KM 89073 (P234864)

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, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Museum Number

KM 89073

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (“Enumeration of numbers of workmen engaged on various tasks in various temples.”)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

102.0 mm × 69.0 mm × 26.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(gesz'u) 4(u) 6(disz) erin2#
2. 4(u) 7(disz) ug3-IL2#
3. sza3-bi-ta#
4. 1(gesz2) 3(u) engar
5. 1(gesz2) 3(u) dumu-da-ba
6. 3(u) la2 1(disz) sza3-gu4 ki-a
7. 3(u) 4(disz) sza3-gu4 ki gesz-i3
8. 1(gesz2) a-sza3 {gesz}balag
9. 1(u) 5(disz) a-sza3 durux(U3)-lu2-{d}utu
10. 4(u) ki gesz-i3
11. 5(u) a-da gub-ba a-sza3 iri-ul
12. 2(u) an-za-gar3 gub-ba
13. 8(disz) zi-ga didli
14. 5(u) 6(disz) nig2-gal2-la#
  blank space
15. e2# {d}nin-gir2#-su
column 2
1. 2(gesz2) 4(u) la2 2(disz) erin2#
2. 5(disz)? 1/2(disz) ug3#-IL2#
3. sza3-bi#-ta#
4. 1(gesz2)? engar#
5. 3(u) dumu#-da#-ba#
6. 1(u) 5(disz) sza3-gu4 ki-a#
7. 1(u) 5(disz) ki# gesz#-i3#
8. 1(u) an#-za-gar3# gub#-[ba]
9. 2(u) 1(disz) ki# ba#-zi#
  blank space
10. 1(disz) nig2#-gal2#-la#
11. e2# {d#}nin#-gesz#-zi#-da#
12. 1(gesz'u)# 1(gesz2)# 1(u) erin2#
13. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz) ug3-IL2#
14. sza3-bi-ta
15. 1(gesz2) 3(u) engar#
16. 1(gesz2) 3(u) dumu-da-ba
17. 4(u) sza3-gu4# ki# gesz#-i3#
reverse
column 1
1. 1(gesz2) 2(u) ki gesz-i3
2. 1(gesz2) 3(u) ki gesz-i3 gub#-[ba]
3. 1(disz) i7 a-x-x-x
4. 1(disz) i7 e2#-szah2
5. 4(u) i7-da szu-ur3-x
6. 3(u) an#-za-gar3
7. [...]
8. [... nig2]-gal2-la# [...]
9. ur#-{d#}nin#-gir2#-su#
10. 1(gesz'u)# 2(gesz2) 1(u) x ug3#-[IL2]
11. sza3#-[bi]-ta#
12. 1(disz) engar
13. 2(disz) dumu-da#-ba#
14. 1(gesz2) 3(disz) sza3#-gu4# x x
15. x x NI#
16. [...] x [...]
17. 3(u) [...]
18. 2(gesz2) [...]
19. [...]
20. 2(u) [...]
21. 4(u) ki# [...]
22. 2(u) da#? ba#? usz2#?
23. 3(u) 6(disz) x nig2-gal2-la#
column 2
1. tul2-ta
2. 5(gesz2) 4(u) 6(disz) 1(u) ug3
3. sza3-bi-ta
4. 3(u) 2(u) engar
5. 3(u) 2(u) dumu-da-ba#
6. 2(u) 5(disz) ki gesz-i3
7. 1(u) 7(disz) sza3-gu4 ki gesz-i3
8. 1(u) sza3-gu4 ki-a
9. 1(u) an#-za-gar3
10. 3(u) ki ba-zi
11. 1(disz) zi-gum2
12. 5(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) ki-a
  1 line blank
13. e2 {d}szul-gi
14. 5(gesz2) 3(u) erin2 4(u) 7(disz) un#
15. sza3#-bi#-ta
16. 3(u) 2(u) engar
17. 3(u) 2(u) dumu#-da#-[ba]
18. 3(u) sza3-gu4 x
19. 2(u) 5(disz) sza3#-gu4#
20. 1(u) 6(disz) sza3#-gu4# ki gesz-i3
21. 1(u) 2(disz) sza3#-gu4# ki [...]
22. 1(disz) zi-gum2#
23. 1(u) an-za-gar3
24. [x] 1(gesz2) 2(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) ki-a
left
1. e2 {d}amar-{d}suen

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 102.0 high × 69.0 wide × 26.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Administrative (“Enumeration of numbers of workmen engaged on various tasks in various temples.”)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: KM 89073
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello) [uncertain]
  • Elevation:
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  • Excavation No:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-03-09 at 12:32:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Gacia, Veronika; Sallaberger, Walther Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2014-05-30 at 04:12:59 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:43:50 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2007-08-12 at 22:19:39 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:37:14 CDLI Atf Brisch, Nicole CDLI approved View
2003-11-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Brisch, Nicole CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“KM 89073 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P234864.
KM 89073 artifact entry (No. P234864). (2023, March 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P234864 (Original work published 2003)
KM 89073 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P234864 (Accessed: August 4, 2025).
@misc{2023KM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-04]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {mar 9},
	title = {KM 89073 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P234864},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P234864},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/3/9/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P234864
LB  - CDLI:P234864
M1  - 2025/8/4/
TI  - KM 89073 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P234864
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“KM 89073 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P234864.
KM 89073 artifact entry (No. P234864). (2023, March 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P234864 (Original work published 2003)
KM 89073 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P234864 (Accessed: August 4, 2025).
@misc{2023KM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-04]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {mar 9},
	title = {KM 89073 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P234864},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P234864},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/3/9/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P234864
LB  - CDLI:P234864
M1  - 2025/8/4/
TI  - KM 89073 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P234864
ER  -
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