Hermitage 3, 053 (P211443)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Museum Collection(s)

State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Museum Number

Erm 05432

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(gesz2) 3(u) 7(disz) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
2. 1(gesz2) 4(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3
3. sze-bi 3(barig) 3(ban2) nig2-kal-la
4. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 1(disz) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
5. 1(gesz2) 1(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3
6. sze-bi 3(barig) lu2-kal-la
7. 1(gesz2) 2(u) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
8. 1(gesz2) udu 1(disz) sila3
9. sze-bi 3(barig) an-ne2
10. 1(gesz2) 2(u) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
11. 1(gesz2) 1(disz)? udu 1(disz) sila3
reverse
1. sze-bi 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 lu2-{d}nin-szubur
2. 1(gesz2) 3(u) udu 1(disz) sila3
3. sze-bi 1(barig) 3(ban2) a2-na-mu
4. 1(gesz2) 1(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3
5. sze-bi 1(barig) 1(disz) sila3
6. 2(disz)? gu4 8(disz) sila3
7. 6(disz)? gu4 6(disz)? sila3
8. 7(disz) amar x x
9. 7(disz) szeg9-bar
10. sze-bi 3(ban2) 4(disz)? sila3
12. u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam
13. iti mu-szu-du7

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P211443

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) State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
Museum Number Erm 05432
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 059411

References

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-06-21 at 09:37:23 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Reckling, Lucas CDLI Approved View
2017-05-20 at 10:51:27 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2002-07-16 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Koslova, Natalya V. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Hermitage 3, 053 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P211443.
Hermitage 3, 053 artifact entry (No. P211443). (2002, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P211443
Hermitage 3, 053 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P211443 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {Hermitage 3, 053 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P211443},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P211443},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/16/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P211443
LB  - CDLI:P211443
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - Hermitage 3, 053 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P211443
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Hermitage 3, 053 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P211443.
Hermitage 3, 053 artifact entry (No. P211443). (2002, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P211443
Hermitage 3, 053 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P211443 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
@misc{2002Hermitage,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {Hermitage 3, 053 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P211443},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P211443},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/16/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P211443
LB  - CDLI:P211443
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - Hermitage 3, 053 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P211443
ER  -
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