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 Federation

Museum Collection(s)

State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Museum Number

Erm 14942

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. 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

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Amar-Suen.05.10.00 to Amar-Suen.05.12.00 (Reichskalender)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P212212

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
Museum Number Erm 14942
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 059389

References

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-08-23 at 16:48:28 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2017-05-01 at 11:58:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2002-07-16 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Koslova, Natalya V. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

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: October 27, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {Hermitage 3, 031 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212212},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212212},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/16/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P212212
LB  - CDLI:P212212
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - Hermitage 3, 031 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P212212
ER  -

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: October 27, 2026).
@misc{2002Hermitage,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {Hermitage 3, 031 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212212},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212212},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/16/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P212212
LB  - CDLI:P212212
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - Hermitage 3, 031 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P212212
ER  -
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