FAOS 15/2, 066 (P227554)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

FLP 2658

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(asz@c) tar{ku6}
2. 1(asz@c) gu2 ubi{ku6}
3. 2(gesz2@c) sumasz#{ku6}
4. 2(gesz2@c) gir[{ku6}]
5. 4(asz@c)#? [...]
  about 5 lines missing
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) gir2-rin{ku6}
2. 5(asz@c) {u2-ga}ugax(|SZE.NAGA|)#{ku6#}
3. 1(asz@c) [...]
4. 1(u@c) [...] x
5. 1(u@c) [...]
6. 1(u@c)# [...]
  about 4 lines missing
column 3
1. 2(barig@c) bappir3
2. {d}inanna
3. 1(asz@c) tar{ku6}
4. 2(asz@c) SZE3-ba-an gur10{ku6}
5. [...] x ku6
6. 1(gesz2@c) [...]
7. 1(gesz2@c)# [...]
8. [...]
9. 5(asz@c)#? [...]
  about 3 lines missing
column 4
1. 1(asz@c) gir2-rin{ku6}
2. 1(u@c) gir5#-gir5 dar-ra ku6
3. 1(u@c) agargara{ku6} dar-ra
4. 1(u@c) agargara-IGI-[a]{ku6}
column 5
1. 2(asz@c) SZE3-ba-an {gesz}gesztu{ku6} dar-ra
2. 5(asz@c) SZE3-ba-an {gesz}gesztu{ku6} su-su
3. 1(u@c)# [...]
  about 6 lines broken
reverse
column 1
1'. 1(asz@c) x [...]
2'. 1(asz@c) esirx(LAK173){ku6}
3'. {d}nin-x-[x]
4'. 1(asz@c) gu2 ubi#{ku6}
5'. 2(asz@c) SZE3-ba-an gur10{ku6}
6'. 1(gesz2@c) sumasz{ku6}
7'. 1(gesz2@c) gir#{ku6}
8'. 1(u@c) x ku6#
column 2
1'. [...] x
2'. 1(u@c) agargara-IGI-A{ku6}
3'. 1(asz@c) SZE3-ba-an {gesz}gesztu{ku6} dar-ra
4'. 5(asz@c) SZE3-ba-an {gesz}gesztu{ku6} su-su
5'. 5(asz@c) {u2-ga}ugax(|SZE.NAGA|){ku6}
6'. 1(gesz2@c)# gir2-rin{ku6}
7'. {d}szara2
column 3
1'. [sa6-sa6]
2'. [dam URU]-KA#-[gi]-na#
3'. lugal
4'. lagasz{ki}-ka-ke4
5'. nidba-sze3 e-kesz2
6'. nibru#{ki}
7'. szu# be2-tak4 2(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
column 9
1. GIR2

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: FAOS 15/2, 66

    [Selz1993FAOS15/2] Selz, Gebhard J. 1993. Altsumerische Verwaltungstexte Aus Lagaš. Teil 2: Altsumerische Wirtschaftsurkunden Aus Amerikanischen Sammlungen. Freiburger Altorientalische Studien, Band 15/2. Stuttgart: Franz Steiner.

  • history: Westenholz, Aage, Iraq 39 (1977) 019-021 (as FLP 1648)

    [sec32170] N.d.

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  • Museum No.: FLP 2658
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Urukagina_l.02.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2008-10-09 at 16:05:21 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-06-11 at 22:05:34 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:36:02 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2003-08-19 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“FAOS 15/2, 066 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P227554.
FAOS 15/2, 066 artifact entry (No. P227554). (2003, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227554
FAOS 15/2, 066 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227554 (Accessed: May 29, 2025).
@misc{2003FAOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-29]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {FAOS 15/2, 066 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P227554},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P227554},
}

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