TIM 06, 18 (P134023)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 044270

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

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Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. la2-ia3 1(u) sze gur lugal
2. ur-{d}nisaba
3. 7(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) gur
4. sza3-bi-ta
5. 7(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) gur
6. mu-kux(DU)
7. ha-ba-zi-zi dumu lu2-kal-la
8. 6(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) gur
9. sza3-bi-ta
10. 6(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur
11. mu#-kux(DU)
12. [la2]-ia3# 1(asz) 1(barig) gur
13. lu2#-kal-la
14. 2(u) 3(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 gur
15. sza3-bi-ta
16. 2(u) 3(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) gur
17. mu-kux(DU)
18. la2-ia3 1(ban2)? [...] sila3
19. x [...] tur
20. x x x
21. x 2(barig) 4(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gur
22. i-ta-e3#-a dumu ur-{d}szul-[pa]-e3#
23. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
24. sza3-bi-ta
25. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
column 2
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. x [...] 6(asz) [...]
4. lugal-nig2-[...]
5. la2-ia3 1(u) 9(asz) 2(barig) x [...]
6. lu2 mar-sa#
7. 5(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) gur
8. sza3-bi-ta
9. 3(asz) gur
10. mu-kux(DU)
11. la2-ia3 2(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) gur
12. ur-nigar{gar} dumu ur-ba-gara2
13. 2(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
14. sza3-bi-ta
15. 2(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) gur
16. mu-kux(DU)
17. la2-ia3 [...] 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
18. ur-nigar{gar} dumu ur-ba-gara2
19. 3(asz) 5(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 gur
20. sza3-bi-ta
21. 4(asz) 5(ban2) gur
22. mu-kux(DU)
23. la2-ia3 1(disz) sila3
24. masz-ki-da
25. 6(asz) 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 gur
26. sza3-bi-ta#
column 3
beginning broken
1'. ur-[...]
2'. 1(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) [...]
3'. sza3-bi-[ta]
4'. 1(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 1(disz) sila3#? [gur]
5'. mu-kux(DU)#
6'. ma2-gur8-re dumu ha-ba-zi
7'. 1(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
8'. sza3-bi-ta
9'. 1(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) x [x x]
10'. diri 2(ban2) [gur]
11'. lu2-{d}ba-ba6 dumu x-la
12'. 5(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 gur#
13'. <sza3>-bi-ta
14'. mu-kux(DU)
15'. la2-ia3 3(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 gur
16'. iri{ki}-bi
17'. 5(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 [gur]
column 4
1. sza3-bi-ta
2. 2(asz) gur
3. mu-kux(DU)
4. la2-ia3 3(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 gur
5. ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ur-e2
6. la2-ia3 6(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 gur
7. lu2-{d}utu dumu du-du
8. 4(asz) 2(barig) 1(disz) sila3 gur
9. sza3-bi-ta
10. 4(asz) 2(barig) 1(disz) sila3 gur
11. mu-kux(DU)
12. lu2-e2-kar-re
13. 7(asz) 3(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 gur
14. sza3-bi-ta
15. 4(asz) gur
16. mu-kux(DU)
17. la2-ia3 3(asz) 3(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 [gur]
18. ma2-gur8-re dumu x-[...]
19. la2-ia3 2(u) 8(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) [gur]
20. ab-ba-kal-la [x]
21. 2(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) x [gur]
22. sza3-bi-[ta]
23. 2(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) [...]
rest broken
reverse
column 1
1. 1(asz) 4(barig) 1(disz) sila3 gur#
2. sza3-bi-ta
3. 1(asz) 4(barig) 1(disz) sila3 gur mu-kux(DU)
4. ur-{d}lamma dumu asz-gu-mu2
5. la2-ia3 3(gesz2) 3(u) 5(asz) gur
6. a-kal-la dumu ur-{d}lamma
7. la2-ia3 1(gesz2) 4(u) 4(ban2) 4(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur
8. lu2-{d}nin-szubur dumu ba-zi
9. la2-ia3 9(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
10. ku-li dumu ki-ag2-mu
11. la2-ia3 2(gesz2) 5(u) 5(asz) gur
12. sze szuku-ra ensi2-ka
13. ur-nigar{gar} dumu ur-{d}ig-alim
14. la2-ia3 7(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) gur
15. ur-{d}ig-alim dumu ur-sa6-ga
16. 1(u) 3(asz) 8(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur
17. sza3-bi-ta
18. 5(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 gur
19. mu-kux(DU)
20. la2-ia3 7(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 1(disz) x [gur]
21. ur-{d}hendur-sag [dumu ...]
22. la2-ia3 1(gesz2) 3(u) [x x gur]
23. ur-mes [...]
24. la2-ia3 [...]
column 2
blank space
1. szunigin 1(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 4(u) 6(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
2. sza3-bi-ta
3. 2(gesz2) 3(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gur
4. diri 2(ban2) sze
5. mu-kux(DU)
6. la2-ia3 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 5(u) 2(ban2) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
blank space
7. nig2-ka9-ak si-i3-tum
8. gu3-de2-a ab-ba-iri
blank space
9. mu en-mah-gal-an-na en {d}nanna ba-hun

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

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: TIM 6, 18

[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. 38 n. 129

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: IM 044270
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.04.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
2017-03-03 at 09:56:25	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2016-10-20 at 10:10:55	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2015-03-13 at 21:48:49	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 14:09:01	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2009-06-03 at 10:56:13	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:28:02	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 (016674) (016674)
Electronic Babylonian Library (IM.44270) (IM.44270)

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Cite this Artifact

“TIM 06, 18 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P134023.

TIM 06, 18 artifact entry (No. P134023). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P134023 (Original work published 2001)

TIM 06, 18 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P134023 (Accessed: January 19, 2026).

@misc{2023TIM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {TIM 06, 18 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P134023},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P134023},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P134023
LB  - CDLI:P134023
M1  - 2026/1/19/
TI  - TIM 06, 18 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P134023
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TIM 06, 18 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P134023.

TIM 06, 18 artifact entry (No. P134023). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P134023 (Original work published 2001)

TIM 06, 18 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P134023 (Accessed: January 19, 2026).

@misc{2023TIM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {TIM 06, 18 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P134023},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P134023},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P134023
LB  - CDLI:P134023
M1  - 2026/1/19/
TI  - TIM 06, 18 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P134023
ER  -