KM 89047 (P234840)
Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USAMuseum Number
KM 89047Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (“Rations of fodder.”)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
39.0 mm × 34.0 mm
tablet
obverse
1. 7(disz) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
2. sze-bi 1(ban2) lu2-ma2-<gan>
3. 2(u) la2 1(disz) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
4. sze-bi 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3
5. lu2-dingir-ra#
6. 2(u) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
7. sze-bi 2(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 x-x
reverse
1. 2(u) 6(disz)# [udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3]
2. sze#-bi# 3(ban2)# 9(disz)#? sila3#
3. {d#}nanna#-si#-sa2#
blank space
4. [szunigin 1(gesz2)] 1(u) 2(disz) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
5. sze-bi 1(barig) 5(ban2) lugal
6. u4 7(disz)-kam
7. iti# sze-sag11-ku5
8. mu us2-sa bad3 mar-tu ba-du3
obverse
1. 7(disz) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
2. sze-bi 1(ban2) lu2-ma2-<gan>
3. 2(u) la2 1(disz) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
4. sze-bi 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3
5. lu2-dingir-ra#
6. 2(u) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
7. sze-bi 2(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 x-x
reverse
1. 2(u) 6(disz)# [udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3]
2. sze#-bi# 3(ban2)# 9(disz)#? sila3#
3. {d#}nanna#-si#-sa2#
blank space
4. [szunigin 1(gesz2)] 1(u) 2(disz) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
5. sze-bi 1(barig) 5(ban2) lugal
6. u4 7(disz)-kam
7. iti# sze-sag11-ku5
8. mu us2-sa bad3 mar-tu ba-du3
Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm): 39.0 high × 34.0 wide
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- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (“Rations of fodder.”)
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: KM 89047
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
- Elevation:
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.05.11.07 (us2 year)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2017-03-03 at 09:53:56 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:43:47 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-06-03 at 11:37:42 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2007-08-12 at 22:19:39 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:37:14 | CDLI | Atf | Brisch, Nicole | CDLI | approved |
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| 2003-11-04 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Brisch, Nicole | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (168000) (168000)
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Cite this Artifact
“KM 89047 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 4, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P234840.
KM 89047 artifact entry (No. P234840). (2003, November 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P234840
KM 89047 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P234840 (Accessed: August 14, 2025).
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month = {nov 4},
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