UDT 041 (P136172)

Administrative tablet 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

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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

NBC 00041

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
1. 2(u) 8(disz) gurusz e2-sukkal
2. ugula ur-{gesz}gigir!
3. 3(u) 8(disz) gurusz esz3 didli
4. ugula lugal-eridu{ki}-sze3
5. 1(gesz2) 6(disz) gurusz
6. sza3-bi-ta
7. 1(u) 6(disz) e2-uz-ga
8. 6(disz) e2-gu4-gaz
9. 1(disz) e2 {d}szul-gi
10. 1(disz) e2 {d}amar-{d}suen
11. 1(disz) e2 <ur>-{d}namma
12. 3(disz) sa2-du11 nin
reverse
1. 1(u) 5(disz) lugal-ra-us2-sa#
2. 2(disz) sipa {ansze}si2-[si2]
3. 5(disz) {gesz}ma-nu-IL2
4. 1(disz) in-bul-bul
5. 1(disz) ku6 nisi
6. 1(disz) i3 zu2-lum
7. 4(disz) zi3! esza
8. 4(disz) e2-kas4 gub-ba
9. 4(disz) gu2-gir
10. 1(disz) sza3 ga2-nun
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11. szunigin 1(gesz2) 6(disz) gurusz gub-ba
12. u4 5(disz)-kam
13. iti sze-sag11-ku5

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: UDT, 041

    [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.

  • history: RA 88 (pp. 97-119), 107-108

    [Lafont1994RA88] Lafont, Bertrand. 1994. “L’avènement de Šu-Sîn.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 88 (2): 97–119.

  • citation: CBCY 3, p. 007, NBC 00041

    [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.

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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.08.11.05
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-17 at 09:26:57 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2021-12-17 at 10:49:28 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:56:30 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2014-06-10 at 16:04:54 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:13:20 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:28:54 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

“UDT 041 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P136172.
UDT 041 artifact entry (No. P136172). (2024, September 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P136172 (Original work published 2001)
UDT 041 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P136172 (Accessed: November 24, 2025).
@misc{2024UDT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 17},
	title = {UDT 041 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P136172},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P136172},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/17/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P136172
LB  - CDLI:P136172
M1  - 2025/11/24/
TI  - UDT 041 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P136172
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“UDT 041 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P136172.
UDT 041 artifact entry (No. P136172). (2024, September 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P136172 (Original work published 2001)
UDT 041 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P136172 (Accessed: November 24, 2025).
@misc{2024UDT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 17},
	title = {UDT 041 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P136172},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P136172},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/17/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P136172
LB  - CDLI:P136172
M1  - 2025/11/24/
TI  - UDT 041 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P136172
ER  - 
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