JCS 26, 077 2 (P222290)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in Nationalmuseet, Copenhagen, Denmark

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Nationalmuseet, Copenhagen, Denmark

Museum Number

NMC 14109

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. 6(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) [geme2] sze-ba 3(ban2@c)
2. [sze]-bi 1(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) 2(barig@c) gur saggal#
column 2
1. sze-ba iti 2(disz@t)-bi
2. e2 gibil-ta
3. lugal#-gil#-[sa]
reverse
column 1
1. dumu
2. [e]-ne-ba 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)

Text content

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

Chronology

Period	ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Dates Referenced	Urukagina_l.06.00.00 probable
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P222290
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P222290

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)	Nationalmuseet, Copenhagen, Denmark
Museum Number	NMC 14109
Accession Number

References

primary: JCS 26 (pp. 71-80), 077 2

[Westenholz1974JCS26] Westenholz, Aage. 1974. “Old Sumerian and Old Akkadian Texts in the National Museum of Copenhagen.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 26 (2): 71–80. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359389.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2026-07-03 at 14:38:01	Nett, Seraina	Artifact metadata	Aarslev, Rasmus Johan; Arbøll, Troels Pank; Brisch, Nicole; Halvgaard, Christian; Hansen, Anne Haslund; Koch-Westenholz, Ulla S.; Nett, Seraina	Hidden Treasures: The Cuneiform Collection of the Danish National Museum	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Declined
2024-06-19 at 18:31:13	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2017-03-04 at 12:42:14	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2015-05-07 at 08:45:17	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-10-09 at 16:04:58	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-06-24 at 00:16:29	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:35:08	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	Brisch, Nicole; CDLI, CDLI		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Heinle, Michael; Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“JCS 26, 077 2 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P222290.

JCS 26, 077 2 artifact entry (No. P222290). (2024, June 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P222290 (Original work published 2003)

JCS 26, 077 2 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P222290 (Accessed: October 7, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 19},
	title = {JCS 26, 077 2 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P222290},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P222290},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“JCS 26, 077 2 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P222290.

JCS 26, 077 2 artifact entry (No. P222290). (2024, June 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P222290 (Original work published 2003)

JCS 26, 077 2 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P222290 (Accessed: October 7, 2026).

@misc{2024JCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-07]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 19},
	title = {JCS 26, 077 2 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P222290},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P222290},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/19/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P222290
LB  - CDLI:P222290
M1  - 2026/10/7/
TI  - JCS 26, 077 2 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P222290
ER  -