TUT 029 (P135600)

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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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 02228

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
1. 3(disz) ansze
2. 4(disz) dur3
3. 1(disz) ansze 2(disz)
4. 1(disz) dur3 2(disz)
5. 3(disz) dur3 1(disz)
6. si-i3-tum
7. mu us2-sa e2 puzur4-isz-{d}da-gan ba-du3
DA AN GAN
8. 1(u) la2 1(disz) ansze
9. 1(u) 4(disz) dur3
10. 3(disz) ansze 2(disz)
11. 3(disz) dur3 2(disz)
12. 4(disz) dur3 1(disz)
13. 1(disz) ansze amar ga
14. 3(disz) dur3 amar ga
15. ki na-ba-sa6-ta
16. szunigin 5(u) la2 1(disz) ansze hi-a
17. sza3-bi-ta
18. 1(disz) dur3-gesz
19. 1(disz) dur3 2(disz)
20. 1(disz) ansze 1(disz)
21. 3(disz)# dur3# 1(disz)
22. [2(disz) x szu]-gi4
reverse
1. [gub-ba]-am3
2. [5(disz) x] ansze
3. 2(disz) ansze 3(disz)
4. 1(u) 6(disz) dur3
5. 1(disz) ansze 2(disz)
6. 2(disz) dur3 2(disz)
7. na-ba-sa6 i3-dab5
8. zi-ga
9. la2-ia3 4(disz) ansze
10. 1(disz) dur3
11. 3(disz) ansze 2(disz)
12. 1(disz) dur3 2(disz)
13. 6(disz) ansze 1(disz)
14. la2-ia3-am3
blank space
15. szunigin 8(disz) ansze hi-a
16. gub-ba-am3
17. szunigin 2(u) 6(disz) ansze hi-a
18. zi-ga
19. szunigin 1(u) 5(disz) ansze hi-a
20. la2-ia3-am3
21. nig2-ka9-ak
22. ur-{d}en-lil2-la2 sipa ansze a-ru-a
23. sza3 gir2-su{ki}
24. iti amar-a-a-si
25. mu us2-sa e2 puzur4-da-gan ba-du3-a-ta
26. iti szu-numun
27. mu sza-asz-ru{ki} ba-hul

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

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm):
Weight:
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Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
Artifact comments:

Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: TUT, 029

[Reisner1901TUT] Reisner, George A. 1901. Tempelurkunden Aus Telloh. Vol. 16. Mittheilungen Aus Den Orientalischen Sammlungen. Berlin : W. Spemann.
history: SVS 1/1, 29

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: VAT 02228
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.40.10.00 (us2 year), Šulgi.42.04.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period: Šulgi.40.10.00 (us2 year) to Šulgi.42.04.00

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-07 at 13:35:55	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2024-07-07 at 13:32:58	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2024-07-02 at 13:34:45	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2017-03-03 at 09:56:29	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2016-07-28 at 16:13:59	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2015-03-13 at 21:49:05	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 14:11:58	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:28:37	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 (000377) (000377)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“TUT 029 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P135600.

TUT 029 artifact entry (No. P135600). (2024, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135600 (Original work published 2001)

TUT 029 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135600 (Accessed: December 31, 2025).

@misc{2024TUT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-31]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 7},
	title = {TUT 029 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P135600},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P135600},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/7/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P135600
LB  - CDLI:P135600
M1  - 2025/12/31/
TI  - TUT 029 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P135600
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TUT 029 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P135600.

TUT 029 artifact entry (No. P135600). (2024, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135600 (Original work published 2001)

TUT 029 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135600 (Accessed: December 31, 2025).

@misc{2024TUT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-31]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 7},
	title = {TUT 029 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P135600},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P135600},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/7/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P135600
LB  - CDLI:P135600
M1  - 2025/12/31/
TI  - TUT 029 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P135600
ER  -