FAOS 15/2, 119 (P227555)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

MLC 02613

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 8(asz@c) igi-nu-du8 sze-ba 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
2. 1(asz@c) du3-a-ku5 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)#
3. sze-bi 3(asz@c) gur saggal
4. dingir-a-mu
5. 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) igi-nu-du8 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
6. 1(asz@c) du3#-[a]-ku5# 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
7. sze-bi 3(asz@c)# 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) e2-ku4
8. 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) igi-nu-du8 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
9. 1(asz@c) du3-a-ku5 1(barig@c)
10. sze-bi 3(asz@c) 1(barig@c) e#-ta#-e11
11. [5(asz@c) igi-nu]-du8 [1(barig@c)] 2(ban2@c)
12. [1(asz@c) du3-a-ku5] 1(barig@c)# 2(ban2@c)
13. [1(asz@c) du3-a-ku5] 1(barig@c)
14. [sze-bi] 2(asz@c)# [1(barig@c) ur-ki]
column 2
1. 5(asz@c) igi-nu-du8 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
2. 1(asz@c) du3-a-ku5 1(barig@c)
3. sze-bi 2(asz@c) la2# [2(ban2@c)] en-kisal-si#
4. igi-nu-du8 gesz-me
5. 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) igi#-nu-du8 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
6. sze#-bi 6(asz@c) ur#-szul
7. azlag3#
8. 1(barig@c) gala#-tur#
9. 1(barig@c) en#-ku4
10. 1(barig@c) {d}mes-sa-du-lu2-sa6#-ga#
11. 1(barig@c) {d}nin#-gir2-su-igi-du
12. [1(barig@c)] sipa#-iri-[da]-kusz2
13. 1(barig@c) zi-mu-an-da-gal2
column 3
1. nita-me
2. 1(barig@c) nin-szesz-da
3. 1(barig@c) ama#-da-nu-sa2#
4. 1(barig@c) gan#-tilla2#
5. 1(barig@c) nin#-edin#-ne2#
6. 1(barig@c) za-na
7. 1(barig@c) [{d}]ba-ba6-zi-mu#
8. [1(barig@c) za-na]
9. 2(disz@t)-kam#-ma#
10. 1(barig) {d}inanna#-igi-du#
11. munus-me
12. szu-nigin2 6(asz@c) nita 1(barig@c)#
13. 7(asz@c) 1(disz@t) munus 1(barig@c)#
14. sze-bi 3(asz@c)# 1(barig@c) 1(barig) en#-ku3#
15. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) pu6-sag#
16. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) {d}utu-igi-du-lugal-an-da
17. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) dumu-bara2-da-ri2
column 4
1. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) {d}inanna-ur-pa4-pa4
2. 1(barig@c) NI#-a-a-ama-da#-ri2
3. 1(barig@c) {d}utu-lu2#-sa6-ga#
4. 1(barig@c) ur#-{d}gaszam
5. 1(barig@c) pa4-pa4#-{d#}inanna-ra-DU#
6. 1(barig@c) a2-ag2#-ga2-ni
7. nita-me
8. 1(barig@c) pa4-pa4-{d}ba-ba6-mu-tu
9. 1(barig@c) pa4-pa4-[{d}]inanna#-da-gal#-di
10. 1(barig@c) [{d}nin]-szubur#-ama#-mu
11. 1(barig@c) nin#-igi-tab-mu#
12. [1(barig@c)] pa4-pa4#-{d#}nansze-mu#-tu#
13. 1(barig@c) nin-tesz2#-mu#
14. munus-me
15. szu-nigin2# 4(asz@c) nita# 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
column 5
1. 5(asz@c) nita 1(barig@c)
2. 6(asz@c) munus 1(barig@c)
3. sze#-bi 4(asz@c) 2(ban2@c) lugal-sipa#
4. [1(barig@c)] nir#-[an]-da-gal2#
5. 1(barig@c) [szu-na]
6. 1(barig@c) DU-DU#
7. 1(barig@c) en-ku3#
8. 1(barig@c) {d}nin#-gir2-su-tesz2-mu
9. nita#-me
10. 1(barig@c) nin-al-mah#
11. 1(barig@c) nin#-bara2#-da-ri2
12. 1(barig@c) nin-masz-e
13. 1(barig@c) pa4-pa4-zi-mu
14. [1(barig) iri-zi?]
15. [munus-me]
16. [szu-nigin2 5(asz@c) nita 1(barig@c)]
column 6
1. 4(asz@c) 1(disz@t) munus 1(barig@c)
2. sze-bi 2(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 1(barig) ur-{d}nin#-|MUSZ%MUSZ|-da-ru
3. il2#-me#
4. 2(barig@c) nita#-zi#
5. [1(barig@c)] ur#-du6
6. 1(barig@c)# lugal#-ga2#
7. 1(barig@c) bu3-bu3-ga2-ni#-du10
8. 1(barig@c) {d}ba-ba6-lu2-sa6#-ga
9. 4(ban2@c) lugal-inim-gi-na
10. [4(ban2@c)] {d#}en-ki#-tesz2-mu#
11. sagi
12. 4(ban2@c) ur-[{d}]ba-[ba6]
13. [muhaldim]
14. [4(ban2@c) lugal-surx(ERIM)-re2-ki-ag2]
15. [sukkal]
column 7
1. [4(ban2@c) igi-mu-an-sze3-gal2]
2. lu2# [e2]-nig2#-ka#
3. 1(barig@c) lugal#-tesz2-mu#
4. lu2 a-kum2#
5. [1(barig) 2(ban2)] en#-[da]-gal-[di]
  rest broken
  2 columns missing
reverse
column 1
1'. [1(barig@c) e-ta]-e11
2'. gab2#-ra# [masz]
3'. 1(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)#
4'. en-[DU]
5'. 2(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
6'. lugal#-da-nu-[me-a]
7'. sipa udu siki-ka-me
8'. 2(barig@c) {d}nin-gir2-su#-[igi]-du#
9'. gab2-ra ur-{d}en#-[ki]
10'. sipa# [gu4-ka]
11'. [1(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c)]
12'. [gir2-nun]
column 2
1. [gab2-kas4]
2. [1(barig@c) dingir-sipa]
3. [gab2-ra gu4 tur-tur]
4. [1(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c)]
5. 1(asz@c) munus# [4(ban2@c)]
6. U2-U2
7. agrig
8. 4(ban2@c) {d}nansze-tesz2-mu
9. 4(ban2@c) lugal-a-mu
10. e2-ur2-bi-du10
11. gudu4-da
12. e-da-se12
13. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) ur-{d}inanna
14. ma2-lah5
15. 2(barig) lugal-uszur3-ra#-nu2
16. a-da-ba
17. 2(barig@c) ur-{d}esz3-ir-nun
column 3
1. [nar-me]
2. [1(barig) lugal-edin-ne2]
3. [gala]
4. szu-nigin2# 1(asz@c) 2(disz@t) lu2 2(barig@c)
5. 5(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
6. 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) 1(disz@t) lu2 1(barig@c)
7. 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) 2(disz@t) lu2 4(ban2@c)
8. nita-me
9. 1(asz@c) munus 4(ban2@c)
10. sze-bi 6(asz@c) 2(ban2@c) 1(disz@t) 2(barig) 2(ban2) sza3-dub didli
column 4
1. szu-nigin2 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
2. [2(asz@c) 2(disz@t)] lu2 2(barig@c)
3. 5(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) 2(disz@t) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
4. 3(u@c) 4(asz@c) 1(disz@t) lu2 1(barig@c)
5. 1(u@c) 4(asz@c) 3(disz@t) lu2 4(ban2@c)
6. nita-me
7. 2(u@c) la2 3(asz@c) 2(disz@t) munus 1(barig@c)
8. 2(asz@c) munus 4(ban2@c)
column 5
1. [gu-an-sze3 2(gesz2@c) 7(asz@c) 1(u) lu2 sze-ba tur mah-ba]
2. [sze]-bi# 4(u@c)# la2 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 3(disz@t) la2# [2(ban2)] gur# saggal#
3. sze-ba igi-nu-du8 sza3 dub didli
4. {d}ba-ba6
5. URU-KA-gi-na
6. ensi2
7. lagasz{ki}
8. iti udu-sze3 sze a {d}nin-gir2-su-ka-ka
column 6
1. en#-ig#-gal#
2. nu#-banda3
3. gu2# kar#-ta
4. e-ne-ba 1(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
5. 4(disz@t) ba-am6

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P227555

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number MLC 02613
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-002560
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) MLC.2613

References

  • primary: FAOS 15/2, 119

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-19 at 10:11:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2022-02-17 at 11:33:34 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI Approved View
2017-03-04 at 12:42:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-05-07 at 08:44:59 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-10-24 at 09:46:52 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2011-09-13 at 08:46:13 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:05:21 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2008-06-15 at 17:37:41 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:36:02 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2003-08-19 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“FAOS 15/2, 119 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P227555.
FAOS 15/2, 119 artifact entry (No. P227555). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227555 (Original work published 2003)
FAOS 15/2, 119 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227555 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
@misc{2023FAOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {FAOS 15/2, 119 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P227555},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P227555},
}


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TI  - FAOS 15/2, 119 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“FAOS 15/2, 119 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P227555.
FAOS 15/2, 119 artifact entry (No. P227555). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227555 (Original work published 2003)
FAOS 15/2, 119 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227555 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
@misc{2023FAOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {FAOS 15/2, 119 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P227555},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P227555},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P227555
LB  - CDLI:P227555
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - FAOS 15/2, 119 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P227555
ER  -
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