KM 89063 (P234855)
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 89063Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (“Concerns grain.”)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
51.0 mm × 41.0 mm × 18.0 mm
tablet
obverse
1. 4(u)# 9(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur lugal
5(asz) 4(asz)
2. ab-ba-ab-ba-me#
3. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur#
4. engar nu-banda3-gu4-me
5. 2(gesz2) 7(asz) erin2-me
6. 2(gesz2)# 2(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) gur
reverse
1. giri3-se3-ga iri
blank space
2. szunigin# 6(gesz2) 2(u) 4(asz) [1(barig)] 3(ban2) gur
3. x KA e2 {d#}nin#-mar{ki#}
4. lu2#-dingir#-ra# [dumu] lu2#-{d}ba#-ba6#
blank space
5. [mu] us2#-sa# {d#}amar-{d#}suen# lugal#
obverse
1. 4(u)# 9(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur lugal
5(asz) 4(asz)
2. ab-ba-ab-ba-me#
3. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur#
4. engar nu-banda3-gu4-me
5. 2(gesz2) 7(asz) erin2-me
6. 2(gesz2)# 2(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) gur
reverse
1. giri3-se3-ga iri
blank space
2. szunigin# 6(gesz2) 2(u) 4(asz) [1(barig)] 3(ban2) gur
3. x KA e2 {d#}nin#-mar{ki#}
4. lu2#-dingir#-ra# [dumu] lu2#-{d}ba#-ba6#
blank space
5. [mu] us2#-sa# {d#}amar-{d#}suen# lugal#
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): 51.0 high × 41.0 wide × 18.0 thick
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- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (“Concerns grain.”)
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: KM 89063
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.02.00.00 (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 14:43:48 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-06-03 at 11:37:45 | 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 (168012) (168012)
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Cite this Artifact
“KM 89063 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 4, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P234855.
KM 89063 artifact entry (No. P234855). (2003, November 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P234855
KM 89063 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P234855 (Accessed: August 21, 2025).
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