Borrelli diss. 26 (P206680)
Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 023689Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Land repartition betwen gurush, their ugulas and érin; dah a-shà gàr-hu-[rím])Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
107.0 mm × 54.0 mm × 25.0 mm
tablet
obverse
1. 2(bur3) GAN2 gu3-de2-a dumu ur-{d}utu
2. 1(bur3) ur-dun szesz-a-ni
3. 2(disz) ugula 1(esze3) 3(iku)-ta
4. 4(u) 4(disz) erin2 3(iku)-ta
5. 3(iku) an-na-hi-li#-bi e-sag
6. erin2-me
7. 1(u) lu2 lunga
8. 1(bur'u) 2(bur3) 2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 szuku e2-duru5
9. 6(bur3) GAN2 {dug}saman4-kesz2-kesz2
10. 1(bur3) a-kal-la dumu ur-kisal
11. 2(esze3) lu2-dingir-ra dumu ur-KUM?
12. 1(esze3) 3(iku) ur-{d}ba-ba6 szesz ka5-a-mu#
13. 2(esze3) GAN2 mud 1(esze3) GAN2 x-TAG lu2-sa6-ga# dumu# ur-sa6-ga
14. 3(iku) ur-{d}lamma dumu lu2-mu
15. 1(esze3) ma2-lah5 ma2 {gesz}tukul
16. la2-ia3 1(bur3) GAN2
reverse
1. a-sza3 nigin2!-na gu-la
2. erin2 ur-{d}utu-me
3. 1(bur3) [GAN2] dumu al-la-me
4. 1(bur3) dumu du-du# dumu [x]-x x
5. gaba a-sza3 gar3-mud#
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obverse
1. 2(bur3) GAN2 gu3-de2-a dumu ur-{d}utu
2. 1(bur3) ur-dun szesz-a-ni
3. 2(disz) ugula 1(esze3) 3(iku)-ta
4. 4(u) 4(disz) erin2 3(iku)-ta
5. 3(iku) an-na-hi-li#-bi e-sag
6. erin2-me
7. 1(u) lu2 lunga
8. 1(bur'u) 2(bur3) 2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 szuku e2-duru5
9. 6(bur3) GAN2 {dug}saman4-kesz2-kesz2
10. 1(bur3) a-kal-la dumu ur-kisal
11. 2(esze3) lu2-dingir-ra dumu ur-KUM?
12. 1(esze3) 3(iku) ur-{d}ba-ba6 szesz ka5-a-mu#
13. 2(esze3) GAN2 mud 1(esze3) GAN2 x-TAG lu2-sa6-ga# dumu# ur-sa6-ga
14. 3(iku) ur-{d}lamma dumu lu2-mu
15. 1(esze3) ma2-lah5 ma2 {gesz}tukul
16. la2-ia3 1(bur3) GAN2
reverse
1. a-sza3 nigin2!-na gu-la
2. erin2 ur-{d}utu-me
3. 1(bur3) [GAN2] dumu al-la-me
4. 1(bur3) dumu du-du# dumu [x]-x x
5. gaba a-sza3 gar3-mud#
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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): 107.0 high × 54.0 wide × 25.0 thick
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (Land repartition betwen gurush, their ugulas and érin; dah a-shà gàr-hu-[rím])
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: Borrelli diss., 26
[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 023689
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- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-06-12 at 09:32:03 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2024-06-12 at 08:03:37 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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| 2021-07-09 at 16:18:50 | Firth, Richard | Atf | Firth, Richard | CDLI | approved |
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| 2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (052230) (052230)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.23689) (BM.23689)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1898-0215-71) (W_1898-0215-71)
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Cite this Artifact
“Borrelli Diss. 26 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 12, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P206680.
Borrelli diss. 26 artifact entry (No. P206680). (2024, June 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206680 (Original work published 2002)
Borrelli diss. 26 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206680 (Accessed: December 5, 2025).
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