TUT 081 (P135652)

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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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 02293

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. [...] x
2. [lu2-{d}nin]-szubur
3. [...] 1(disz) sila3
rest broken
column 2
1. iti szu-numun
2. 3(gesz'u) udu 2(disz) sila3-ta
3. 1(szar2) 3(gesz2) 4(u) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
4. 4(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 8(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3
5. [...] 2(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) udu 1/2(disz) sila3
6. [sze]-ni# 4(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) gur
7. [lu2]-{d}nin-szubur
8. [x] udu# 2(disz) sila3
9. [x udu] 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
10. [x udu] 1(disz)# sila3
11. [x udu 1/2(disz)] sila3#
rest broken
column 3
1. 3(gesz'u) 3(u) udu 2(disz) sila3
2. 1(szar2) 8(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
3. 3(gesz'u) udu 1(disz) sila3
4. 2(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 1(u) 6(disz) udu 1/2(disz) sila3
5. sze-bi 4(u) 4(barig) 3(ban2) gur
6. lu2-{d}nin-szubur
7. 1(szar2) 3(gesz'u) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
8. 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 3(u) udu 1(disz) sila3
9. sze-bi 2(u) 9(asz) 1(barig) gur
10. ur-{d}ba-ba6
11. 2(szar2) 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) udu 2/3(disz) sila3
12. [sze]-bi 1(u) 7(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) gur
13. [x-{d}]nin#-gir2-su
14. [x udu] sila3#-ta
15. [...] sila3
rest broken
column 4
1. sze-bi 3(ban2) [... gur]
2. ur-{d}ba-ba6
3. 2(szar2) 1(gesz'u) udu 2/3(disz) sila3
4. sze-bi 1(u) 7(asz) 1(barig) gur
5. sa2-du11 {d}nin-gir2-su
6. 3(gesz2) 3(u) gu4 1(ban2)-ta
7. 3(gesz2) 1(u) gu4 5(disz) sila3
8. sze-bi 1(u) gur
9. ur-{d}nin-mu2
10. 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 1(u) gu4 3(disz) sila3
11. sze-bi 6(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) gur
12. ur-ki-gu-la
3 lines erased
13. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
14. [x] 2(u) [x]
rest broken
reverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. sze#-bi# 8(asz)# 2(ban2) gur
2'. ur-{d}nin-mu2
3'. 2(gesz'u) 3(u) ab2 2(disz) 6(disz) sila3
4'. sze-bi 2(u) 2(asz) 1(ban2) gur
5'. ur-dun
6'. iti mu-szu-du7
7'. 3(gesz'u) udu 2(disz) sila3
8'. 1(szar2) 1(gesz'u) 1(u) 2(disz) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
9'. 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) udu 1(disz) sila3
10'. 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 3(u) 7(disz) udu 1/2(disz) sila3
11'. sze-bi 3(u) 6(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) gur
12'. ur-{d}li9-si4
column 2
beginning broken
1'. [...] x
2'. [...] sila3#
3'. [sze-bi ...] 5(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
4'. [lu2]-{d}nin#-szubur
5'. 2(szar2) 1(gesz2) 4(u)# udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
6'. 3(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) 3(u) udu 1/2(disz) sila3
7'. sze-bi 3(u) 9(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) gur
8'. ur-{d}ba-ba6
9'. 2(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) udu 2/3(disz) sila3
10'. sze-bi 2(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 6(disz) sila3
11'. sa2-du11 {d}nin-gir2-su
12'. 3(gesz2) gu4 1(ban2)#-ta
column 3
beginning broken
1'. [...]-ta#?
erasure
3'. [sze-bi] 2(asz)#? [...] gur#
erasure
4'. sza3#-gal gu4#? x [...] x
erasure
5'. [...] x
erasure
6'. ugu2 ur#-{d}ba-ba6
7'. [...] x x-dam#
erasure
column 4
broken
left
1. 2(u) 5(disz)

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:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
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Seal information:
Artifact comments:

Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: TUT, 081

[Reisner1901TUT] Reisner, George A. 1901. Tempelurkunden Aus Telloh. Vol. 16. Mittheilungen Aus Den Orientalischen Sammlungen. Berlin : W. Spemann.
history: SVS 1/1, 81

[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 02293
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: --.--.04.00, --.--.07.00, --.--.09.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period: --.--.04.00 to --.--.09.00

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
2011-07-22 at 14:12:01	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:28:39	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (000429) (000429)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“TUT 081 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P135652.

TUT 081 artifact entry (No. P135652). (2024, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135652 (Original work published 2001)

TUT 081 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135652 (Accessed: February 17, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 7},
	title = {TUT 081 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P135652},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P135652},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“TUT 081 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P135652.

TUT 081 artifact entry (No. P135652). (2024, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135652 (Original work published 2001)

TUT 081 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135652 (Accessed: February 17, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 7},
	title = {TUT 081 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P135652},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P135652},
}

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TI  - TUT 081 artifact entry
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