KM 89273 (P235023)

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

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

KM 89273

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (“Animals’ carcasses expended.”)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

28.0 mm × 23.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) udu#
2. 1(disz) masz2
3. ba-usz2
4. giri3 {d}nin-gir2-su-ka-i3-sa6
reverse
1. zi-ga
blank space
2. iti sze-sag11-ku5
3. mu sza-asz-ru-um{ki} ba-hul#

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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (“Animals’ carcasses expended.”)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	Šulgi.42.11.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P235023
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P235023

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	28.0 mm × 23.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Museum Number	KM 89273
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	168147

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2011-07-22 at 14:44:02	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2007-08-12 at 22:19:43	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:37:17	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	Brisch, Nicole	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2003-11-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Brisch, Nicole	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“KM 89273 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 4, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P235023.

KM 89273 artifact entry (No. P235023). (2003, November 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P235023

KM 89273 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P235023 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P235023},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“KM 89273 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 4, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P235023.

KM 89273 artifact entry (No. P235023). (2003, November 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P235023

KM 89273 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P235023 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {nov 4},
	title = {KM 89273 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P235023},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P235023},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2003/11/4/
PY  - 2003
ID  - P235023
LB  - CDLI:P235023
M1  - 2026/10/15/
TI  - KM 89273 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P235023
ER  -