STA 30 (P130380)

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 0157

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. 4(u) 1(disz) gurusz
2. nu-banda3 ur-{d}nin-gir2-su
3. 3(u) 4(disz) nu-banda3 ur-sa6-ga
4. 3(u) 4(disz) ugula lu2-{d}dumu-zi
5. 3(u) la2 1(disz) ugula na-ba-sa6
6. nu-banda3 lu2-{d}utu
7. 2(u) 7(disz) ugula {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka
8. nu-banda3 igi-zu-bar-ra
  blank space
9. szunigin 2(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz) gurusz
10. sza3-bi-ta
11. 2(u) {gi}dusu e2-uz-ga
12. 1(u) e2-gu4-gaz
13. 1(u) e2-muhaldim
14. 3(u) lugal-ra-us2-sa
15. 1(u) 5(asz) gu2-gir esir2
16. 5(disz) nig2-gu2-na gesz-kin-ti
17. 1(u) mar-sa da-da
18. 2(disz) ka e2-gal ki ur-{d}ba-ba6
19. 1(disz) i3 zu2-lum
20. 1(disz) zi3 nig2-ar3-ra imgaga3
21. 1(disz) ku6 nisi
reverse
1. 1(asz) gu2 pu2
2. 1(disz) in-bul-bul
3. 1(disz) ki {d}utu-GIR2@g-gal
4. 1(disz) ki {d}nansze-GIR2@g-gal
5. 1(disz) ki za-na-a
6. 5(disz) ki a-kal-la muhaldim
7. 5(disz) e2 hal-bi lugal
8. 5(disz) e2 sukkal-mah
9. 5(disz) nig2-diri nig2 nibru{ki}-ta
10. 5(disz) ki i-za-ri2-iq
11. 1(disz) im-IL2 ki ka5-a-mu
12. 1(disz) im-IL2 ki ur-{d}ba-ba6
13. 4(disz) tu-ra
  blank space
14. szunigin 2(gesz2) 2(u) 1(disz) gurusz
15. zi-ga
16. 2(u) 4(disz) iri-ta nu-e3
17. u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam
18. iti ezem-{d}li9-si4

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

20120216 englund: tu-ra belongs to zi-ga, nat = iri-ta nu-e3; 20120409 englund: cp. A. Uchitel, ASJ 18, 1996, 217ff.

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P130380

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 0157
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 006164

References

  • primary: STA, 30

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

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
2016-01-28 at 12:46:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:02:44 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
2009-06-03 at 10:48:57 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 30 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P130380.
STA 30 artifact entry (No. P130380). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P130380
STA 30 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P130380 (Accessed: May 13, 2026).
@misc{2001STA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-13]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {STA 30 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P130380},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P130380},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P130380
LB  - CDLI:P130380
M1  - 2026/5/13/
TI  - STA 30 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P130380
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“STA 30 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P130380.
STA 30 artifact entry (No. P130380). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P130380
STA 30 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P130380 (Accessed: May 13, 2026).
@misc{2001STA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-13]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {STA 30 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P130380},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P130380},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P130380
LB  - CDLI:P130380
M1  - 2026/5/13/
TI  - STA 30 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P130380
ER  -
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