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

Museum Collection(s)

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

Measurements

-

Text

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 [...]
  rest broken
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
  erased line
27. [...]-x dab5-ba-me
28. [...] DISZ
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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
  blank space
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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Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period --.--.03.00 to --.--.12.00

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P135719

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 02331
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 000496

References

  • 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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-07 at 13:35:55 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-07 at 13:32:58 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
2021-12-07 at 12:58:55 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand CDLI Approved View
2017-07-22 at 14:06:23 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:12:19 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:59:28 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:28:40 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

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: April 17, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 7},
	title = {TUT 146 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P135719},
	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: April 17, 2026).
@misc{2024TUT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 7},
	title = {TUT 146 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P135719},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P135719},
}


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DA  - 2024/7/7/
PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P135719
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - TUT 146 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P135719
ER  -
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