KM 89087a+b (P234876)
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 89087a+bPeriod
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (“Summary tablet of work on canals for several temples.”)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
94.0 mm × 62.0 mm × 22.0 mm
tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] i3-dab5
2. [...] 3(disz)? ug3-IL2# tu-ra
3. [...] ug3#-IL2-me
4. 5(disz) erin2 ugula? lu2 dag?
5. 5(disz) gurusz hun-ga2
6. [x] x muszen-du3
7. [x] lu2-dingir-ra#
8. [...] hun-ga2 nu-{gesz}kiri6-[me] u3 lu2-{gesz}gesztin-me
9. [(x)] lu2#-sa6-ga
blank space
10. [...] ur#-{d}su4-an-na
11. [...] numun#
12. [...] x ugula {d}utu-kam
13. x numun# e3# ur-ki-gu-la# erin2#-me#
14. 5(disz) he2-dab5 al-x
15. 4(disz)#? muszen-du3#
16. 5(disz)#? gurusz hun-ga2 x [...] x x [...]
column 2
1. e2 ur#-[...]
2. 4(disz) gu4 [...]
3. 1(disz) gu4 kal PA# [...]
4. 1(disz) gu4-numun ur#-[...]
5. 6(disz) 1(asz) lu2-[...]
6. e2-zi-mu# [...]
7. 3(u) la2 2(disz) gurusz# [...]
8. ugula lu2-[...]
9. 1(u) la2 1(asz) erin2# [...]
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10. e2 ur-[...]
11. 3(disz) gu4-numun# [...]
12. 1(disz) gu4-numun x [...]
13. 1(disz) gu4-numun# [...]
14. 1(disz) gu4# x [...]
15. 1(disz)# gu4#-numun [...] x x
16. x [...]
reverse
column 1'
1. e2# lu2#-[...]
2. 3(disz) gu4 [...]
3. 7(disz)#? 1(asz) x lu2#-[...]
blank space
4. x ur#-x-[...]
blank space
5. [...]
column 2'
blank space
1. [...] x [...]
2. [...] x x [...] x x
3. x [...] x x [...]-ni#?
4. szunigin# [...] 2(u) 4(disz) 1(asz) gurusz# [hun]-ga2#
obverse
column 1
1. [...] i3-dab5
2. [...] 3(disz)? ug3-IL2# tu-ra
3. [...] ug3#-IL2-me
4. 5(disz) erin2 ugula? lu2 dag?
5. 5(disz) gurusz hun-ga2
6. [x] x muszen-du3
7. [x] lu2-dingir-ra#
8. [...] hun-ga2 nu-{gesz}kiri6-[me] u3 lu2-{gesz}gesztin-me
9. [(x)] lu2#-sa6-ga
blank space
10. [...] ur#-{d}su4-an-na
11. [...] numun#
12. [...] x ugula {d}utu-kam
13. x numun# e3# ur-ki-gu-la# erin2#-me#
14. 5(disz) he2-dab5 al-x
15. 4(disz)#? muszen-du3#
16. 5(disz)#? gurusz hun-ga2 x [...] x x [...]
column 2
1. e2 ur#-[...]
2. 4(disz) gu4 [...]
3. 1(disz) gu4 kal PA# [...]
4. 1(disz) gu4-numun ur#-[...]
5. 6(disz) 1(asz) lu2-[...]
6. e2-zi-mu# [...]
7. 3(u) la2 2(disz) gurusz# [...]
8. ugula lu2-[...]
9. 1(u) la2 1(asz) erin2# [...]
blank space
10. e2 ur-[...]
11. 3(disz) gu4-numun# [...]
12. 1(disz) gu4-numun x [...]
13. 1(disz) gu4-numun# [...]
14. 1(disz) gu4# x [...]
15. 1(disz)# gu4#-numun [...] x x
16. x [...]
reverse
column 1'
1. e2# lu2#-[...]
2. 3(disz) gu4 [...]
3. 7(disz)#? 1(asz) x lu2#-[...]
blank space
4. x ur#-x-[...]
blank space
5. [...]
column 2'
blank space
1. [...] x [...]
2. [...] x x [...] x x
3. x [...] x x [...]-ni#?
4. szunigin# [...] 2(u) 4(disz) 1(asz) gurusz# [hun]-ga2#
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): 94.0 high × 62.0 wide × 22.0 thick
- Weight:
- Artifact Preservation:
- Condition Description:
- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
- Seal information:
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (“Summary tablet of work on canals for several temples.”)
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: KM 89087a+b
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
- Elevation:
- Stratigraphic Level:
- Excavation No:
- Findspot Square:
- Findspot Comments:
- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
- Alternative Years:
- Date Comments:
- Accounting Period:
| 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 14:43:50 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-06-03 at 11:37:48 | 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 (168028) (168028)
General Notes:
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Cite this Artifact
“KM 89087a+b Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 4, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P234876.
KM 89087a+b artifact entry (No. P234876). (2003, November 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P234876
KM 89087a+b artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P234876 (Accessed: August 6, 2025).
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month = {nov 4},
title = {KM 89087a+b artifact entry},
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howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P234876},
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