UCP 09-02-1, 034 (P135938)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA

Museum Number

HMA 9-02761

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (expenditure of barley)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

77.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 23.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 2(gesz2) 3(u) 3(asz) 1(ban2) [...] 4(disz) sila3 gur
2. giri3 lu2-{d}utu
3. 1(barig) gur giri3 du11-ga-ni-zi
4. 1(u) 2(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) gur guru7 i7 a-{gesz}kiri6-gar3-szum{ki}-ka
6. e2-kiszib3-ba-ta
7. 2(ban2) ki ur-{d}en-lil2-la2-ta
8. 1(barig) sze ba dah-hu sag-bi gid2-da
  blank space
reverse
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1. szunigin 3(gesz2) 4(u) 9(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
2. sza3-bi-ta
3. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
4. diri# nig2-ka9-ak
5. kiszib3 ur-bad3-tibirx(KU)-ra
6. 2(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
7. sze ba iti diri {gesz}kiri6 gar3-szum
8. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
9. kiszib3 du11-ga-ni-zi
10. szunigin [...] 3(gesz2) 2(u) 9(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
11. zi-ga
left
1. nig2-ka9-ak
  some text moved to next line
2. iti [...] AN u4 x x [...]
  some text moved to next line
3. [mu e2] {d}szara2 ba-du3

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 77.0 high × 46.0 wide × 23.0 thick
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  • primary: UCP 9/2, Part I, 34

    [Lutz1928UCP9/2] Lutz, Henry F. 1928. Sumerian Temple Records of the Late Ur Dynasty. University of California Publications in Semitic Philology, Volume 9, No. 2. Berkeley, California: University of California Press.

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  • Museum No.: HMA 9-02761
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.09.--.--
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:56:28 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-12-24 at 17:03:44 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-03-13 at 21:49:16 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:12:51 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:28:45 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“UCP 09-02-1, 034 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P135938.
UCP 09-02-1, 034 artifact entry (No. P135938). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135938
UCP 09-02-1, 034 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135938 (Accessed: July 15, 2025).
@misc{2001UCP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-15]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {UCP 09-02-1, 034 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P135938},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P135938},
}

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