TUT 001 (P135572)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 02200

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. 3(gesz2) 3(u) 2(asz) 3(barig) sze gur lugal
2. 2(u) la2 2(barig) gu2-gal gur
3. 8(bur3) 1(esze3) 1/4(iku) GAN2
4. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 gu2
5. 7(asz) engar
6. 2(asz) dumu-da-ba
7. 1(asz) dumu-gu4-gur
8. ba-zi engar
9. a-sza3 su3 GAN2-{d}nin-dar-a
10. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 5(asz) 3(barig) gur
11. 4(barig) ziz2
12. mu-kux(DU)
13. la2-ia3 3(barig) 2(barig) 2(ban2) gur
14. la2-ia3 2(barig) ziz2
15. 6(bur3) 1(esze3) 5(iku) GAN2
16. 4(asz) engar
17. 2(asz) dumu-da-ba
18. 1(asz) dumu-gu4-gur
19. lum-ma engar
20. a-sza3 gir4-u{ki}
21. 2(gesz2) 2(asz) gur
22. mu-kux(DU)
23. la2-ia3 4(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) gur
24. 7(bur3) 1(esze3) 5(iku) GAN2
25. 4(asz) engar
26. 2(asz) dumu-da-ba
27. 1(asz) dumu-gu4-gur
28. tul2-ta-pa3-da
29. a-sza3 su3-GAN2-gu-la
30. GAN2-gu4 ur-{d}su4-an-na
31. 3(gesz2) 9(asz) 4(barig) gur
32. 1(asz) gu2 gur
33. mu-kux(DU)
34. la2#-ia3# 2(u) 2(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
column 2
1. 6(bur3) 1(esze3) 4(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2
2. 7(asz) engar
3. 2(asz) dumu-da-ba
4. 1(asz) dumu-gu4-gur
5. ur-ga2 engar
6. a-sza3 e2-gibil4-le-gu-la
7. u3 gaba a-sza3 i3-si2-na
8. 3(gesz2) 1(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) gur
9. 1(bur'u) 2(bur3) 4(iku) GAN2
10. 5(asz) engar
11. 2(asz) dumu-da-ba
12. 1(asz) dumu-gu4-gur
13. lugal-he2-gal2 engar
14. GAN2-gu4 {d}nanna-dalla
15. 2(gesz2) 2(u) 9(asz) 2(barig) gur
16. 8(bur3) 1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2
17. 5(asz) engar
18. 2(asz) dumu da-ba
19. 1(asz) dumu-gu4-gur
20. szu-esz-dar engar
21. a-sza3 {d}nansze-gar-ra
22. 7(gesz2) 3(u) 7(asz) gur
23. 9(bur3) 1/4(iku) GAN2
24. 1(u) 2(asz) engar
25. 2(asz) dumu da-ba
26. 1(asz) dumu-gu4-gur
27. kal-la engar
28. a-sza3 {gesz}tir-gaba-gid2-da
29. GAN2-gu4 ur-bara2-si-ga
column 3
1. 4(gesz2) 5(u) gur
2. mu-kux(DU)
3. la2-ia3 4(ban2) gur
4. 1(bur'u) 1(bur3) 1(iku) GAN2
5. 8(asz) engar
6. 2(asz) dumu da-ba
7. 1(asz) dumu-gu4-gur
8. {d}nansze-kam engar
9. a-sza3 i3-si2-na
10. 4(gesz2) 3(u) 2(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) gur
11. mu-kux(DU)
12. la2-ia3 1(u) 3(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur
13. 8(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2
14. 8(asz) engar
15. 2(asz) dumu da-ba
16. 1(asz) dumu-gu4-gur
17. ur-{d}en-ki engar
18. a-sza3 ba-gara2
19. GAN2-gu4 du11-ga-AN
20. 2(gesz2) 5(u) 9(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
21. 7(bur3) 2(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2
22. 6(asz) engar
23. 2(asz) dumu da-ba
24. 1(asz) dumu-gu4-gur
25. lu2-uru11{ki} engar
26. 2(gesz2) 2(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) gur
27. 6(bur3) 1(esze3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2
28. 4(asz) engar
29. 2(asz) dumu da-ba
30. 1(asz) dumu-gu4-gur
31. ur-{d}ba-ba6 engar
column 4
1. a-sza3 mah
2. GAN2-gu4 ur-sa6-ga
3. 4(u) 5(asz) gur
4. ($ blank space $) GAN2 nam
5. a-sza3 du6-esz3
6. 1(gesz2) 5(asz) 4(barig) 5(disz) sila3 gur
7. ($ blank space $) GAN2
8. 3(asz) engar
9. 1(disz) dumu da-ba
10. 1(asz) dumu-gu4-gur
11. a-sza3 a-gesztin-na
12. ur-{d}suen engar
13. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 4(barig) 5(disz) sila3 gur
14. mu-kux(DU)
15. la2-ia3 1(gesz2) 5(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
16. 1(bur'u) 1(esze3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2
17. 3(asz) engar
18. 1(asz) dumu da-ba
19. 1(asz) dumu-gu4-gur
20. i3-li2 engar
21. a-sza3 a-gesztin-na
22. GAN2-gu4 lu2-{d}nin-szubur
23. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 3(disz)
24. szunigin ($ blank space $)
25. szunigin ($ blank space $)
column 5
  blank space
1. ugula ma-an-szum2
2. 2(gesz2) 4(u) 3(asz) 4(barig) gur
3. 1(bur'u) 1(esze3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2
4. 5(asz) engar
5. 2(asz) dumu da-ba
6. 1(asz) dumu-gu4-gur
7. {d}inanna-ka engar
8. 2(gesz2) 4(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) gur
9. 9(bur3) 2(esze3) 3(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2
10. 5(asz) engar
11. 2(asz) dumu da-ba
12. 1(asz) dumu-gu4-gur
13. lugal-dumu-gi7 engar
14. GAN2-gu4 an-ne2-ba-du7
15. a-sza3 {d}nansze-gar-ra
reverse
column 1
1. 2(gesz2) 3(asz) 3(barig) gur
2. mu-kux(DU)
3. la2-ia3 6(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) gur
4. 8(bur3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2
5. 4(asz) engar
6. 2(asz) dumu da-ba
7. 1(asz) [dumu-gu4]-gur
8. ka5-a-[mu] engar
9. a-sza3 su3 [GAN2]-gu-la
10. 3(gesz2) 2(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur
11. 4(barig) 3(ban2) sze gu2
12. 1(u) 1(barig) gu2-gal gur
13. 7(bur3) 1(esze3) 1/4(iku) GAN2
14. 1(bur3) 2(iku) GAN2 ki-gu2
15. 7(asz) engar
16. 2(asz) dumu da-ba
17. 1(asz) dumu-gu4-gur
18. {d}inanna-ka engar
19. a-sza3 su3 GAN2-{d}nin-dar-a
20. GAN2-gu4 ka-ku3
21. 7(gesz2) 1(u) gur nu-bala
22. mu-kux(DU)
23. la2-ia3 2(u) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur
24. 1(bur'u) 3(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2
25. 1(u) 2(asz) engar
26. 2(asz) dumu da-ba
27. 1(asz) dumu-gu4-gur
28. ur-{d}ba-ba6 engar
29. 6(gesz2) 2(u) 4(asz) gur nu-bala
30. 1(bur'u) 3(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2
31. 1(u) 2(asz) engar
32. 2(asz) dumu da-ba
33. 1(asz) dumu-gu4-gur
34. nig2-gur11-ra-ni engar
35. 5(gesz2) 3(u) gur# nu-bala
column 2
1. 1(bur'u) 2(esze3) 3(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2
2. 1(u) engar
3. 2(asz) dumu da-ba
4. 1(asz) dumu-gu4-gur
5. ur-sa6-ga engar
6. a-sza3 e2-gibil4-le-tur
7. GAN2-gu4 ur-bad3-tibirx(KU)
8. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 4(asz) 4(ban2) gur
9. mu-kux(DU)
10. la2-ia3 2(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3
11. 8(bur3) 2(esze3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2
12. 5(asz) engar
13. 2(asz) dumu da-ba
14. 1(asz) dumu-gu4-gur
15. ur-gu2-la2 engar
16. a-sza3 mah
17. 6(gesz2) 3(u) 1(barig) 3(ban2) gur
18. 8(bur3) 1(esze3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2
19. 1(u) 2(asz) engar
20. 2(asz) dumu da-ba
21. 1(asz) dumu-gu4-gur
22. {d}nin-gir2-su-ka engar
23. a-sza3 {gesz}tir-gaba-gid2-da
24. GAN2-gu4 lugal-uszur4
25. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 2(asz) gur
26. mu-kux(DU)
27. la2-ia3 9(asz) gur
28. 9(bur3) 1(esze3) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2
29. 3(asz) engar
30. 1(asz) dumu da-ba
31. 1(asz) dumu-gu4-gur
32. ur-zigum-ma engar
33. a-sza3 gir4-u
34. 4(gesz2) 1(asz) 4(barig) gur
35. mu-kux(DU)
column 3
1. la2-ia3 1(gesz2) 1(u) 6(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur
2. 1(bur'u) 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 4(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2
3. 4(asz) engar
4. 2(asz) dumu da-ba
5. 1(asz) dumu-gu4-gur
6. ur-bara2-si-ga engar
7. a-sza3 a-gesztin-na
8. GAN2-gu4 a-tu
9. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 4(asz) 3(barig) 5(disz) sila3
10. mu-kux(DU)
11. la2-ia3 6(asz) 1(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur
12. 9(bur3) 1/4(iku) GAN2
13. 4(asz) engar
14. 2(asz) dumu da-ba
15. 1(asz) dumu-gu4-gur
16. ka5-a engar
17. a-sza3 mah
18. 1(gesz2) 4(u) la2 3(barig) gur
19. mu-kux(DU)
20. la2-ia3 4(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
21. 6(bur3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2
22. 3(asz) engar
23. 1(asz) dumu da-ba
24. 1(asz) dumu-gu4-gur
25. ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 engar
26. a-sza3 gir4-u
27. GAN2-gu4 lu2-giri17-zal
column 4
  blank space
1. ($ blank space $) 2(gesz2) 3(asz)?
2. ugula a-kal-la
  blank space
column 5
  blank space
  (erasures)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P135572

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) Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number VAT 02200
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 000349

References

  • primary: TUT, 001

    [Reisner1901TUT] Reisner, George A. 1901. Tempelurkunden Aus Telloh. Vol. 16. Mittheilungen Aus Den Orientalischen Sammlungen. Berlin : W. Spemann.

  • history: BSA 2 (pp. 97-118), 115 table

    [Maekawa1985BSA2] Maekawa, Kazuya. 1985. “Cultivation of Legumes and Mun-Gazi Plants in Ur III Girsu.” Bulletin on Sumerian Agriculture 2: 97–118.

  • history: SVS 1/1, 1

    [Pettinato1985SVS1/1] Pettinato, Giovanni. 1985. G. Reisner, Tempelurkunden Aus Telloh: Testi. Vol. 1/1. Studi per Il Vocabolario Sumerico.

  • citation: OrAnt 13, p.199-210, p. 200

    [Pettinato1974TuT] Pettinato, Giovanni, and Luigi Cagni. 1974. “Miscellanea Neo-Sumerica, I: Collazioni a G. Reisner, Tempelurkunden Aus Telloh.” Oriens Antiquus 13: 199–210.

  • citation: ZA 75 (pp. 7-38), 008ff.

    [Powell1985ZA75] Powell, Marvin A. 1985. “Salt, Seed, and Yields in Surnerian Agriculture. A Critique of the Theory of Progressive Salinization.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 75: 7–38.

  • collation: OrAnt 13, p.199-210, p. 200

    [Pettinato1974TuT] Pettinato, Giovanni, and Luigi Cagni. 1974. “Miscellanea Neo-Sumerica, I: Collazioni a G. Reisner, Tempelurkunden Aus Telloh.” Oriens Antiquus 13: 199–210.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-03 at 16:06:03 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-23 at 08:20:38 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-07 at 13:35:55 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-02 at 13:34:45 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:56:27 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:11:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:58:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:28:37 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“TUT 001 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P135572.
TUT 001 artifact entry (No. P135572). (2024, September 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135572 (Original work published 2001)
TUT 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135572 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).
@misc{2024TUT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 3},
	title = {TUT 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P135572},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P135572},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“TUT 001 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P135572.
TUT 001 artifact entry (No. P135572). (2024, September 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135572 (Original work published 2001)
TUT 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135572 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).
@misc{2024TUT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 3},
	title = {TUT 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P135572},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P135572},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P135572
LB  - CDLI:P135572
M1  - 2026/4/20/
TI  - TUT 001 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P135572
ER  -
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