KM 89071 (P234862)
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 89071Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Account of onions.)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
65.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 20.0 mm
tablet
obverse
1. 3(disz) sar 6(disz) nigin2 szum2 gaz
2. ma-an-zi lu2 sag-x
3. 7(disz) nigin2 igi-ba-si4-si4
4. 5(disz) nigin2 ba-ni-mu
5. a-sza3 en-e-gu3-ba-de2 unu3
6. 8(disz) nigin2 ur-{d}ba-ba6 lu2 nin-dingir
7. 4(disz) nigin2 ur-{d}suen ARAD2 lu2-gir2-su{ki}
8. 6(disz) nigin2 ur-{d}ig#-alim lu2-nig2-u2-rum
9. a-sza3 en-e-gu3-ba-de2 lu2# [...]
10. 7(disz) nigin2 ARAD2 lu2-ma-ni [...]
11. 5(disz) nigin2 al-la-sa6#-[ga]
12. 6(disz) nigin2 e2 x [...]
13. 6(disz) nigin2# [...]
14. [...]
reverse
beginning broken
1'. 3(disz)# [nigin2 ...]
2'. a#-[sza3 ...]
3'. 6(disz)# nigin2# x [...]
4'. 6(disz)# nigin2# x x
5'. a#-sza3# x [...]
blank space
6'. szunigin# 1(gesz2) 4(u) x x x
7'. x x NIG2 x x
8'. giri3# ur#-{d#}al#-la#
9'. kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-ba6# ka#-guru7#
10'. ur-{d}nin-gir2#-su# szu# ba-ti
11'. mu en {d}nanna# kar-zi-da
obverse
1. 3(disz) sar 6(disz) nigin2 szum2 gaz
2. ma-an-zi lu2 sag-x
3. 7(disz) nigin2 igi-ba-si4-si4
4. 5(disz) nigin2 ba-ni-mu
5. a-sza3 en-e-gu3-ba-de2 unu3
6. 8(disz) nigin2 ur-{d}ba-ba6 lu2 nin-dingir
7. 4(disz) nigin2 ur-{d}suen ARAD2 lu2-gir2-su{ki}
8. 6(disz) nigin2 ur-{d}ig#-alim lu2-nig2-u2-rum
9. a-sza3 en-e-gu3-ba-de2 lu2# [...]
10. 7(disz) nigin2 ARAD2 lu2-ma-ni [...]
11. 5(disz) nigin2 al-la-sa6#-[ga]
12. 6(disz) nigin2 e2 x [...]
13. 6(disz) nigin2# [...]
14. [...]
reverse
beginning broken
1'. 3(disz)# [nigin2 ...]
2'. a#-[sza3 ...]
3'. 6(disz)# nigin2# x [...]
4'. 6(disz)# nigin2# x x
5'. a#-sza3# x [...]
blank space
6'. szunigin# 1(gesz2) 4(u) x x x
7'. x x NIG2 x x
8'. giri3# ur#-{d#}al#-la#
9'. kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-ba6# ka#-guru7#
10'. ur-{d}nin-gir2#-su# szu# ba-ti
11'. mu en {d}nanna# kar-zi-da
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): 65.0 high × 43.0 wide × 20.0 thick
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- Condition Description:
- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
- Seal information:
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (Account of onions.)
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: KM 89071
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
- Elevation:
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- Excavation No:
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.09.00.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2017-03-03 at 09:53:57 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:43:49 | 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 (168019) (168019)
General Notes:
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Cite this Artifact
“KM 89071 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 4, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P234862.
KM 89071 artifact entry (No. P234862). (2003, November 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P234862
KM 89071 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P234862 (Accessed: August 18, 2025).
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