Zinbun 21, pl. 09 42 (P142612)

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 028827

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz) erin2 gurusz 4(iku) GAN2-ta
2. 2(disz) nu-banda3 1(esze3) GAN2-ta
3. 2(disz) ugula 1(esze3) GAN2-ta
4. 1(barig) 3(ban2) inim-{d}inanna
5. 1(barig) 3(ban2) ur-{d}ga2-tum3-du10
6. 1(asz) lugal-uszur4 nu-banda3-gu4
7. 1(asz) 1(barig) da-da ka-guru7
8. ur-{d}lamma dumu nin-a-na
9. 1(disz) engar 1(esze3) GAN2
blank space
10. a-sza3 sahar-sur-ra
11. 1(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu lam-lam-ma
12. 1(asz) 1(barig) lugal-|ABxX|{ki}-sze3
13. [x] 1(barig) 3(ban2) inim-{d}inanna
14. 1(asz) ur-bara2-si-ga nu-banda3-gu4
column 2
1. 1(asz) ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da nu-banda3-gu4
2. 1(barig) 3(ban2) er2-du8-me
3. 1(disz) engar 1(esze3) GAN2
4. 2(bur3) GAN2 ur-sag-ub3{ki}
1 line blank
5. a-sza3 sag-du3 a2-sun2
6. 3(asz) ur-{d}ga2-tum3-du10
1 line blank
7. a-sza3 sag-du3-inim-ma-dingir
8. 2(asz) ur-en-gal-du-du
9. 1(disz) engar 1(esze3) GAN2
1 line blank
10. a-sza3 u2-da-igi-hu-rim3
11. 3(asz) ur-en-gal-du-du
12. 1(u) engar 1(barig)-ta
1 line blank
13. a-sza3 nin-a2-zi-da-gu-la
14. 8(disz) engar 1(barig)-ta
15. 3(ban2) KU-gu-za-na dumu na-ba-sa6
1 line blank
16. a-sza3 ub-tir-ra
reverse
column 1
1. 1(u) la2 1(disz) engar 2(u)-ta
2. 1(gesz2) ur-bara2-si-ga
3. 1(gesz2) ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
4. 1(gesz2) lugal-uszur4
5. 2(u) 3(disz) engar 1(u)-ta
6. 1(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 2(u)
7. a-sza3 {d}pa-bil3-sag gaba a-sza3 {u2}kiszi17
8. 2(disz) nu-banda3 1(bur3) GAN2-ta
9. 2(disz) ugula 2(u)-ta
10. 2(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz) erin2 2(iku) GAN2-ta
11. 1(gesz2) inim-{d}inanna
12. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 3(disz) ba-tur-tur
13. 1(u) 3(disz) ur-{d}lamma ha-za-num2
14. 2(gesz2) ur-{d}lamma dumu lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
15. 1(gesz2) lu2-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ba-lu5
column 2
blank space
1. a-sza3 tu7-ad?-da?-tur
2. 1(gesz2) inim-{d}inanna
blank space
3. a-sza3 gaba {d}nansze-gar-ra
blank space

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

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: Zinbun 21, p.91-157, pl. 9 42

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 028827
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: --.00.00.00
Alternative Years: SH25 SH32 SH44
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
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
2011-07-22 at 14:24:11	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2009-06-03 at 11:13:04	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:31:15	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

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

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (029049) (029049)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.28827) (BM.28827)
British Museum Collection (W_1898-1112-3) (W_1898-1112-3)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“Zinbun 21, Pl. 09 42 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P142612.

Zinbun 21, pl. 09 42 artifact entry (No. P142612). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142612 (Original work published 2001)

Zinbun 21, pl. 09 42 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142612 (Accessed: February 24, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“Zinbun 21, Pl. 09 42 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P142612.

Zinbun 21, pl. 09 42 artifact entry (No. P142612). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142612 (Original work published 2001)

Zinbun 21, pl. 09 42 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142612 (Accessed: February 24, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {Zinbun 21, pl. 09 42 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P142612},
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}

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