TUT 146 (P135719)

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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Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 02331

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
column 1
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1'. 1(disz) dumu 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
2'. 1(disz) dumu 1(ban2)
3'. e2-bappir2-me
4'. 2(u) 3(disz) geme2 3(ban2)-ta
5'. 5(disz) dumu 2(ban2)-ta
6'. 4(disz) dumu 1(ban2) 5(disz)-ta
7'. 5(disz) dumu 1(ban2)-ta
8'. 5(disz) geme2 szu-gi4 2(ban2)-ta
9'. geme2 bur-sag-me
10'. 7(disz) geme2 3(ban2)-ta
11'. 1(disz) geme2 szu-gi4 2(ban2)
12'. a!-ga-am-me
13'. 6(disz) gurusz 1(barig)-ta
14'. [x] dumu 1(ban2)
15'. [x]-x-me
16'. [...] 5(ban2)-ta
17'. [x] x 5(ban2)
18'. [...] 4(ban2)
19'. [...] 3(ban2)
20'. [...] 3(ban2)-ta
21'. [...] 4(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
22'. [...] 5(disz) sila3
23'. [...]-me
24'. [...] 1(barig)-ta
25'. [...] x
26'. [...] sila3
27'. [...] 1(ban2)
28'. [...]-ba#-me
29'. [...] 4(ban2)-ta
30'. [...] 5(disz) sila3 gur
rest broken
column 2
beginning broken
1'. [...] 5(disz) sila3
2'. bur-sag-me
3'. 1(disz) geme2 a-ga-am 3(ban2)
4'. 1(disz) ma2-lah5 1(barig)
5'. 1(disz) gurusz 1(barig)
6'. 1(disz) gurusz 3(ban2)
7'. 1(disz) dumu 2(ban2)
8'. 1(disz) dumu 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
9'. 1(disz) dumu 1(ban2)
10'. lunga-me
11'. sze-bi 1(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2)
12'. e2 {d}na-ru2-a
13'. 1(disz) i3-du8 5(ban2)
14'. 1(disz) lu2-kisal 3(ban2)
15'. 1(disz) u2-IL2 5(ban2)
16'. 3(disz) geme2 3(ban2)-ta
17'. 1(disz) dumu 1(ban2)
18'. geme2 kikken2-me
19'. 1(disz) gurusz 5(ban2)
20'. 2(disz) geme2 3(ban2)-ta
21'. 1(disz) dumu 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
22'. nar-me
23'. 1(disz) muszen-du3 3(ban2)
24'. 1(disz) bahar2 3(ban2)
25'. sze-bi 1(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
26'. e2 bara2-si-ga
27'. 1(disz) geme2 3(ban2)
28'. 1(disz) sze-bi 3(ban2)
29'. e2 pa5-enku{ki}
30'. 1(disz) u2-IL2 1(barig)
31'. 1(disz) geme2 3(ban2)
32'. 1(disz) dumu 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
33'. a-ga-am-me
34'. sze-bi 1(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
column 3
1. [e2 {d}]inanna-gu-la
2. [x] u2-IL2 1(barig)
3. 1(disz) geme2 kikken 3(ban2)
4. sze-bi 1(barig) 3(ban2)
5. e2 {d}ba-ba6
6. 1(disz) geme2 kikken 3(ban2)
7. sze-bi 3(ban2)
8. e2 {d}nin-mar{ki} nigin6{ki}
9. 1(disz) geme2 kikken 3(ban2)
10. sze-bi 3(ban2)
11. e2 {d}inanna hu-rim3{ki}
12. 6(disz) gurusz 1(barig)-ta
13. 1(disz) <x> 5(ban2)
14. 1(disz) <x> 4(ban2)
15. 1(disz) <x> 3(ban2)
16. bur-sag-me
17. 1(disz) gurusz 1(barig)
18. 1(disz) dumu 2(ban2)
19. ga IL2-me
20. 2(disz) u2-IL2 1(barig)-ta
21. 1(disz) bahar2 [x]
22. 1(disz) gurusz [x]
23. 5(disz) gurusz SIG7-a [x-ta]
24. 1(disz) dumu [x]
25. nar-[me]
26. sze-bi x [...]
27. e2 kal-[...]
28. 1(disz) i3-[du8 x]
29. 1(disz) [...]
30. 2(disz) [...]
31. x [...]
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column 4
1. 3(disz) gurusz [x]
2. 4(disz) geme2 [x]
3. geme2 kasz-a gub#-[ba-me]
4. 1(disz) i3-du8 [x]
5. 8(disz) geme2 3(ban2)#-[ta]
6. 1(disz) dumu [x]
7. 6(disz) dumu 1(ban2) [5(disz)-ta]
8. 1(disz) geme2 szu-[gi4 x]
9. geme2 kikken x [x-me]
10. 1(disz) gurusz [x]
11. 3(disz) gurusz [x]
n lines broken
12'. 1(disz) [...]
13'. 1(disz) [...]
rest broken
reverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. nu x-[...]
2'. 1(disz) geme2# [x]
3'. im-e [tak4-a-me]
4'. 1(disz) geme2 [...]
5'. a-ru-a [...]
6'. sze-bi [...]
7'. 2(gesz2) 2(u) 2(disz) [...]
8'. tu-x-[...]
9'. sze-bi 4(asz) [...]
10'. geme2 usz-bar-[me]
11'. 2(disz) gurusz 1(barig)-[ta]
12'. 1(disz) gurusz [...]
column 2
beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. 1(disz) [...]
3'. 1(disz) [...]
4'. 1(disz) [...]
5'. 5(disz) dumu [x-ta]
6'. sze-bi [...]
7'. giri3-se3-[ga e2?] dingir-re-[ne]
8'. 1(disz) dumu [x]
9'. sze-bi [...]
10'. e2-kas4 gu2-ab#-[ba{ki}]
11'. 1(disz) dumu [x]
12'. sze-bi 1(asz)
13'. e2-kas4 hu-rim3{ki}
14'. 2(disz) gurusz SIG7-a 1(barig)-ta
15'. 1(disz) gurusz 1(barig)
16'. 1(disz) dumu 2(ban2)
17'. 1(disz) dumu 1(ban2)
18'. sze-bi 3(barig) 3(ban2)
19'. nu-{gesz}kiri6 gesz gal-gal-me
20'. 1(disz) gurusz 3(ban2)
21'. 2(disz) dumu 2(ban2)-ta
22'. sze-bi 1(barig) 1(ban2)
23'. nu-{gesz}kiri6 gesztin-me
24'. 1(disz) gurusz 1(barig)
25'. sze-bi 1(barig)
column 3
1. gab2-ra unu3#
2. 1(disz) dumu [x]
3. sze-bi [...]
4. ug3-IL2 x
5. 9(asz)
6. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi-ta
7. 1(disz) gurusz 1(barig)
8. sze-bi 1(barig)
9. iti ezem-{d}li9-si4-ta
10. 1(disz) gurusz 1(barig)
11. sze-bi 1(barig)
12. iti szu-numun-ta
13. nu-dab-ba-ta
14. giri3-se3-ga gesz-gi-me
15. 4(disz) gurusz 1(barig)-ta
16. sze-bi 4(barig)
17. iti szu-numun-ta
18. 1(disz) gurusz 1(barig)
19. sze-bi 1(barig)
20. iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi u4 1(u) 5(disz) ba-zal-ta
21. 3(disz) gurusz 1(barig)-ta
22. sze-bi 3(barig)
23. iti mu-szu-du7-ta
24. 3(u) 4(disz) gurusz 1(barig)-ta
25. sze-bi 6(asz) 4(barig) gur
26. iti sze-il2-la
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27. [...]-x dab5-ba-me
28. [...] DISZ
rest broken
column 4
1. [...]-ta
2. [...] 3(barig) gur
3. [...] 1(asz) 2(barig) gur
4. [...] 1(disz) 3(asz)-ta
5. [...] 4(barig)-ta
6. [...] 1(disz) 2(asz) 2(barig)-ta
7. [...] 1(asz) 4(barig) gur
8. [...] 1(asz) 2(barig) gur
9. [...] 1(asz) 1(barig) gur
10. [...] 1(asz)-ta
11. [...] 4(gesz2) 4(u) 1(barig) gur
12. [sipa] udu gukkal-me
13. [...] mu KA
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14. sze-ba nigin-ba
15. sza3 gu2-ab-ba{ki}
16. giri3 ba-zi dumu na-silim
17. u3 szu-esz-dar
18. ur-{d}lamma
19. ensi2
20. [...] x
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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
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: TUT, 146

[Reisner1901TUT] Reisner, George A. 1901. Tempelurkunden Aus Telloh. Vol. 16. Mittheilungen Aus Den Orientalischen Sammlungen. Berlin : W. Spemann.
history: SVS 1/1, 146

[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. 205

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: VAT 02331
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: --.--.03.00, --.--.04.00, --.--.06.00, --.--.07.00, --.--.09.00, --.--.12.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period: --.--.03.00 to --.--.12.00

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
2021-12-07 at 12:58:55	Lafont, Bertrand	Transliteration	Lafont, Bertrand	CDLI	Approved
2017-07-22 at 14:06:23	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 14:12:19	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2009-06-03 at 10:59:28	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:28:40	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 (000496) (000496)

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Cite this Artifacts

“TUT 146 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P135719.

TUT 146 artifact entry (No. P135719). (2024, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135719 (Original work published 2001)

TUT 146 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135719 (Accessed: February 2, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P135719},
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Cite this Artifacts

“TUT 146 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P135719.

TUT 146 artifact entry (No. P135719). (2024, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135719 (Original work published 2001)

TUT 146 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135719 (Accessed: February 2, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 7},
	title = {TUT 146 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P135719},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P135719},
}

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