TIM 06, 03 (P134008)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 043507

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(u) 2(asz) guru7 3(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 1(u) la2 1(asz) sze gur lugal
2. nig2-zi-zi! lugal
3. 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 5(u) 5(asz) 1(barig) gur
4. sa2-du11 {ansze}kunga2 amar-amar
5. 1(asz) guru7 3(gesz'u) gur
6. sa2-du11 {ansze}kunga2 ki-a tak4-a
7. 3(gesz2) 2(u) 4(asz) 4(ban2) gur
8. sze nin9-kal-la
9. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
10. [...] x
11. [...] uri5#?{ki}
12. [...] sze-ba nu-ba-a iti 2(disz)-kam
13. sza3 e2 kikken2
14. 3(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) gur
15. sze-ba e2 kikken2 iti 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
  blank space
16. szunigin 1(u) 5(asz) guru7 3(gesz2) 1(u) 9(asz) 3(ban2) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
17. [sza3]-bi-ta
18. [...] 1(u) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gur
column 2
1. e2 szu-lum-ma
2. 3(u) 4(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
3. dub-ba-ni
4. a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
5. 1(u) kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-szubur
6. a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
7. 2(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) gur
8. kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-szubur
9. a-ra2 3(disz)-kam
10. ki i-ta-e3-a-ta
11. 2(gesz2) 4(u) 2(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur i3-dub
12. ki si#-du3-ta
13. 4(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 gur
14. i3-dub
15. ki lu2-{d}kal-kal-ta
16. 1(gesz'u) 3(asz) 1(barig) gur
17. kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-szubur
18. ki nig2-u2-rum gu-za-la2-ta
19. 1(gesz2) 1(asz) gur
20. kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-szubur
21. ki lu2-{d}nin-szubur-ta
22. 2(gesz2) 4(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 gur
23. kiszib3 ku-li
24. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 8(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 [gur]
25. kiszib3 ur-{d}[...]
26. 3(u) 5(asz) 1(barig) [x gur]
27. kiszib3# lu2#-[...]
28. [...] 4(asz) [x x gur]
column 3
1. 1(u) 6(disz) [...] gur#
2. kiszib3 x-[...]
3. 2(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 3(u) 5(disz)# [gur]
  blank space
4. kiszib3 ur-[...]
5. 3(u) 3(disz) sze [...]
6. kiszib3 lu2-[...]
7. 9(gesz2) 2(u) [...] x [x]
8. e2 szu-lum-[ma]
9. sza3 nibru#[{ki}]
10. a-ra2 [x-kam]
11. 4(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 1(u) 1(disz) [...]
12. kiszib3 ur-{d}[...] kiszib3 sze [...]
  blank space
13. a-ra2 [x-kam]
  blank space
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [...] 5(asz)? [...] sze [...]
  blank space
2'. szunigin 8(asz) guru7 [...] 3(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 3(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 1/2(disz) sila3 [gur]
3'. zi3? bala MUNUS-[...]
4'. <la2>-ia3 6(asz) guru7 [...]
5'. [...] 2(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 4(u) 2(asz) 3(disz) sila3 [gur]
6'. bala 2(disz) [...]
7'. iti-bi 1(disz) [...]
column 2
1. diri x [...]
2. 2(u) 7(asz) 1(barig) [x]
  blank space
column 3
  blank space
1. nig2-ka9-ak
2. sze ugnim{ki}
3. bala 2(disz)-am3
4. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P134008

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number IM 043507
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 016659
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) IM.43507

References

  • primary: TIM 6, 3

    [Rashid1971TIM6] Rashid, Fawzi. 1971. Administrative Texts from the Ur III Dynasty. Texts in the Iraq Museum 6. Baghdad: The Directorate General of Antiquities.

  • citation: BBVO 10, p. 133 n. 425 (rev. vi' 1-3)

    [Englund1990Fischerei] Englund, Robert K. 1990. Organisation Und Verwaltung Der Ur III-Fischerei. Berliner Beiträge Zum Vorderen Orient, Band 10. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:56:24 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-03-13 at 21:48:47 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:08:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:56:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:28:02 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“TIM 06, 03 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P134008.
TIM 06, 03 artifact entry (No. P134008). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P134008 (Original work published 2001)
TIM 06, 03 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P134008 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
@misc{2023TIM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {TIM 06, 03 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P134008},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P134008},
}


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M1  - 2026/4/29/
TI  - TIM 06, 03 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“TIM 06, 03 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P134008.
TIM 06, 03 artifact entry (No. P134008). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P134008 (Original work published 2001)
TIM 06, 03 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P134008 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
@misc{2023TIM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {TIM 06, 03 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P134008},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P134008},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P134008
LB  - CDLI:P134008
M1  - 2026/4/29/
TI  - TIM 06, 03 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P134008
ER  -
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