Borrelli diss. 31 (P208168)
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 024042Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (›rin and gurush in the field gír-nun.)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
57.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 20.0 mm
tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz u2 ku5 1(u) sar-ta
2. ur-{d}ba-ba6 szesz-gal
3. 1(u) na-ba-sa6
4. 1(u) 1(disz) ur-{d}nansze
5. ugula ur-{d}ba-ba6
6. erin2-me
7. 2(u) gurusz al 1(u) 2(disz) sar-[ta]
8. lu2-me-lam2 szesz
9. 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz u2 ku5 1(u) sar-ta
10. {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka
11. [...] sanga-me
reverse
1. [...]
blank space
2. a#-sza3 gir2-nun
3. u4 2(disz)-kam
4. iti ezem-{d}szul#-gi
obverse
1. 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz u2 ku5 1(u) sar-ta
2. ur-{d}ba-ba6 szesz-gal
3. 1(u) na-ba-sa6
4. 1(u) 1(disz) ur-{d}nansze
5. ugula ur-{d}ba-ba6
6. erin2-me
7. 2(u) gurusz al 1(u) 2(disz) sar-[ta]
8. lu2-me-lam2 szesz
9. 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz u2 ku5 1(u) sar-ta
10. {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka
11. [...] sanga-me
reverse
1. [...]
blank space
2. a#-sza3 gir2-nun
3. u4 2(disz)-kam
4. iti ezem-{d}szul#-gi
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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): 57.0 high × 43.0 wide × 20.0 thick
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (›rin and gurush in the field gír-nun.)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: Borrelli diss., 31
[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 024042
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- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.07.02
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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 (052534) (052534)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.24042) (BM.24042)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1898-0215-424) (W_1898-0215-424)
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Cite this Artifact
“Borrelli Diss. 31 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 12, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P208168.
Borrelli diss. 31 artifact entry (No. P208168). (2024, June 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P208168 (Original work published 2002)
Borrelli diss. 31 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P208168 (Accessed: August 30, 2025).
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month = {jun 12},
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