Phoenix 34, 054-055 36 (P200635)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Allard Pierson Museum, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Holland

Museum Collection(s)

Allard Pierson Museum, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Holland

Museum Number

APM —

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) sze gur lugal
2. sze-ba gab2-us2 udu gukkal-ne
3. i3-dub a-sza3 e2-gibil4-le-ta
reverse
1. ki ba-zi-ta
2. ur-ki-la2-a dumu ur-{d}ig-alim
3. szu ba-ti
4. ugula sza-ru-um-i3-li2
5. mu ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
envelope
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) sze gur lugal
2. sze-ba gab2-us2 udu gukkal-ke4-ne
3. i3-dub a-sza3 e2-gibil4-le-ta
  blank space
  seal impression
4. ki ba-zi-ta
5. kiszib3 ur-ki-la2-a dumu ur-{d}ig-alim
reverse
1. ugula sza-ru-um-i3-li2
2. giri3 ur-sa6-ga muhaldim dumu ku-li
3. mu ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. ur-{d}ba-ba6
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-{d}ig-alim

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 004798 (composite) (P457508) S004798 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P200635

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Allard Pierson Museum, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Holland
Museum Number APM —
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 061041

References

  • primary: Phoenix 34, 054-055 36, p. 054-055 36

    [Loon1989-52966] Loon, Maurits N. van, Diederik J. W. Meijer, and B. I. W. Rossmeisl. 1989.

  • history: Nisaba 33, 1140

    [Ozaki2020Nisaba33] Ozaki, Tohru. 2020. The Lost and the Found Cuneiform Collections Rediscovered. Nisaba 33.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-09 at 18:36:33 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2019-11-08 at 18:47:53 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2015-06-06 at 10:25:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:32:04 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:24:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:32:23 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Phoenix 34, 054-055 36 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P200635.
Phoenix 34, 054-055 36 artifact entry (No. P200635). (2023, June 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200635 (Original work published 2002)
Phoenix 34, 054-055 36 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200635 (Accessed: June 15, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 9},
	title = {Phoenix 34, 054-055 36 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200635},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Phoenix 34, 054-055 36 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P200635.
Phoenix 34, 054-055 36 artifact entry (No. P200635). (2023, June 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200635 (Original work published 2002)
Phoenix 34, 054-055 36 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200635 (Accessed: June 15, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 9},
	title = {Phoenix 34, 054-055 36 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200635},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200635},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/9/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P200635
LB  - CDLI:P200635
M1  - 2026/6/15/
TI  - Phoenix 34, 054-055 36 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P200635
ER  -
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