ASJ 19, 054 (P221752)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 12130

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(u@c) ma-na ku3 luh-ha
2. 5(gesz2@c) siki-HU ma-na na4 si-sa2-ta
3. nig2-sa10-ma-kam
4. di-utu
5. dam-gar3
6. kur dilmun{ki}-sze3
column 2
1. ba-de6
2. sza3-bi-ta 1(gesz'u@c) 6(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) ma-na a-ru12-da uruda
3. ku3 gin2 1(asz@c)-a
4. a-ru12-da uruda 3(asz@c) ma-na 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) gin2-ta
column 3
1. ku3-bi 5(asz@c) ma-na
2. 3(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c)! ma-na nagga zabar3
3. ku3 gin2 1(asz@c)-a
4. nagga 5(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) gin2-ta
5. ku3-bi 5(asz@c) ma-na
column 4
1. 3(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) 5(asz@c) ma-na a-ru12-da uruda
2. siki 1(asz@c) ma-na
3. a-ru12-da uruda 1(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) ma-na-ta
4. e-da-de6
5. [siki]-bi [2(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) ma-na]
reverse
column 1
1. 2(gesz2@c)# [3(u@c)] ma#-[na] a-ru12-da uruda#
2. siki 1(asz@c) ma-na-a
3. a-ru12-da uruda 1(asz@c) ma-na-am6
4. e-da-de6
5. siki-bi 2(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) ma-na
column 2
1. szu-nigin2 2(gesz'u@c) 2(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) ma-na a-ru12-da uruda
2. 3(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) ma-na nagga zabar3
3. nig2-sa10-ma-kam
4. di-utu
5. dam-gar3
column 3
1. kur dilmun{ki}-ta
2. mu-de6
3. bara2-nam-tar-ra
4. dam lugal-an-da
5. ensi2#
6. lagasz#{ki}-ka-ra
7. szu-na i3-ni-gi4
8. e2-nig2-gur11-ra
column 4
1. ba-de6
2. en-ig-gal
3. nu-banda3
4. nig2-ka9-bi e-ak mu 6(|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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: ASJ 19, p.53-62, p. 54

    [Foster1997Dilmun] Foster, Benjamin R. 1997. “A Sumerian Merchant’s Account of the Dilmun Trade.” Acta Sumerologica 19: 53–62.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: YBC 12130
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-19 at 10:11:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:04:41 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-06-23 at 16:10:40 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2007-07-15 at 00:30:27 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2007-03-26 at 18:08:31 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:58 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Heinle, Michael; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“ASJ 19, 054 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P221752.
ASJ 19, 054 artifact entry (No. P221752). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221752 (Original work published 2003)
ASJ 19, 054 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221752 (Accessed: May 21, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {ASJ 19, 054 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221752},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221752},
}


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