UDT 013 (P136141)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

NBC 00013

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 5(asz) 2(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 ninda gur lugal
2. 3(ban2) zi3 sig15
3. zi3 ninda
4. ki lu2-{d}nin-szubur-ta
reverse
1. szesz-kal-la
2. szu ba-ti
  blank space
3. mu us2-sa ur-<bi2>-lum{ki} ba-hul
envelope
obverse
1. 1(u) 5(asz) 2(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 ninda gur lugal
2. 3(ban2) zi3 sig15
3. zi3 ninda
4. ki lu2-{d}nin-szubur-ta
reverse
1. kiszib3 szesz-kal-la
  blank space
2. mu us2-sa ur-<bi2>-lum{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. szesz-kal-la
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lugal-a2-zi-<da>

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 004110 (composite) (P456820) S004110 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P136141

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number NBC 00013
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 005394
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-002981
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.13

References

  • primary: UDT, 013

    [Nies1920UDT] Nies, James B. 1920. Ur Dynasty Tablets : Texts Chiefly from Tello and Drehem Written during the Reigns of Dungi, Bur-Sin, Gimil-Sin, and Ibi-Sin. Series Assyriologische Bibliothek 25. Leipzig : J.C. Hinrichs.

  • citation: CBCY 3, p. 005, NBC 00013

    [Sigrist2001CBCY3] Sigrist, Marcel. 2001. Neo-Sumerian Archival Texts in the Nies Babylonian Collection. Catalogue of the Babylonian Collections at Yale 3. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2021-07-28 at 18:14:35 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:13:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:01:07 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:28:53 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“UDT 013 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P136141.
UDT 013 artifact entry (No. P136141). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P136141 (Original work published 2001)
UDT 013 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P136141 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).
@misc{2023UDT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {UDT 013 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P136141},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P136141},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P136141
LB  - CDLI:P136141
M1  - 2026/4/28/
TI  - UDT 013 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P136141
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“UDT 013 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P136141.
UDT 013 artifact entry (No. P136141). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P136141 (Original work published 2001)
UDT 013 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P136141 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).
@misc{2023UDT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {UDT 013 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P136141},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P136141},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P136141
LB  - CDLI:P136141
M1  - 2026/4/28/
TI  - UDT 013 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P136141
ER  -
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