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FAOS 15/2, p. 645, 118 (P227563)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

NBC 10507

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. 5(asz@c) lu2 sze-ba 2(barig@c)
2. engar ki-gub-me
3. 6(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c)
4. dal-muszen-me
5. 1(barig@c) ur-{d}en-ki
6. 1(barig@c) za3-mu
7. 1(barig@c) ur-du6
8. 1(barig@c) lugal-uszur3-ra-nu2
9. lu2 didli-me
10. 2(barig@c) ur-sag
11. gal#-ug3#
12. sze-bi 7(asz@c) gur saggal
13. ur-sag
14. 1(u@c) 6(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c)
column 2
1. sze-bi 8(asz@c) ur-{d}{sze3}szer7-da
2. 2(u@c) la2 3(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c)
3. sze-bi 8(asz@c) 2(barig@c)
4. 1(barig@c) gab2-ra-ni
5. inim-du11
6. 1(u@c) lu2 2(barig@c)
7. sze-bi 5(asz@c) e2-nam
8. 1(u@c) 4(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c)
9. sze-bi 7(asz@c) szesz-lu2-du10
10. 6(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c)
11. sze-bi 3(asz@c) e2-me-lam2-su3
12. 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c)
column 3
1. 1(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c)
2. sze-bi 6(asz@c) 1(barig@c) inim-ma-ni-zi
3. RU-lugal-me
4. 2(u@c) lu2 2(barig@c)
5. sze-bi 1(u@c) amar-ki
6. 1(u@c)# 4(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c)
7. 1(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c)
8. sze-bi 7(asz@c) 1(barig@c) dam-dingir-mu
9. aga3-us2-me
10. 6(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c)
11. sze-bi 3(asz@c) gir2-nun
12. gab2-kas4
13. 2(barig@c) za3-mu
14. 2(barig@c) lugal-mu-da-kusz2 <<2(barig@c)>>
column 4
1. sipa ansze surx(ERIM)-ka-me
2. 2(asz@c) simug 2(barig@c)
3. 2(asz@c) nagar 2(barig@c)
4. 1(asz@c) nagar 1(barig@c)
5. 2(asz@c) aszgab# 2(barig@c)
6. 3(asz@c) ad-kup4 [2(barig@c)]
7. 2(asz@c) tug2-du8 2(barig@c)
8. [1(barig@c)] zadim#
9. [1(barig@c)] szagan-kesz2
10. 1(u@c) 3(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c)
11. 2(barig@c) ugula
12. ma2-lah5-me
13. 4(asz@c) lu2 tir# 1(barig@c)
14. 1(barig@c) lu2-{gesz}szinig
15. 2(barig@c) U2-U2
16. sanga e2-gal
17. sze-bi 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) la2 1(barig@c) gesz-kin-ti <me>
18. 4(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c)
column 5
1. sze-bi 2(asz@c) sipa szaganx(AMA){sza:gan}-me
2. 1(barig@c) lugal#-usz-sux(MUSZ)
3. 1(barig@c) ur#-[{d}]dumu-zi#
4. sipa# gu4# [tur-tur]-me
5. [2(barig@c)] a2#-ne2#-kur-ra#
6. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2) gab2-ra ni
7. 2(barig@c)# sag-ga2-tuku-a
8. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) gab2-ra-ni
9. sag-apin-me
10. 1(u@c) lu2 1(barig@c)
11. 2(barig@c) ugula
12. sze-bi 3(asz@c) e2-i3-gara2-su3
13. 1(u@c) lu2 1(barig@c)
14. 2(barig@c) ugula
15. sze-bi# [3(asz@c) u2-du]
column 6
1. 1(barig@c) ur#-[pu6-sag]
2. [1(barig@c) amar-kuara]{ki}
3. [1(barig@c) gir2]-su-ki-du10
4. szu#-ku6 a du10-ga-me
5. 2(barig@c)# nigar-mud
6. [1(asz@c)] gab2#-ra-ni
7. [2(barig@c) en]-DU#
8. 2(barig@c) gab2-ra#-ni
9. 2(barig@c) lugal-da-nu-me-a#
10. sipa udu# [siki]-ka-[me]
11. 4(asz@c) lu2# [2(barig@c)]
12. sze-bi [2(asz@c)] ugula [il2-me]
13. 1(asz@c) [lu2 2(barig@c)]
14. 5(asz@c) [lu2] 1(barig@c)# [2(ban2@c)]
15. [sze-bi 2(asz@c) 4(ban2@c) nu-kiri6-me]
column 7
1. 4(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c)
2. sze-bi 2(asz@c) ur-szul
3. 2(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c)
4. 1(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c)
5. sze-bi 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) amar-ezem
6. 3(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c)
7. sze-bi 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) e-ta-e11
8. azlag3-me
9. 2(barig@c) geszgal#-si
10. 2(barig@c) {d}nansze-da-nu#-me-a
11. ugula# ki siki-ka-me
12. 4(asz@c)# lu2 2(barig@c)
13. sze-bi 2(asz@c) amar-giri16
14. [2(barig@c)] i3-li2#-[be6-li2]
reverse
column 1
1. [lu2 lungax(|BIxNIG2|)-me]
2. 2(barig@c) ur2#-[mud]
3. 2(barig@c) bara2-zi#-sza3-gal2
4. agrig#-me
5. [2(barig@c)] lugal#-[pa]-e3
6. sipa#-szah2
7. [2(barig@c)] en-ig#-gal
8. nu#-banda3
9. [2(barig@c)] ki2-num
10. ka-szagan
11. 2(barig@c) nita-zi
12. sagi#
13. [2(barig@c)] amar#-giri16{ki}
14. muhaldim#
15. [2(barig@c)] en#-uszur3
16. lu2# [e2-nig2-ka]
column 2
1. 2(barig@c)# [ha-ma]-ti#
2. 2(barig@c) sag-{d}nin-gir2-su-da
3. 2(barig@c) szesz-kur-ra
4. 1(barig@c) lugal-mu-da-kusz2
5. muhaldim-me
6. 1(barig@c) {d}nin-gir2-su-lu2-mu
7. sukkal
8. 1(barig@c) ur-du6
9. i3-du8
10. 3(asz@c) gab2-dan6 2(barig@c)
11. 2(barig@c) en-na#-u4-mu
12. 2(barig@c) szesz-tur
13. 2(barig@c) en-DU
14. lu2 igi-nigin2 didli-me
column 3
1. [2(barig@c) ur-{d}]nin-mu2
2. lu2 zi-ga
3. 2(barig@c) ur-dam
4. lu2 esz2-gid2
5. 2(barig@c) a-ba-sa2
6. 2(barig@c) en-bi
7. 2(barig@c) amar-giri16{ki}
8. dub-sar-me
9. 7(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c)
10. sze-bi 2(asz@c) la2 1(barig@c) i7-mud
11. bahar2-me
12. 2(barig@c) urix(LAK526)
13. gab2-ra udu nig2-gu7-a
column 4
1. szu-nigin2 3(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) lu2 2(barig@c)
2. 7(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
3. 1(gesz2@c) 4(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c)
column 5
1. gu2-an-sze3 4(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) 2(asz@c) lu2 sze-ba tur mah-ba
2. [sze]-bi [2(gesz2@c)] la2# 2(barig@c) 4(ban2)# gur saggal#
3. sze-ba lu2 szuku dab5-ba
4. {d}ba-ba6
5. sa6#-sa6
6. dam# URU-KA-gi-na
7. lugal
8. lagasz{ki}-ka
column 6
1. iti ezem-munu4-gu7
2. {d}nin-gir2-su-ka-ka
3. en-ig-gal
4. nu-banda3
5. iri-ku3-ga
6. e-ne-ba
7. sze gub-ba
8. ur-dam
9. lu2 esz2-gid2-ke4
10. e-ta-e3-a-am6 3(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
11. 2(disz@t) ba-am6

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: FAOS 15/2, 118

    [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: FAOS 15/2, 118

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: NBC 10507
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
  • Elevation:
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  • Findspot Square:
  • Findspot Comments:

  • Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Urukagina_l.03.02b.00 ?
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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 View
2022-02-17 at 11:35:08 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2017-03-04 at 12:42:15 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-05-20 at 15:58:10 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-05-07 at 08:45:01 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-09-29 at 08:53:42 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:05:21 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-06-15 at 16:35:26 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, p. 645, 118 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P227563.
FAOS 15/2, p. 645, 118 artifact entry (No. P227563). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227563 (Original work published 2003)
FAOS 15/2, p. 645, 118 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227563 (Accessed: April 21, 2025).
@misc{2023FAOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {FAOS 15/2, p. 645, 118 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P227563},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P227563},
}


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