Kennelmen no. 02 (P200977)

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 014796

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
1. 1(disz)# ninda ur-gi7 gal-gal
2. 2(disz) sila3 ad#-da
3. 2(disz) sila3 ku5-da
4. sipa ur-gi7-me
5. 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 dub-sar tur
6. 5(disz) sila3 mar-tu munus
7. 6(disz) sila3 ur-e2-dar-a
reverse
1. 1(disz) ninda 1(disz) udu
2. ur-{d}szul-gi szabra
3. giri3 {d}ba-ba6-eb2-gu-<ul>
4. 2(disz) sila3 ma-lum-gi4-ni elam
5. 5(disz) sila3 ninda 1/2(disz) udu u3-pad-ni dub-sar
6. zi-ga u4 1(u) la2 1(disz)-kam
7. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P200977

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 014796
Accession Number

References

  • primary: Kennelmen, 2

    [Mander1994kennelmen] Mander, Pietro. 1994. An Archive of Kennelmen and Other Workers in Ur III Lagash. Supplemento Agli Annali, N. 80. Napoli: Istituto Universitario Orientale.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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 10:02:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:32:32 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:32:26 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 Artifacts

“Kennelmen No. 02 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P200977.
Kennelmen no. 02 artifact entry (No. P200977). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200977 (Original work published 2002)
Kennelmen no. 02 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200977 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
@misc{2023Kennelmen,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Kennelmen no. 02 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200977},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200977},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P200977
LB  - CDLI:P200977
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - Kennelmen no. 02 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P200977
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“Kennelmen No. 02 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P200977.
Kennelmen no. 02 artifact entry (No. P200977). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200977 (Original work published 2002)
Kennelmen no. 02 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200977 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
@misc{2023Kennelmen,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Kennelmen no. 02 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200977},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200977},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P200977
LB  - CDLI:P200977
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - Kennelmen no. 02 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P200977
ER  - 
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