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

Museum Collection(s)

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

Measurements

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Text

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?-[...]
  1 line erased
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

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (gaba-ri)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P142606

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 016377
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 025881
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.16377
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1896-0613-5

References

  • 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.

Revisions and credits

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2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
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
2017-03-03 at 09:56:34 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2017-02-28 at 17:16:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
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2011-07-22 at 14:24:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
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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: April 13, 2026).
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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: April 13, 2026).
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