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

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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

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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

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Consult sign list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Collections

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

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm):
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: MLC 02613
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Dates Referenced: Urukagina_e.01.04b.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
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
2022-02-17 at 11:33:34	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Atf	Pagé-Perron, Émilie		CDLI	approved
2017-03-04 at 12:42:15	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2015-05-07 at 08:44:59	CDLI	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2011-10-24 at 09:46:52	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	approved
2011-09-13 at 08:46:13	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	approved
2008-10-09 at 16:05:21	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	approved
2008-06-15 at 17:37:41	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:36:02	CDLI	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2003-08-19 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Yale Babylonian Collection (BC-002560) (BC-002560)
Electronic Babylonian Library (MLC.2613) (MLC.2613)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“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: January 16, 2026).

@misc{2023FAOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-16]},
	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  - 2026/1/16/
TI  - FAOS 15/2, 119 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P227555
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“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: January 16, 2026).

@misc{2023FAOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-16]},
	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  - 2026/1/16/
TI  - FAOS 15/2, 119 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P227555
ER  -