OrNS 44, 437 02 (P222292)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in Pontificio Istituto Biblico, Rome, Italy

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Pontificio Istituto Biblico, Rome, Italy

Museum Number

IB 001

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. 7(asz@c) sa gi
2. gi ku5-ra2
3. inim-du11
4. ugula-kam
5. GAN2 a us2-ta
column 2
1. a2-ne2-kur-ra
2. sag-apin-ke4
3. mu-la2
4. e2 za3 iri-ka-ka
5. en-ig-gal
reverse
column 1
1. nu-banda3
2. i3-kux(DU) 3(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
column 2
1. a2 u4 8(disz@t)-kam

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	Lugalanda.03.00.00 probable
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P222292
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P222292

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)	Pontificio Istituto Biblico, Rome, Italy
Museum Number	IB 001
Accession Number

References

primary: OrNS 44 (pp. 434-438), 437 02

[Westenholz1975OrNS44] Westenholz, Aage. 1975. “Old Sumerian Administrative Documents in the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome.” Orientalia NS 44: 434–38.
history: UGASL, p. 10

[Selz1995UGASL] Selz, Gebhard J. 1995. Untersuchungen Zur Götterwelt Des Altsumerischen Stadtstaates von Lagaš. Occasional Publications of the Samuel Noah Kramer Fund 13. Philadelphia: The Samuel Noah Kramer Fund.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-08-02 at 16:06:00	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2015-05-20 at 15:58:17	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-09-29 at 08:45:46	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-10-09 at 16:04:58	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-06-25 at 05:00:15	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-06-25 at 04:51:24	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	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

“OrNS 44, 437 02 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P222292.

OrNS 44, 437 02 artifact entry (No. P222292). (2024, August 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P222292 (Original work published 2003)

OrNS 44, 437 02 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P222292 (Accessed: October 8, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 2},
	title = {OrNS 44, 437 02 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P222292},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P222292},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“OrNS 44, 437 02 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P222292.

OrNS 44, 437 02 artifact entry (No. P222292). (2024, August 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P222292 (Original work published 2003)

OrNS 44, 437 02 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P222292 (Accessed: October 8, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 2},
	title = {OrNS 44, 437 02 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P222292},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P222292},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P222292
LB  - CDLI:P222292
M1  - 2026/10/8/
TI  - OrNS 44, 437 02 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P222292
ER  -