AGGT 593 (P208288)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 026007

Period

Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Caravan tablet)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) sila3 ninda
2. ur-{d}da-mu
3. 2(disz) sila3 ninda
4. ur-GAR-x-ZU-U-BI
5. 2(disz) sila3 DU-SIG-SIG2-LA2-a
6. 2(disz) sila3 ur-{d}nin-szubur
7. 5(disz) sila3 mar-tu munus
8. 6(disz) sila3 lu2 dab5-ba ga2-nun szita-ka
reverse
1. 4(disz) sila3 lu2 dab5-ba en-nu
2. 1(ban2) ninda lu2 tu-ra szu-ba-ti
3. giri3 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
  blank space
4. zi-ga u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam
5. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Caravan tablet)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P208288

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 026007
Accession Number

References

  • primary: AGGT, 593

    [Maiocchi2020AGGT] Maiocchi, Massimo, and Giuseppe Visicato. 2020. Administration at Girsu in Gudea’s Time. Antichistica 27. Venezia: Edizioni Ca’ Foscari – Digital Publishing.

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
2020-10-28 at 03:05:47 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

Cite this Artifact

“AGGT 593 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P208288.
AGGT 593 artifact entry (No. P208288). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P208288 (Original work published 2002)
AGGT 593 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P208288 (Accessed: June 15, 2026).
@misc{2023AGGT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {AGGT 593 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P208288},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P208288},
}

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M1  - 2026/6/15/
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Cite this Artifact

“AGGT 593 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P208288.
AGGT 593 artifact entry (No. P208288). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P208288 (Original work published 2002)
AGGT 593 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P208288 (Accessed: June 15, 2026).
@misc{2023AGGT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {AGGT 593 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P208288},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P208288},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P208288
LB  - CDLI:P208288
M1  - 2026/6/15/
TI  - AGGT 593 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P208288
ER  - 
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