta
2. 2(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 bala-a 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
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3. a-sza3 su3 GAN2
4. 4(bur'u) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
5. 7(bur3) GAN2 1(asz)-ta
6. 8(bur3) GAN2 ki-gal2 1(asz) 1(barig)-ta
7. 1(bur'u) 5(bur3) 2(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2 bala-a 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
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8. a-sza3 musz-bi-edin-na
9. 2(bur'u) 2(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
10. 2(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
11. 6(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 ki-gal2 1(asz) 1(barig)-ta
12. 6(asz) gur a2 lu2 hun-ga2
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13. a-sza3 ambar-lagasz{ki}
14. 3(bur3) 2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 [1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta]
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15. a-sza3 ha-[...]
reverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. a-sza3 x [...]
2'. 1(u) 6(disz) amar [2(barig)-ta]
3'. sze-bi 6(disz) 2(u) gur#
4'. 1(barig) 4(disz) sila3 sze [...]
5'. 2(asz) gur si u3 [esz2-ka]
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6'. szunigin 2(szar2) 4(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 1(disz) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
7'. szunigin 3(bur'u) 7(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
8'. szunigin 1(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 1(barig)-ta
9'. szunigin 2(bur'u) 6(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 ki-gal2 1(asz) 1(barig)-ta
10'. szunigin 1(esze3) 5(iku) GAN2 gig 1(asz)-ta
11'. szunigin 4(iku) GAN2 ziz2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
12'. sze-bi 5(gesz2) 4(u) 7(asz) 1(barig) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
13'. gig-bi 3(barig) 3(ban2) 1/3(disz) sila3
14'. ziz2-bi 1(barig) 4(ban2)
15'. szunigin 3(bur'u) 1(bur3) 2(esze3) 1/2(iku) GAN2 bala-a 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
16'. szunigin 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2 bala-a 1(gesz2)-ta
17'. sze-bi 4(u) 9(asz) 3(ban2) la2 2/3(disz) sila3 gur
column 2
1. 3(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 2(disz) [gur a2] lu2 hun-[ga2]
2. szunigin 1(u) 6(disz) amar 2(barig)-ta
3. sze-bi 6(asz) 2(barig) gur
4. szunigin 1(esze3) 4(disz) sila3 sze erin2 GAN2 nu-uru4
5. szunigin 2(asz) gur si u3 esz2-giri17
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6. szunigin 7(gesz2) 2(u) 3(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur
7. szunigin 3(barig) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gig
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8. nig2-ka9-ak
9. sze-numun mur-gu4
10. a2 lu2 hun-ga2
11. u3 sze amar
12. ugula sanga {d}nin-gesz-zi-da
13. ur-{d}lamma
14. ensi2
15. mu kar2-har{ki} a-ra2 [3(disz)-kam-asz] ba#-hul

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Collections

Princeton University Library, Princeton, New Jersey, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: STA, 28

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: PUL Ex 0173
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.33.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2017-03-03 at 09:56:25	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2015-03-13 at 21:48:18	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 14:02:43	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-05-02 at 14:34:04	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:26:42	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI	CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (006162) (006162)

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Cite this Artifact

“STA 28 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P130378.

STA 28 artifact entry (No. P130378). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P130378

STA 28 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P130378 (Accessed: January 20, 2026).

@misc{2001STA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-20]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {STA 28 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P130378},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P130378},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P130378
LB  - CDLI:P130378
M1  - 2026/1/20/
TI  - STA 28 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P130378
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“STA 28 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P130378.

STA 28 artifact entry (No. P130378). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P130378

STA 28 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P130378 (Accessed: January 20, 2026).

@misc{2001STA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-20]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {STA 28 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P130378},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P130378},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P130378
LB  - CDLI:P130378
M1  - 2026/1/20/
TI  - STA 28 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P130378
ER  -