TUT 028 (P135599)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 02223

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
beginning broken
1'. [x] u8
2'. [x] udu# gal
3'. [...] 3(asz@c) udu-nita2
4'. [x] sila4# ba-ur4
5'. [x] sila4# ba-ur4 sag# udu-nita2-sze3
6'. [x] sila4 nu-ur4
7'. gub#-ba-am3
8'. [...] 3(asz@c) udu-gal
9'. [zi]-ga
column 2
beginning broken
1'. [...] x
2'. [x udu]-nita2
3'. [x] udu-nita2 sag u8-sze3
4'. 2(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) sila4 ba-ur4
5'. 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) sila4 ba-ur4 sag u8-sze3
6'. 1(u) 7(disz) sila4 nu-ur4
7'. gub-ba-am3
8'. 7(disz) udu-gal 6(asz@c) udu-nita2
9'. zi-ga
10'. libir-am3
11'. 2(u@c) 5(asz@c) u8
12'. 2(u@c) 5(asz@c) udu-nita2
13'. giri3 ur-{d}lamma
14'. [...] 2(asz@c) sila4 ba-ur4
15'. gub#-ba-am3
16'. [n x]-nita2# su-su
17'. [x] zi#-ga
rest broken
column 3
beginning broken
1'. [x] udu#-nita2
2'. [zi]-ga
blank space
3'. szunigin 2(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) udu hi-a
4'. udu gub-ba-am3
5'. szunigin 8(disz) udu hi-a
6'. zi-ga
7'. ur3-re-ba-du7
8'. 5(u@c) u8
9'. 4(u@c) udu-gal
10'. 4(u@c) udu-nita2
11'. 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) sila4 ba-ur4
12'. 7(asz@c) sila4 ba-ur4 sag u8-sze3
13'. 5(asz@c) sila4 ba-ur4 sag udu-nita2-sze3
14'. 2(asz@c) sila4 ba-ur4 diri
15'. 1(u) la2 1(disz) sila4# nu-ur4
16'. 2(asz@c) masz2# sag#
17'. gub#-[ba]-am3
18'. [...] 2(asz@c) udu-gal
19'. [x] udu-nita2
20'. zi#-ga
blank space
21'. [szunigin] 2(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) 7(asz@c)# udu hi-a
rest broken
column 4
beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. [...]-gal#
3'. [x sila4] ba-ur4 [sag] u8-sze3
4'. 2(u@c) 4(asz@c) sila4 ba-ur4 sag udu-nita2-sze3
5'. 2(u) 1(disz) sila4 nu-ur4
6'. gub-ba-am3
7'. 1(u) la2 1(disz) udu-gal
8'. zi-ga
9'. szunigin 3(gesz2@c) 7(asz@c) udu hi-a
10'. udu gub-ba-am3
11'. szunigin 1(u) la2 1(disz) udu-gal
12'. zi-ga
blank space
13'. lu2-es3-sa2 dumu lugal-za3-ge-si
14'. 1(gesz2@c) 5(u@c) 4(asz@c) u8
15'. 1(asz@c) u8 bar-su-ga
16'. 2(u@c) udu-gal
17'. 5(u@c) udu-nita2
18'. 3(u@c) 6(asz@c) sila4 ba-ur4
19'. 1(u) 7(disz) sila4 nu-ur4
20'. 3(asz@c) masz2 sag
21'. gub-ba-am3
22'. 2(u) u8 5(u) 5(disz) udu-nita2
23'. 7(disz) sila4
24'. ad7 kusz nu-gid2-da
25'. su-su
26'. 1(u) 3(disz) u8 1(u) 5(disz) udu-gal
27'. zi-ga
blank space
column 5
beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. szunigin 1(u) 6(disz) udu hi-[a]
3'. zi-ga
4'. szunigin 5(u) 7(disz) udu hi-a
5'. ri-ri-ga
6'. udu lu2-{d}suen-kam
7'. i3-dab5
8'. 3(u@c) u8
9'. 1(u@c) udu-gal
10'. 3(u@c) 8(asz@c) udu-nita2
11'. 5(asz@c) sila4 ba-ur4
12'. 8(asz@c) sila4 ba-ur4 sag u8-sze3
13'. 7(asz@c) sila4 ba-ur4 sag udu-nita2-sze3
14'. 5(disz)# sila4 nu-ur4
15'. gub-ba-am3
16'. 4(disz) udu-gal
17'. zi-ga
blank space
18'. szunigin 1(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) 3(asz@c) udu hi-a
19'. udu gub-ba-am3
20'. szunigin 4(disz) udu-gal
21'. zi-ga
22'. ur-{d}ba-ba6
23'. dumu du-du
24'. 2(u@c) 3(asz@c) u8
25'. 2(asz@c) udu-gal
26'. 1(u@c) 7(asz@c) udu ba-ur4 sag u8-sze3
27'. 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) sila4 ba-ur4 sag udu-nita2-sze3
28'. 1(u) sila4 nu-ur4
column 6
beginning broken
1'. szunigin# [...]
2'. 2(disz) [udu gal]
3'. zi#-[ga]
4'. libir-[am3]
5'. 3(asz@c) [...]
6'. la2-ia3 su#-[ga] im-[ma-ta]
7'. szunigin 5(u@c) 7(asz@c) udu hi-a
8'. udu gub-ba-am3
9'. szunigin 2(disz) udu-gal
10'. zi-ga
11'. szu-na
12'. 2(u@c) 5(asz@c) u8
13'. 3(asz@c) udu-gal
14'. 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) udu-nita2
15'. 5(asz@c) udu-nita2 bar-su-ga
16'. 4(asz@c) sila4 ba-ur4
17'. 3(asz@c) sila4 ba-ur4 sag udu-nita2-sze3
18'. 8(disz) sila4 nu-ur4
19'. gub-ba-am3
20'. 6(disz) u8 4(u) udu-nita2
21'. zi-ga
22'. libir-am3
23'. 1(u) 4(disz) udu-nita2#
24'. zi-ga#
25'. la2-ia3 su-[ga im-ma-ta]
rest broken
column 7
beginning broken
1'. zi-ga
blank space
2'. szunigin 2(gesz2@c) 5(u@c) udu hi-a
3'. udu gub-ba-am3
4'. szunigin 1(u) 7(disz) udu hi-a
5'. zi-ga
6'. i3-ra2-ra2 muszen-du3
sic
8'. 4(u@c) u8
9'. 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) udu-gal
10'. 5(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) udu-nita2
11'. 4(asz@c) udu-nita2 bar-su-ga
12'. 2(asz@c) udu-nita2 sag u8-[sze3]
13'. 2(u@c) sila4 [ba-ur4]
rest broken
column 8
beginning broken
1'. 3(asz@c) [...]
2'. gub-ba#-[am3]
3'. 4(u) udu-[nita2]
4'. su-[su]
5'. 1(u) 2(disz) udu-[...]
6'. zi-[ga]
7'. 2(u) u8
8'. 1(u) la2 1(disz) udu-nita2
9'. ri-ri-ga
blank space
10'. szunigin 4(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) udu hi-a
11'. udu gub-ba-am3
12'. szunigin 4(u) udu-nita2
13'. su-[su]
14'. szunigin 1(u) 2(disz) [udu ...]
15'. zi-[ga]
16'. [szunigin] 2(u) [u8]
rest broken
reverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. [...] dingir-re [...]
2'. [la2-ia3 su]-ga# im-ma-ta
blank space
3'. szunigin 2(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) udu hi-a
4'. udu gub-ba-am3
5'. szunigin 2(u) udu hi-a
6'. su-su
7'. szunigin 6(disz) udu-gal
8'. zi-ga
9'. he2-ti gudu4
10'. 4(u@c) 6(asz@c) [...]
11'. 2(u@c) 3(asz@c) [...]
column 2
beginning broken
1'. 4(u@c) [...]
2'. 1(u@c) sila4 [...]
n lines broken
3'. [...] x
4'. [la2-ia3] su-ga im-ma-ta
5'. giri3 he2-ti gudu4
blank space
6'. szunigin 3(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) udu hi-a
7'. udu gub-ba-am3
8'. szunigin 1(u) 1(disz) udu hi-[a]
9'. zi-ga
10'. ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 e2-duru5 {d}nin#-[...]
rest broken
column 3
1. 5(asz@c) sila4 ba-ur4
2. gub-ba-am3
3. 8(disz) u8 1(u) 7(disz) udu-nita2
4. 4(disz) sila4
5. su-su ur-{d}[ig]-alim [...]
6. 2(disz) udu [...]
7. zi-[ga]
blank space
8. szunigin 3(u@c) [... udu hi-a]
9. udu gub-ba-[am3]
10. szunigin 3(u) la2 1(disz) udu [...]
11. su#-su#
12. [szunigin x] udu hi-a
13. [szunigin ...] 2(disz)# udu-gal
14. [zi]-ga
15. [x]-en-kam i3-dab5
16. [x] u8
17. [x] x
18. [x]-gal#?
19. [...] x
20. [x]-nita2#
21. [...] ga#
22. [x ba]-ur4
23. [x sila4 ba]-ur4 sag# u8-sze3
24. [x] 2(asz@c)# sila4 ba-[ur4 sag] udu#-nita2#-[sze3]
rest broken
column 4
1. zi-ga
2. libir-am3
3. 8(disz) masz2 su-su
4. la2-ia3 su-ga im-ma-ta
blank space
5. szunigin 1(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) 3(asz@c) udu hi-a
6. udu gub-ba-am3
7. szunigin 8(disz) masz2
8. [su]-su
9. [szunigin ...] 2(disz) udu hi-a
10. [zi]-ga
rest broken
column 5
1. [...] i3-dab5
2. [...] 2(u@c) [...] 6(asz@c) u8
3. 5(asz@c) udu-gal
4. [...] 4(asz@c) udu-nita2
5. [x] sila4 ba-ur4
6. [x] sila4 ba-ur4 [sag] u8-sze3
7. [x sila4 ba]-ur4
rest broken
column 6
1. [...]
2. [x] udu# hi-a
rest broken

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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	--.--.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P135599
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P135599

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 02223
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	000376

References

primary: TUT, 028

[Reisner1901TUT] Reisner, George A. 1901. Tempelurkunden Aus Telloh. Vol. 16. Mittheilungen Aus Den Orientalischen Sammlungen. Berlin : W. Spemann.
history: SVS 1/1, 28

[Pettinato1985SVS1/1] Pettinato, Giovanni. 1985. G. Reisner, Tempelurkunden Aus Telloh: Testi. Vol. 1/1. Studi per Il Vocabolario Sumerico.
collation: OrAnt 13, p.199-210, p. 201

[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	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-07 at 13:35:55	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-07 at 13:32:58	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-02 at 13:34:45	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2021-11-22 at 11:50:53	Lafont, Bertrand	Transliteration	Lafont, Bertrand	CDLI	Approved
2017-03-03 at 09:56:29	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 14:11:58	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:28:37	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“TUT 028 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P135599.

TUT 028 artifact entry (No. P135599). (2024, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135599 (Original work published 2001)

TUT 028 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135599 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 7},
	title = {TUT 028 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P135599},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P135599},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“TUT 028 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P135599.

TUT 028 artifact entry (No. P135599). (2024, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135599 (Original work published 2001)

TUT 028 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135599 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).

@misc{2024TUT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 7},
	title = {TUT 028 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P135599},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P135599},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/7/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P135599
LB  - CDLI:P135599
M1  - 2026/4/18/
TI  - TUT 028 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P135599
ER  -