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TSA 21 (P221382)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in Collection Albert Maignan (dispersed?)

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

Collection Albert Maignan (dispersed?)

Museum Number

AM 05

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative [identification uncertain]

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) la2 3(asz@c) 1(barig@c) sze gur saggal
2. 1(gesz2@c) 1(barig@c) ziz2 babbar2
3. ur-du6
4. szusz3
5. 1(gesz2@c) la2 1(asz@c) sze szesz-lu2-du10
6. ugula
column 2
1. 2(u@c) ziz2 babbar2 amar-{d}suen
2. 2(u@c) ziz2 babbar2 inim-utu-zi
3. ad-kup4-me
4. 2(u@c) ziz2 babbar2 ur-{d}nin-tu
5. zadim
6. sze bala-a-am6
column 3
1. 1(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) 5(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze
2. 5(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ziz2 babbar2
3. sze-ba sze-gar-sze3
4. ba-ta-gar
reverse
column 1
1. szu-nigin2 5(gesz2@c) 1(asz@c) 3(barig@c) sze gur saggal
2. 2(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) 6(asz@c) 1(barig@c) ziz2 babbar2
3. GAN2-bi 4(bur3@c) GAN2
4. GAN2 1(iku@c)-sze3
column 2
1. sze ziz2 1(u@c) 3(asz@c) 2(disz@t) UL
2. i3-tuku-am6
3. sze ziz2 nig2-en-na
4. GAN2 nigin2-na
5. GAN2 u2-rum
6. bara2-nam-tar-ra
7. dam lugal-an-da
8. ensi2
column 3
1. lagasz{ki}-ka
2. en-ig-gal
3. nu-banda3
4. gesz be2-ra 4(|ASZxDISZ@t|)

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Collections

Collection Albert Maignan (dispersed?)

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative [identification uncertain]
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: TSA, no. 21

[Genouillac1909TSA] Genouillac, Henri de. 1909. Tablettes Sumériennes Archaïques. Paris: Paul Geuthner.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: AM 05
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Dates Referenced: Lugalanda.04.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-10-22 at 13:42:42	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	Approved
2017-03-04 at 12:42:15	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2015-05-07 at 08:46:45	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2008-10-09 at 16:04:20	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2008-04-26 at 17:27:06	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:34:49	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Heinle, Michael; Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	Approved

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Cite this Artifacts

“TSA 21 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P221382.

TSA 21 artifact entry (No. P221382). (2003, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221382

TSA 21 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221382 (Accessed: January 23, 2026).

@misc{2003TSA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-23]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {feb 26},
	title = {TSA 21 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221382},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221382},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2003/2/26/
PY  - 2003
ID  - P221382
LB  - CDLI:P221382
M1  - 2026/1/23/
TI  - TSA 21 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P221382
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“TSA 21 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P221382.

TSA 21 artifact entry (No. P221382). (2003, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221382

TSA 21 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221382 (Accessed: January 23, 2026).

@misc{2003TSA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-23]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {feb 26},
	title = {TSA 21 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221382},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221382},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2003/2/26/
PY  - 2003
ID  - P221382
LB  - CDLI:P221382
M1  - 2026/1/23/
TI  - TSA 21 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P221382
ER  -