TSU 081 (P135232)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Musées royaux d’Art et d’Histoire, Brussels, Belgium

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Museum Collection(s)

Musées royaux d’Art et d’Histoire, Brussels, Belgium

Museum Number

MRAH O.0679

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

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tablet
obverse
1. [4(disz)] ab2# 6(disz) gu4 u2
2. [...]-ta
3. 2(u) udu niga 2(u) masz2 niga e2-udu-ta
4. 2(u) udu 1(disz) masz2
5. giri3 lu2-{d}igi-ma-sze3 dumu u2-du-lu
6. 5(disz) ab2 ki du-du-ta
7. giri3 na-silim dumu lu2-kal-la
8. 5(disz) udu i3 1(u) udu niga
9. giri3 lu2-ma2-gan{ki} kuruszda
10. gu4 udu gir2-su{ki}-ta i3-x
11. 7(disz) gu4 niga 1(u) 2(disz) gu4 u2
12. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 4(disz) udu 2(u) 6(disz) masz2
13. ki ka5-a-mu kuruszda-ta
14. 4(disz) szeg9-bar ki
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15. szunigin 7(disz) gu4 niga
16. szunigin 1(u) la2 1(disz) ab2
17. szunigin 2(u) la2 2(disz) gu4 u2
18. szunigin 5(disz) udu i3
19. szunigin 3(u) udu niga
20. szunigin 2(u) masz2 niga
21. szunigin 2(gesz2) 4(disz)! udu
22. szunigin 3(u) 6(disz)! masz2
23. szunigin 4(disz) szeg9-bar
reverse
1. sza3-bi-ta
2. 3(disz) gu4 niga 7(disz) gu4 u2
3. 1(u) 1(disz) udu niga 1(u) 1(disz) masz2 niga 5(u) la2 1(disz) udu u2
4. 1(u) 5(disz) masz2
5. a-ra2 1(disz)-kam#
6. 3(disz) gu4 niga 7(disz) gu4 u2
7. 7(disz) udu niga 8(disz) masz2 niga
8. 1(gesz2) 7(disz) udu 1(u) 2(disz) masz2
9. a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
10. 1(disz) gu4 niga 2(disz) udu niga
11. 1(disz) masz2 niga 2(disz) udu u2
12. ki nin-kal-la-sze3
13. x x x a lugal
14. 1(disz) udu? a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
15. 4(disz) udu i3 1(disz) udu 4(disz) szeg9#
16. a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
17. 1(disz) x a-ra2 3(disz)-kam
18. ki lugal#-sze3
19. szunigin 7(disz) gu4 niga 1(u) 4(disz) gu4 u2
20. szunigin 4(disz) udu i3 2(u) udu [niga]
21. szunigin 2(u) masz2 niga 4(disz) [szeg9]
22. [szunigin 1(gesz2) 1(u)] udu 3(u) la2 1(disz) masz2
23. [...]
24. [szunigin] ab2 3(disz) [...]
25. [...] 1(u) udu
26. [...] masz2

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Limet, TSU, 81

    [Limet1976TSU] Limet, Henri. 1976. Textes Sumériens de La IIIe Dynastie d’Ur. Documents Du Proche Orient Ancien. Épigraphie 1. Bruxelles: Musées Royaux d’Art et d’Histoire.

    Répartition d'animaux

  • history: RIAA (1925), 083

    [Speleers1925RIAA] Speleers, Louis. 1925. Recueil Des Inscriptions de l’Asie Antérieure Des Musées Royaux Du Cinquantenaire à Bruxelles; Textes Sumériens, Babyloniens et Assyriens.

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  • Museum No.: MRAH O.0679
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:56:27 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2014-08-13 at 20:22:29 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:11:27 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:28:31 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“TSU 081 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P135232.
TSU 081 artifact entry (No. P135232). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135232
TSU 081 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135232 (Accessed: September 22, 2025).
@misc{2001TSU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-22]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {TSU 081 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P135232},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P135232},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P135232
LB  - CDLI:P135232
M1  - 2025/9/22/
TI  - TSU 081 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P135232
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TSU 081 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P135232.
TSU 081 artifact entry (No. P135232). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135232
TSU 081 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135232 (Accessed: September 22, 2025).
@misc{2001TSU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-22]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {TSU 081 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P135232},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P135232},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P135232
LB  - CDLI:P135232
M1  - 2025/9/22/
TI  - TSU 081 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P135232
ER  -
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