UDT 042 (P136173)

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 00042

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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Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 4(gesz2) 1(u) 7(asz) gu2 2(u) 5(disz) ma-na siki
2. sipa-me
3. 2(u) 3(asz) gu2 1(u) ma-na
4. udu na-gab2-tum
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5. [4(gesz2) 4(u)] gu2 3(u) 5(disz) [ma-na] siki-gi
6. [na4]-mah-ta
7. [gu2-na] 5(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na [...] 2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2-ta
8. sag-bi 2(u) 7(asz) gu2 5(u) 7(disz) ma-na siki
9. 5(gesz2) 8(asz) gu2 3(u) 2(disz)
10. ba-la2
11. 1(u) 2(asz) gu2 5(u) 1/3(disz) ma-na siki la2-ia3
column 2
1. 1(u) 1(asz) gu2 7(disz) 1/3(disz)? [ma-na] sila4 nu-ur4 im-[ma]
2. sipa-me
3. 1(u) 8(disz) ma-na siki la2-ia3 udu u2-du-lu
4. 1(gesz2) la2 1(disz) udu la2-ia3
5. siki-bi 2(asz) gu2 la2 2(u) ma-na
6. lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
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7. la2-ia3-am3
8. sza3 gir2-su{ki}
9. 3(u) gu2 8(disz) ma-na siki
10. na4-mah-ta
11. gu2-na 6(disz) ma-na 4(disz) gin2-ta
12. sag-bi 3(asz) gu2 3(disz) ma-na
13. 3(u) 3(asz) gu2 1(u) 1(disz)
14. ba-la2
15. 7(asz) gu2 5(u) 6(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na siki-bi
reverse
column 1
1. 2(asz) gu2 siki udu gukkal gub-ba
2. 3(asz) gu2 2(u) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na sila4 nu-ur4 im-ma
blank space
3. la2-ia3-am3
4. sza3 ki-nu-nir{ki} nigin6{ki}
5. 5(gesz2) 4(asz) gu2 3(u) 7(disz) ma-na siki
6. na4-mah-ta
7. gu2-na 5(disz) ma-na 1(u) 9(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2-ta
8. sag-bi 2(u) 7(asz) gu2 2(disz) ma-na
9. 5(gesz2) 3(u) 1(asz) gu2 4(u) la2 1(disz)
10. ba-la2
11. 6(asz) gu2 4(u) 8(disz) ma-na siki la2-ia3
column 2
1. 2(u) 1(asz) gu2 3(u) 2(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na sila4 nu-ur4 im-ma
blank space
2. la2-ia3-am3
3. sza3 gu2-ab-ba{ki}
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4. szunigin 2(gesz'u) 3(asz) gu2 2(u) 2(disz) ma-na siki
5. ba-la2
6. szunigin 2(u) 9(asz) gu2 5(u) 2(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na siki la2-ia3
7. szunigin 3(u) 6(asz) gu2 3(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na siki sila4
8. szunigin 2(asz) gu2 la2 2(disz) ma-na siki udu la2-ia3 na-gab2-tum
9. la2-ia3-am3
10. 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 2(u) 1(asz) gu2 1(u) 5(disz)
11. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal

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)

Collections

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

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: UDT, 042

[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: Fs Hirsch = WZKM 86, p.143-150, p. 148

[Gomi1996difference] Gomi, Tohru. 1996. “On Various Expressions for ‘Difference’ in Neo-Sumerian Texts.” Wiener Zeitschrift Für Die Kunde Des Morgenlandes 86: 143–50.
citation: CBCY 3, p. 007, NBC 00042

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: NBC 00042
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.01.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
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
2021-12-17 at 10:49:58	Lafont, Bertrand	Atf	Lafont, Bertrand		CDLI	approved
2017-07-22 at 14:06:23	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2017-02-15 at 19:33:40	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2014-08-13 at 20:22:30	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 14:13:20	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:28:54	CDLI	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI		CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (005425) (005425)
Yale Babylonian Collection (BC-003012) (BC-003012)
Electronic Babylonian Library (NBC.42) (NBC.42)

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Cite this Artifact

“UDT 042 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P136173.

UDT 042 artifact entry (No. P136173). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P136173 (Original work published 2001)

UDT 042 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P136173 (Accessed: January 19, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {UDT 042 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P136173},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P136173},
}

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M1  - 2026/1/19/
TI  - UDT 042 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UDT 042 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P136173.

UDT 042 artifact entry (No. P136173). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P136173 (Original work published 2001)

UDT 042 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P136173 (Accessed: January 19, 2026).

@misc{2023UDT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {UDT 042 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P136173},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P136173},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P136173
LB  - CDLI:P136173
M1  - 2026/1/19/
TI  - UDT 042 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P136173
ER  -