UNT 012 (P141843)
Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 012405Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz) gu2 4(u) 7(disz) ma-na tug2 szar3
2. 2(asz) gu2 3(u) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na tug2 us2 szar3
3. 1(u) 8(asz) gu2 la2 1(disz) ma-na tug2# 3(disz)-kam us2#
4. 4(u) 1(asz) gu2 8(disz) ma-na tug2# [4(disz)-kam us2]
5. 1(asz) gu2 3(u) 7(disz) ma-na siki du#
6. 1(gesz2) 5(asz) gu2 4(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na [siki hi-a]
7. lugal-me-lam2 na-[gada]
8. 3(u) 2(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na tug2 szar3#
9. 4(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na tug2 us2# lugal#
10. 1(asz) gu2 3(u) 8(disz) ma-na tug2 [3(disz)-kam us2]
11. 7(asz) gu2 1(u) 3(disz) ma-na# [tug2 4(disz)-kam us2]
12. 8(disz)# ma-[na siki du]
reverse
1. [1(u) gu2 1(u) 4(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na siki hi-a]
2. ur-{d}x [... na-gada]
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3. szunigin 2(asz) gu2 1(u) 9(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na tug2# [szar3]
4. szunigin 3(asz) gu2 1(u) 6(disz) ma-na tug2 us2# [szar3]
5. szunigin 1(u) 9(asz) gu2 3(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na tug2 3(disz)#-[kam us2]
6. szunigin 4(u) 8(asz) gu2 2(u) 1(disz) ma-na tug2 [4(disz)-kam us2]
7. szunigin 1(asz) gu2 4(u) 5(disz) ma-na siki [du]
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8. szunigin2 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(asz) gu2 1(u) 8(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-[na siki hi-a]
9. siki ba-la2 u4 1(u) la2 1(disz)-kam
10. sza3 ki-nu-nir{ki}
11. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal-e ur-bi2-lum{ki} mu-hul
obverse
1. 1(asz) gu2 4(u) 7(disz) ma-na tug2 szar3
2. 2(asz) gu2 3(u) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na tug2 us2 szar3
3. 1(u) 8(asz) gu2 la2 1(disz) ma-na tug2# 3(disz)-kam us2#
4. 4(u) 1(asz) gu2 8(disz) ma-na tug2# [4(disz)-kam us2]
5. 1(asz) gu2 3(u) 7(disz) ma-na siki du#
6. 1(gesz2) 5(asz) gu2 4(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na [siki hi-a]
7. lugal-me-lam2 na-[gada]
8. 3(u) 2(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na tug2 szar3#
9. 4(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na tug2 us2# lugal#
10. 1(asz) gu2 3(u) 8(disz) ma-na tug2 [3(disz)-kam us2]
11. 7(asz) gu2 1(u) 3(disz) ma-na# [tug2 4(disz)-kam us2]
12. 8(disz)# ma-[na siki du]
reverse
1. [1(u) gu2 1(u) 4(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na siki hi-a]
2. ur-{d}x [... na-gada]
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3. szunigin 2(asz) gu2 1(u) 9(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na tug2# [szar3]
4. szunigin 3(asz) gu2 1(u) 6(disz) ma-na tug2 us2# [szar3]
5. szunigin 1(u) 9(asz) gu2 3(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na tug2 3(disz)#-[kam us2]
6. szunigin 4(u) 8(asz) gu2 2(u) 1(disz) ma-na tug2 [4(disz)-kam us2]
7. szunigin 1(asz) gu2 4(u) 5(disz) ma-na siki [du]
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8. szunigin2 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(asz) gu2 1(u) 8(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-[na siki hi-a]
9. siki ba-la2 u4 1(u) la2 1(disz)-kam
10. sza3 ki-nu-nir{ki}
11. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal-e ur-bi2-lum{ki} mu-hul
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
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- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: Waetzoldt, UNT, 12
[Waetzoldt1972UNT] Waetzoldt, Hartmut. 1972. Untersuchungen Zur Neusumerischen Textilindustrie. Studi Economici e Tecnologici, N. 1. Roma: Centro per le antichità e la storia dell’arte del Vicino Oriente.
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- Museum No.: BM 012405
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- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.02.00.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 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 |
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| 2017-03-03 at 09:56:33 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:22:37 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-06-03 at 11:10:36 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2008-01-03 at 20:05:37 | Dahl, Jacob L. | Atf | Dahl, Jacob L. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (016947) (016947)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.12405) (BM.12405)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1895-1214-17) (W_1895-1214-17)
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Cite this Artifact
“UNT 012 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P141843.
UNT 012 artifact entry (No. P141843). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P141843 (Original work published 2001)
UNT 012 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P141843 (Accessed: September 4, 2025).
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