Zinbun 18, 104 10 (P142606)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 016377

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (gaba-ri)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(ban2) 5(disz) <sila3 sze> 1(disz) 1/2(disz) <ma-na> siki mug-ba
2. nam-geme2-ni
3. usz2 1(ban2) nin-ku3-ga-ni
4. dumu nin-mu-uszur4?-mu
  edition has uszur3
5. 1(ban2) 1(disz) nin-lal3-ama-na dumu nin-tur
6. 1(ban2) 1(disz) ur-{d}ba-ba6 PAP dumu nin-lu2-sa6-sa6
7. 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) hi-li-abzu-ta
8. 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) nin-mas-su2
9. dumu geme2-{d}iszkur-me
10. 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) lu2-{d}dumu-zi
11. dumu e2-ta-mu-zu
12. 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) nin-nig2-zu
13. dumu nin-szesz
14. 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) lu2-{d}utu
15. dumu nin-{d}szul-gi
16. 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) nin-ensi2
17. dumu nin-gaba-ri-nu-tuku
18. 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) lu2-{d}ig-alim
19. dumu sza3-gu2-be2
20. amar-ku5 sag-e-ki-ag2
21. dumu geme2-{d}utu
22. 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) nin-gu2-gal x?
23. 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) nin-pirig-banda3
24. dumu nin-ku3-zu-me
25. 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) lu2-{d}ig-alim
26. dumu geme2-dub-szen
27. 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ur-{d}ig-alim
28. 1(disz) <ma-na> geme2-{d}nin-dar-a
29. dumu nin-sud3-da{ki}-me
30. x x x geme2-{d}nansze
31. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) <ma-na> a-ne-nin-am3
32. 1(disz) i-in-ma-si
column 2
1. dumu nin-gu3-de2-a-me
2. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ama-kal-la
3. 1(disz) nin-hi-li-su3
4. dumu nin-lu2-e3-me
5. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) lu2-{d}ig-alim
6. 1(disz) nin-hi-li-su3
7. dumu nin-nu-du11-ga-me
8. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) {d}amar-{d}suen-{d}lamma-mu
9. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) geme2-nin-dim3-ma
10. 1(disz) ama-ra-ki-ag2
11. dumu geme2-{d}dumu-zi-me
12. 1(disz) lu2-{d}ig-alim
13. 1(disz) lugal-sag-gu4-gal2
14. dumu nin-bur-szu-ma-me
15. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) a-ba-a2-ni-in-zu
16. 1(disz) lu2-{d}ig-alim
17. dumu nin-nig2-zu-e-me
18. 1(disz) me-te-ama-na
19. dumu geme2-{d}dumu-zi-de2
20. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ama-tu-i3-na-kal
21. 1(disz) geme2-dumu-ni-sze3
22. dumu geme2-ki-sal4-la-me
23. 1(disz) nin-he2-gal2
24. dumu nin-gin7-a-ba-gin7
25. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ur-{d}ig-alim
26. dumu dar-ama-ni
27. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) nin-di-ku5
28. dumu gu-u2-tum
29. 1(disz) 1/2(disz)#? nin-gal-zu
30. 1(disz) murgu2 geme2-{d}szul-gi
31. dumu nin-ku3-zu-{d}nin-mar{ki}-ka-me
32. 1(disz) ur-{d}ig-alim
column 3
1. dumu {d}dumu-zi-ama-mu-ur
2. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) nin-ku3-ga-ni
3. 1(disz) lu2-{d}ig-alim
4. dumu {d}dumu-zi-ta-lu2-me
5. 2(disz) nin-gu2-sag-iri-na
6. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) geme2-{d}ig-alim
7. dumu nin-e-mu-zu-me
8. 1(ban2) 5(disz) <sila3> 1(disz) 1/2(disz) nin-ku3-ga-ni
9. 1(ban2) 1(disz) nin-uszur4
  blank space
10. dumu nin-ensi2-me
11. 1(disz) lu2-{d}ig#-alim
12. dumu nin-iri-[ni]-sze3-ur
13. 1(disz) sag-e-[ki]-ag2#
14. dumu ku3-x-[...]
15. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) nin-[...]
16. 1(disz) a-ba-i3-da-[e3?]
17. dumu ki-lu5-la-me
18. 1(disz) nin-ab-ba
19. dumu nin-mu-da-nu-me-a
20. 1(disz) nin-gal-zu
21. dumu nin-{alal2}alal-e
22. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) geme2-{d}dumu-zi
23. 1(disz) geme2-nin-sze3-gal2-la
24. 1(disz) nin-ku3-zu
25. dumu igi-nin-sze3-me
26. 1(disz) geme2-ga2-da
27. 1(disz) lu2-{d}dumu-zi
28. dumu nin-mu-da-nu-me-a-<me>
29. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) nin-dam-ra-ki-ag2
30. dumu nin-e-zu
31. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) a-ba-ki-ni-ta
column 4
1. [...]
2. dumu nin-a-gu2#-zi-me
3. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) geme2-{d}dumu-zi
4. 1(disz) murgu2 nin-sza3-szu-rinx(szunigin)-tuku
5. dumu {d}nansze-tesz2-mu-me
6. 1(disz) nin-hi-li-su3
7. dumu ama-ra-ki-ag2
8. 1(disz) lugal-di-ku5
9. dumu geme2-uru11{ki}
10. 2(disz) geme2-{d}ig-alim
11. dumu geme2-dumu-ni-sze3
12. 1(disz) nin-lu2-tar-ra-du7-du7
13. dumu nin-e-bar-ga2
14. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) e2-e-ba-ab-du7
15. 1(disz) nin-ma2-gur8-re
16. dumu# nin-a-ni-sa6-me
17. [1(disz)] 1/2(disz)#? nin-igi-an-na-ke4-zu
18. dumu# nin-lu2-sa6-sa6
19. 1(disz) 1/2(disz)# nin-hi-li-ke4
20. dumu nin-ku3-zu-me!
21. 1(ban2) 5(disz) <sila3> 1(disz) 1/2(disz) lugal-mas-su2
22. 1(ban2) 1(disz) nam-uszur4-a:ni-du10
23. dumu e2-ta-mu-zu-<me>
24. 1(disz) nin-sza3-szu-rinx(szunigin)-tuku
25. dumu nig2-tuku-i3-du10
26. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ur-{d}ig-alim
27. dumu nin-munus-zi
28. amar-ku5 sag-e-ki-ag2
29. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ur-{d}ig-alim
30. 1(disz) nin-ku3-ga2-ki-ag2
31. dumu nin-ki-ur5-sa6-me
32. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) nin-hi-li-su3
column 5
1. 1(disz) [...]
2. 1(disz) geme2-{d}dumu-[zi]
3. dumu e2-ta-mu#-[zu-me]
4. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) nin-tur
5. 1(disz) ur-{d}ig-alim
6. dumu geme2-{d}nin-tu-me
7. amar-ku5 lu2-{d}dumu-zi#
8. dumu nin-inim-gi#-[na]
9. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) nin-e-mu-[zu]
10. amar-ku5 ku3-{d}dumu-[zi]
11. 1(disz) nin-agrig-zi#
12. 1(disz) a-ba-ki-ni-[ta]
13. dumu nam-tar-eb2-<gu>-ul-me#
14. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) nin-da-[nu-me-a]
15. 1(disz) nin-a-tu5#
16. dumu nin-{alal2}alal-[e-me]
17. 1(disz) szer7?-da-[...]
18. dumu nin-nin9-ra-ki#-[ag2]
19. 1(ban2) 1(disz) nin-za3-ge-[si]
20. dumu ama-ra#-ki-ag2
21. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) nin-mas-su2# dumu nin-ensi2#
22. 1(disz) nin-ku3-ga-[ni]
23. dumu nin-a-gu2-zi#
24. 1(disz) geme2-{d}ig-alim
25. dumu nin-ig-ga
26. amar-ku5 lu2-{d}ig-alim
27. dumu nin-mu-i3-zu
28. 2(disz) nin-nig2-zu
29. 2(disz) nin-ha-an-ga-am3
30. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) nin-a-zu
31. dumu nin-{d}szul-gi-me
reverse
column 1
1. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) nin-igi-du
2. dumu nin-iri-ni-sze3
3. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) geme2-{d}dumu-zi 1(disz) 1/2(disz) <ma-na?>
4. dumu nin-nigin6{ki}-sze3
5. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) nin-mu-ku3-zu-am3?
6. 1(disz) lu2-{d}ig-alim
7. 1(disz) nin-hi-li-su3-me?
8. dumu geme2-dub-szen#-me
9. usz2 1(ban2) 5(disz) <sila3> nin-agrig-zi
10. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ama-ni-gin7-gi
11. 1(disz) 1/2(disz)#? nin-hi-li-su3
12. dumu nin-ku3-zu-me
13. 1(disz) nin-zi-kalam-ma
14. dumu geme2-nin-sze3-gal2-la
15. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) nin-a-zu
16. 1(disz) lu2-{d}nin-szubur
17. dumu geme2-uru11{ki}-me
18. 1(disz) nin-me-kal-la
19. dumu geme2-nigar#{gar#}
20. 1(disz) ur-{d}ig-alim#
21. dumu a-ba-{d}dumu-zi#
22. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) e2-gal-e-si
23. 1(disz) nin-ku3-zu#
24. dumu nin-mu-sze3-igi-mu
25. 1(disz) nin-ku3-zu
26. geme2-ga2-a2-{d}utu
27. usz2 nin-nigin6{ki}-sze3
  usz2 (#erased#) nin-nigin6{ki}-sze3
28. dumu nin-mu-i3-zu
29. 1(ban2) 1(disz) ama-tu-i3-na-kal
30. dumu geme2-sud3-da{ki}
31. 1(disz) geme2-{d}ig-alim
32. dumu ama-{d}lamma-mu
33. 1(ban2) 1(disz) ur-{d}[ba]-ba6
34. dumu sza3#?-[x]-zu
35. [...] geme2-{d}utu
36. [dumu ...]
column 2
1. 1(disz) a-ne-nin-am3
2. dumu nin-nig2-zu
3. 1(disz) lumx(KWU354) 3(disz) geme2-{d}ig-alim
4. dumu nin-hi-li-su3
5. 1(ban2) 1(disz) lu2-{d}ig-alim
6. dumu nin9-du10-ga
7. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) e2-e-ba-ab-du7
8. dumu nin-ki-ur5-sa6
9. 1(disz) lu2-{d}dumu-zi
10. dumu geme2-{d}dumu-zi
11. 1(disz) ku3-{d}dumu-zi
12. dumu nin-mu-uszur4-mu
13. 5(disz) dumu 2(disz) <ma-na>
14. 4(u) 7(disz) dumu 1(disz) 1/2(disz)
15. 1(gesz2) 4(disz) dumu 1(disz)
16. ugula {d}utu-mu
17. 1(ban2) 1(disz) sza3-da
18. dumu nin-{alal2}alal-e
19. 1(ban2) 1(disz) nin-ma2-gur8-re
20. [...]
column 3
1. dumu nin-u2-szim-e-me
2. 1(ban2) 1(disz) ki-bur2-i3-zu
3. dumu geme2-nimgir
4. 1(ban2) 1(disz) geme2-{d}ig-alim
5. dumu er2-na
6. 1(ban2) 5(disz) <sila3> 1(disz) 1/2(disz) lu2-{d}dumu-zi
7. dumu an-ne2-si-me
8. 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) nin-sag-e-ki-ag2
9. dumu nin-nigin6{ki}-sze3
10. 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) nin-ku3-zu
11. 1(ban2) 1(disz) murgu2 la-ni
12. dumu nin-tur-nam-me
13. 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) nin-me-te-ama-na
14. 1(ban2) 1(disz) nin-ra-giri17-zal
15. 1(ban2) 1(disz) nin-i3-du10
16. dumu geme2-nin-sze3-gal2-la-me
17. 1(ban2) 1(disz) nin-ur2-ra-ni
18. dumu nin-gaba-ri-nu-tuku
19. 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) nin-du11-ge-du7#
20. dumu nin-{d}lamma-re2-me
21. 2(ban2) 2(disz) geme2-ga2-da
22. 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) lu2-{d}ig-alim
23. 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sag-e
24. 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) nin-ig-ga
25. dumu bur-szu-ma-me
26. 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) giri3-ni-i3-sa6
27. 1(ban2) 1(disz) ama-tu-i3-na-kal
28. 1(ban2) 1(disz) geme2-e2-an-na
29. dumu nin-mu-uszur4-mu-me
30. 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) nin-gaba-ri-nu-tuku
31. dumu nin-ki-la2-a
32. 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) esz3-he2-gal2
33. dumu nam-nin-a-ni-du10
34. 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) nin-ku3-zu
35. 1(ban2) 1(disz) nin-ku3-ga2#-ki-ag2
36. [dumu ...]
column 4
1. 1(ban2) 5(disz) <sila3> 1(disz) 1/2(disz) geme2-nimgir
2. dumu nin-gu3-de2-a
3. 1(ban2) 1(disz) nin-lu2-sa6-sa6
4. dumu nin-si-sa2
5. 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) nin-ga-du10-ga
6. 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) geme2-{d}gesztin-an-na
  editor has NIMIN3 between gesztin and an-na
7. 1(ban2) 1(disz) nin-ki-bur2
8. dumu nin-agrig-zi
9. 1(ban2) 1(disz) nin-lu2-ni-nu-gi4-si
10. 1(ban2) 1(disz) murgu2 nin-in-nu-tuku
11. dumu nin-ezem-me
12. 1(ban2) 1(disz) nin-nig2#-zu
13. dumu na?-[x]-na
14. 1(ban2) 1(disz) [...]
  n lines broken
15'. dumu [nin-mu]-sze3-igi-mu
16'. 1(ban2) 1(disz) nin-lu2-gi-na
17'. dumu geme2-e2-da-an-ne2
18'. 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) geme2-tar-sir2-sir2
19'. 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) geme2-{d}iszkur
20'. dumu e2-me-te ba-usz2-me
column 5
1. 1(disz) dumu 2(ban2) 2(disz) <ma-na>
2. 1(u) 8(disz) dumu 1(ban2) 5(disz) <sila3> 1(disz) 1/2(disz)
3. 2(u) dumu 1(ban2) 1(disz)
4. ugula ab-ba-gi-na
5. ki#? x? 4(disz) 1/2(disz) <ma-na?> ab-ba-mu
6. 2(disz) 1/2(disz) ur#-ki-du11-ga
7. 1(u) 1(disz)#? ma?-sukkal-di?
8. 2(u) 4(disz) ma-na di?-sukkal-di?
9. 5(u) 4(disz)#? ma#-na? {d}utu-mu
10. 3(u) 1(disz) ki? ur?-{d}[dumu]-zi
11. 2(u) 7(disz) ur?-gi?-[...]
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12. sza3 ki#-nu-nir{ki}
13. giri3# al-la dub-sar
14. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
15. mu si-mu-ru-um{ki} ba-hul

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Zinbun 18, p.95-121, p. 104 10

    [Maekawa1982castration] Maekawa, Kazuya. 1982. “Animal and Human Castration in Sumer. Part III: More Texts of Ur III Lagash on the Term Amar-KUD.” Zinbun 18: 95–121.

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  • Museum No.: BM 016377
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.03.07.00
  • Alternative Years: SH25 SH32 SH44
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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
2017-07-22 at 14:06:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
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“Zinbun 18, 104 10 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P142606.
Zinbun 18, 104 10 artifact entry (No. P142606). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142606 (Original work published 2001)
Zinbun 18, 104 10 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142606 (Accessed: March 10, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P142606},
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Cite this Artifacts

“Zinbun 18, 104 10 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P142606.
Zinbun 18, 104 10 artifact entry (No. P142606). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142606 (Original work published 2001)
Zinbun 18, 104 10 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142606 (Accessed: March 10, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P142606},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P142606},
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