Hermitage 3, 031 (P212212)
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 FederationMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian FederationMuseum Number
Erm 14942Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 2(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) ur-mes engar
2. 2(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) ur-mes gu-za-la2
3. 2(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) ur-lugal
4. 2(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) igi-sa6-sa6
5. 2(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) ha-an-du
6. 2(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) ur-en3
7. 2(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) lu2-{d}en-ki
8. 2(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) [...]-igi-zu!
9. 2(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) ur-esz3-lil2-la2
10. 2(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) ku3-ga-ni
11. 2(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) ur-gar
12. 2(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) ba-a-gi
13. 1(u) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) al-la-mu
14. 2(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) lu2-ma-al-ku
blank space
15. 1(gesz2) 4(u) ab-ba-sa6-ga
unclear vertical after 4(u)
16. ($ blank space $) 7(gesz2) 4(u)
calculation: 26 2/3 × 13 + 13 1/3 + 100 = 460
5(u) with 1(u) erased
17. ugula ab-ba-sa6-ga
reverse
1. 2(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) ka5-a-mu
2. 2(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) ur-mes
3. 2(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) nimgir-inim-gi-na
4. ($ blank space $) 1(gesz2) 2(u)
calculation: 26 2/3 × 3 = 80
5. ugula lu2-gi-na
blank space
6. 2(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) gu3-de2-a
7. 2(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-an-szum2?
8. ($ blank space $) 5(u) 3(disz) 2(u)
calculation: 26 2/3 × 2 = 53 1/3
sic 20 place value
9. ugula ur-szu-ga-lam-ma
10. szunigin 9(gesz2) 5(u) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sar sahar
calculation: 460 + 80 + 53 1/3 = 593 1/3
11. x a-sza3 a-gesztin |ZI&ZI-sze3 du3-a
12. iti ezem-an-na u4 3(u) zal-la-ta
13. iti sze-sag11-ku5 u4 3(u) zal-la-asz x x
14. giri3 ur-zu?
14. mu en-unu6-gal {d}inanna ba-hun
obverse
1. 2(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) ur-mes engar
2. 2(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) ur-mes gu-za-la2
3. 2(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) ur-lugal
4. 2(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) igi-sa6-sa6
5. 2(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) ha-an-du
6. 2(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) ur-en3
7. 2(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) lu2-{d}en-ki
8. 2(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) [...]-igi-zu!
9. 2(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) ur-esz3-lil2-la2
10. 2(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) ku3-ga-ni
11. 2(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) ur-gar
12. 2(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) ba-a-gi
13. 1(u) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) al-la-mu
14. 2(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) lu2-ma-al-ku
blank space
15. 1(gesz2) 4(u) ab-ba-sa6-ga
unclear vertical after 4(u)
16. ($ blank space $) 7(gesz2) 4(u)
calculation: 26 2/3 × 13 + 13 1/3 + 100 = 460
5(u) with 1(u) erased
17. ugula ab-ba-sa6-ga
reverse
1. 2(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) ka5-a-mu
2. 2(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) ur-mes
3. 2(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) nimgir-inim-gi-na
4. ($ blank space $) 1(gesz2) 2(u)
calculation: 26 2/3 × 3 = 80
5. ugula lu2-gi-na
blank space
6. 2(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) gu3-de2-a
7. 2(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-an-szum2?
8. ($ blank space $) 5(u) 3(disz) 2(u)
calculation: 26 2/3 × 2 = 53 1/3
sic 20 place value
9. ugula ur-szu-ga-lam-ma
10. szunigin 9(gesz2) 5(u) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sar sahar
calculation: 460 + 80 + 53 1/3 = 593 1/3
11. x a-sza3 a-gesztin |ZI&ZI-sze3 du3-a
12. iti ezem-an-na u4 3(u) zal-la-ta
13. iti sze-sag11-ku5 u4 3(u) zal-la-asz x x
14. giri3 ur-zu?
14. mu en-unu6-gal {d}inanna ba-hun
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
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- Condition Description:
- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
- Seal information:
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: Hermitage 3, 031
[KoslovaHermitage3] Koslova, Natalya V. nd.
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: Erm 14942
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello) [uncertain]
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.05.10.00, Amar-Suen.05.12.00 (Reichskalender)
- Alternative Years:
- Date Comments:
- Accounting Period: Amar-Suen.05.10.00 to Amar-Suen.05.12.00 (Reichskalender)
| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2017-05-01 at 11:58:39 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2002-07-16 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Koslova, Natalya V. | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (059389) (059389)
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Cite this Artifact
“Hermitage 3, 031 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P212212.
Hermitage 3, 031 artifact entry (No. P212212). (2002, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212212
Hermitage 3, 031 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212212 (Accessed: November 22, 2025).
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