Borrelli diss. 39 (P205778)

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 028592

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Gurush for canal work; seal: Lugal-zag-ge-si ds d. Ur-dIg-alim)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

38.0 mm × 36.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 2(gesz2) 2(u) 1(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
2. ka i7 lugal-musz-husz gub-ba
3. i7-da szu-ur3 szu ur3-ra
reverse
1. e2 {d}inanna-me
2. kiszib3 lugal-za3-ge-si
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3. iti sze-sag11-ku5
4. mu e2 {d}szara2 ba-du3
seal 1
1. lugal-dingir
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-{d}ig#-alim#

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 38.0 high × 36.0 wide × 16.0 thick
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (Gurush for canal work; seal: Lugal-zag-ge-si ds d. Ur-dIg-alim)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • primary: Borrelli diss., 39

    [Borrelli2013diss] Borrelli, Noemi. 2013. “Managing the Land: Agricultural Administration in the Province of Ĝirsu/Lagaš During the Ur III Period.” Phdthesis, Università degli Studi di Napoli "L’Orientale.

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  • Museum No.: BM 028592
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.09.11.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-12 at 09:32:03 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-12 at 08:03:37 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 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
2021-07-12 at 14:08:30 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard 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

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

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dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

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Cite this Artifacts

“Borrelli Diss. 39 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 12, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P205778.
Borrelli diss. 39 artifact entry (No. P205778). (2024, June 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205778 (Original work published 2002)
Borrelli diss. 39 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205778 (Accessed: March 20, 2026).
@misc{2024Borrelli,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 12},
	title = {Borrelli diss. 39 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P205778},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P205778},
}

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DA  - 2024/6/12/
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M1  - 2026/3/20/
TI  - Borrelli diss. 39 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“Borrelli Diss. 39 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 12, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P205778.
Borrelli diss. 39 artifact entry (No. P205778). (2024, June 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205778 (Original work published 2002)
Borrelli diss. 39 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205778 (Accessed: March 20, 2026).
@misc{2024Borrelli,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 12},
	title = {Borrelli diss. 39 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P205778},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P205778},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/12/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P205778
LB  - CDLI:P205778
M1  - 2026/3/20/
TI  - Borrelli diss. 39 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P205778
ER  - 
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