Zinbun 21, pl. 07 39 (P142609)

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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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 029386

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. 5(disz) gurusz 6(asz) gur-ta
2. 3(disz) gurusz 5(asz) gur-ta
3. 4(u) gurusz 4(asz) gur-ta
4. 3(u) 4(disz) gurusz 3(asz) 2(barig) gur-ta
5. nu-banda3 ur-{d}ig-alim
6. 2(u) 2(disz) gurusz 4(asz) gur-ta
7. 3(u) gurusz 3(asz) 2(barig) gur-ta
8. 2(u) gurusz 3(asz) gur-ta
9. 2(u) la2 2(disz) gurusz 2(asz) gur-ta
10. nu-banda3 ur-{d}ba-ba6
  1 line blank
11. sze-bi 1(gesz'u) 6(asz) 3(barig) gur
12. sza3-bi-ta
13. 2(gesz2) 3(u) gurusz 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
14. 1(disz) gurusz 4(ban2)
15. sze-bi 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(asz) 4(ban2) gur
16. sze su-ga erin2-na e2-gal-la ba-an-kux(KWU147)
reverse
1. 3(u) gurusz 2(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) gur-ta#
2. 2(u) gurusz 2(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur-[ta]
3. 2(u) la2 2(disz) gurusz 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur-[ta]
4. 5(disz) gurusz 5(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur#-[ta]
5. 3(disz) gurusz 4(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur#-[ta]
6. 4(u) gurusz 3(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur-[ta]
7. 3(u) 3(disz) gurusz 2(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) gur#-ta#
8. 1(disz) gurusz 2(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) gur
9. 2(u) 2(disz) gurusz 4(asz) gur-ta#
  1 line blank
10. sze-bi 8(gesz2) 5(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) gur
11. sze erin2-e gu7-a
12. e2 nam-ha-ni
  blank space
13. mu ha-ar-szi{ki} hu-ur5-ti{ki} ba-hul

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Zinbun 21, p.91-157, pl. 7 39

    [Maekawa1986agricultural-4] Maekawa, Kazuya. 1986. “The Agricultural Texts of Ur III Lagash of the British Museum (IV).” Zinbun 21: 91-157 + pl. I-XII.

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  • Museum No.: BM 029386
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.48.00.00
  • Alternative Years: SH25 SH32 SH44
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune 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
2015-04-21 at 07:45:18 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:24:10 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:13:03 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:31:15 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

“Zinbun 21, Pl. 07 39 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P142609.
Zinbun 21, pl. 07 39 artifact entry (No. P142609). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142609 (Original work published 2001)
Zinbun 21, pl. 07 39 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142609 (Accessed: September 4, 2025).
@misc{2023Zinbun,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-04]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {Zinbun 21, pl. 07 39 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P142609},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P142609},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Zinbun 21, Pl. 07 39 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P142609.
Zinbun 21, pl. 07 39 artifact entry (No. P142609). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142609 (Original work published 2001)
Zinbun 21, pl. 07 39 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142609 (Accessed: September 4, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-04]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {Zinbun 21, pl. 07 39 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P142609},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P142609},
}


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ID  - P142609
LB  - CDLI:P142609
M1  - 2025/9/4/
TI  - Zinbun 21, pl. 07 39 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P142609
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