CTNMC 04 (P247619)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in Nationalmuseet, Copenhagen, Denmark

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Museum Collection(s)

Nationalmuseet, Copenhagen, Denmark

Museum Number

NMC 05404

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 4(ban2@c) sze-ba
2. sa6-sa6
3. 3(asz@c) dumu nita 2(ban2@c)
4. 3(asz@c) dumu munus 2(ban2@c)
5. 4(ban2@c) nin-ama-na
6. 4(ban2@c) za-na
7. 3(ban2@c) a-ra2-nu2
8. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
9. 3(ban2@c) e2-ki-DU-DU-mu
10. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
11. 2(asz@c) dumu munus <2(ban2@c)>
12. 3(ban2@c) nin-ku3-su
13. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
14. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
15. 3(ban2@c) be2-su-ga2
16. 3(ban2@c) nin-kisal-sze3
17. 3(ban2@c) nin-ra-a-na-gu-lu5
18. 3(ban2@c) nin-iri-[da]-kusz2
column 2
1. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
2. 3(ban2@c) e2-hi-li-su3
3. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
4. 3(ban2@c) nin-e2-unu{ki}-ga-nir-gal2
5. 3(ban2@c) e2-hi-li-su3
6. 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
7. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
8. 3(ban2@c) e2-ku3
9. 3(ban2@c) e2-ku3
10. 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
11. 3(ban2@c) geme2-ganun
12. 3(ban2@c) geme2-e2-zi-da
13. 3(ban2@c) iri-na-a-na-gu-lu5
14. sag dub-me
15. 3(ban2@c) gan-ezem
16. 3(ban2@c) uszur3-ra-sa6
17. gu2-ba-me
18. 3(asz@c) nu-siki munus 3(ban2@c)
column 3
1. szu-nigin2 3(asz@c) geme2 4(ban2@c)
2. 2(u@c) la2 3(asz@c) geme2 3(ban2@c)
3. 3(asz@c) nu-siki munus 3(ban2@c)
4. 8(asz@c) sza3-du10 nita 2(ban2@c)
5. 7(asz@c) sza3-du10 munus 2(ban2@c)
6. sze-bi 4(asz@c) 1(barig@c) gur saggal
7. geszgal-si
8. 4(ban2@c) ZUM
9. 4(ban2@c)! nin-mu-su-da
10. 4(ban2@c) gu-u9
11. 4(ban2@c) nin-da-nu-me-a
12. 3(ban2@c) nin-u3-ma
13. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
14. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
15. 3(ban2@c) nin-al-sa6
16. 3(ban2@c) ama-bi-a-ra2-nu2
17. 2(asz@c) dumu munus 2(ban2@c)
column 4
1. 3(ban2@c) ama-sa6-ga
2. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
3. 3(ban2@c) zi-zi
4. 2(asz@c) dumu munus 2(ban2@c)
5. 3(ban2@c) geme2-e2-zi-da
6. 3(ban2@c) kisz-a-bi2-tusz
7. 3(ban2@c) geme2-ganun
8. 3(ban2@c) e2-nun-ne2
9. 3(ban2@c)! geme2-e2-dam
10. 3(ban2@c) tasz3-ni-tum
11. 3(ban2@c) igi-bar-lu2-ti
12. 3(ban2@c) nin-bara2-ge
13. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
14. 3(ban2@c) szesz-an-edin-na
15. 3(ban2@c) da-na
16. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
17. 3(ban2@c) zex(|AB2.SZA3.GI|)-na
18. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
19. sag dub-me
20. 3(ban2@c) al-mu-ni-du11
21. gu2-ba-kam
column 5
1. 1(asz@c) nu-siki munus 3(ban2@c)
2. 4(ban2@c) nin-inim-zi-da
3. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
4. szu-nigin2 5(asz@c) geme2 4(ban2@c)
5. 2(u@c) la2 3(asz@c) geme2 3(ban2@c)
6. 1(asz@c) nu-siki munus 3(ban2@c)
7. 3(asz@c) sza3-du10 nita 2(ban2@c)
8. 8(asz@c) sza3-du10 munus 2(ban2@c)
9. sze-bi 4(asz@c) nin-inim-zi-da
10. 4(ban2@c) ag-ga-ga
11. 4(ban2@c) {d}nin-mar{ki}-ama-pa4-pa4
12. 3(ban2@c) a-am6-ma
13. 3(ban2@c) KA-[sa6]
14. 3(ban2@c) ma-ma-tum
15. 3(ban2@c) za-na
16. 3(ban2@c) si-PI-DU
17. 3(ban2@c) {d}inanna-dingir-mu
18. 3(ban2@c) USZ-ni-tum
19. 3(ban2@c) {d}ba-ba6-gin7-a-ba-sa6
20. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
column 6
1. 3(ban2@c) me-kisal-le
2. 3(ban2@c) me-me
3. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
4. 3(ban2@c) szesz-da-gal-di
5. 3(ban2@c) USZ-ni-tum
6. 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
7. sag dub-me
8. 3(ban2@c) nin-mu-da-kusz2
9. 3(ban2@c) nin-tesz2-mu
10. gu2-ba-me
11. szu-nigin2 2(asz@c) geme2 4(ban2@c)
12. 1(u@c) 4(asz@c) geme2 3(ban2@c)
13. 1(asz@c) sza3-du10 nita 2(ban2@c)
14. 1(asz@c) sza3-du10 munus 2(ban2@c)
15. sze-bi 2(asz@c) 1(barig@c) {d}nansze-da-nu-me-a
16. 4(ban2@c) [si]-um-me
17. 4(ban2@c) U2-U2
18. 4(ban2@c) dam-a-mu
19. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
20. 4(ban2@c) [{d}nin-szubur-ama-mu]
21. [szu-nigin2] 4(asz@c)# [geme2 4(ban2@c)]
column 7
1. 1(asz@c) sza3-du10 munus 2(ban2@c)
2. sze-bi 3(barig@c) igi-bar-lu2-ti
3. ki-siki-me
4. [3(ban2@c)] nin-tur
5. 3(ban2@c) nin-bara2-da-ri2
6. 2(asz@c) dumu munus 2(ban2@c)
7. 4(ban2@c) szesz-e-a-na-ak
8. 2(asz@c) dumu nita 2(ban2@c)
9. 3(ban2@c) nin-szer7-zi
10. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
11. 3(ban2@c) nin-bara2-da-ri2
12. 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
13. sag dub-me
14. 3(ban2@c) masz-tur
15. 3(ban2@c) nin-bara2-da-ri2
16. 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
17. 3(ban2@c) nin-sza3-la2-tuku
18. lu2 umum-ma-[me]
19. [4(ban2@c) sza3-ge-a-ra2-bi2-du11]
column 8
1. szu-nigin2 2(asz@c) geme2 4(ban2@c)
2. 7(asz@c) geme2 3(ban2@c)
3. [2(asz@c)] sza3-du10 nita 2(ban2@c)
4. 3(asz@c) sza3-du10 munus 2(ban2@c)
5. sze-bi 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) ki-gu-me
6. 4(ban2@c) sa-{d}si-bi2
7. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
8. 4(ban2@c) min-na-ni
9. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
10. 4(ban2@c) nin-tesz2-mu
11. 4(ban2@c) [nin-ma-de6?]
12. 2(ban2@c) dumu [munus]
13. 4(ban2@c) {d}[ba-ba6]-dingir-[mu]
14. 4(ban2@c)# [nin-ab-gu]
15. 4(ban2@c) [{d}nin]-szubur-[ama-mu]
16. 4(ban2@c)# [nig2-erim2-bar-ra]
17. [2(ban2@c) dumu nita]
18. [...]
column 9
1. 4(ban2@c) [be2]-su-ga2
2. geme2 sa2-du11-me
3. 4(ban2@c) zi-la-la
4. 4(ban2@c) nin-ab-gu
5. 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
6. 4(ban2@c) sila4-tur
7. 4(ban2@c) nin-da-nu-me-a
8. 4(ban2@c) nin-igi-tab-mu
9. 4(ban2@c) nin-[e-an-su]
10. 2(asz@c) [dumu nita 2(ban2@c)]
11. [4(ban2@c) zi-le]
12. [4(ban2@c) ha-szi]
13. [4(ban2@c) NI-su-ba]
14. [4(ban2@c) ag-ga-ga]
15. [4(ban2@c) zi-le]
16. [2(disz@t)-kam-ma]
reverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. [szu-nigin2] 2(u@c) [1(asz@c) geme2 4(ban2@c)]
2'. 1(asz@c) nu-siki [munus 3(ban2@c)]
3'. 4(asz@c) sza3-[du10] nita 2(ban2@c)
4'. 3(asz@c) sza3-du10 munus 2(ban2@c)
5'. sze-bi 4(asz@c) 5(ban2@c) ur2-mud
6'. agrig
7'. 4(ban2@c) sun2-ama-mu
8'. 4(ban2@c) sig4-ga2-na-gi4
9'. 2(asz@c) dumu nita 2(ban2@c)
10'. 4(ban2@c) nin-iri-ezem-me-he2-gam-gam
11'. 4(ban2@c) nin-kas4-il2-il2
column 2
1. [4(ban2@c) uszur3-gin7-du10]
2. [munus-me]
3. 1(barig@c) [2(ban2@c) e2]-gil-[sa]
4. u2-bil
5. szu-nigin2 1(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
6. 5(asz@c) geme2 4(ban2@c)
7. 2(asz@c) sza3-du10 nita 2(ban2@c)
8. sze-bi 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) i3-li2-be6-li2
9. 4(ban2@c) za-na
10. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
11. 4(ban2@c) nin-lu2-mu
12. 4(ban2@c) nam-iri-na-sze3
13. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
14. 4(ban2@c) nin-nig2-u-mu
15. 4(ban2@c) zi-le
16. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
column 3
1. 4(ban2@c) [nin-iri]-da-kusz2
2. munus-me
3. 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) ad-da
4. munu4 gaz
5. szu-nigin2 1(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
6. 6(asz@c) geme2 4(ban2@c)
7. 3(asz@c) sza3-du10 munus 2(ban2@c)
8. sze-bi 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) amar-giri16{ki}
9. {lu2}lungax(|BIxNIG2|)-me
10. 4(ban2@c) nin-tesz2-mu
11. 2(asz@c) dumu munus 2(ban2@c)
12. 4(ban2@c) nin-ba-ba
13. sze-bi 2(barig@c) puzur4-ma-ma
14. 4(ban2@c) sal-la
15. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
16. 4(ban2@c) {d}ba-ba6-ama-mu
17. 2(asz@c) dumu nita 2(ban2@c)
18. sze-bi 2(barig@c) 2(ban2) bara2-zi
column 4
1. geme2 kikken-me
2. 4(ban2@c) nin-mu-da-kusz2
3. 4(ban2@c) {d}ba-ba6-i3-kusz2
4. geme2 |NUNUZ.KISIM5x(GUG2.MUNU4)|-me
5. 3(ban2@c) i7-lu2-dadag
6. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
7. 2(asz@c) dumu munus [2(ban2@c)]
8. 3(ban2@c) nin-lu2-ti-ti
9. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
10. a-ga-am-me
11. 3(ban2@c) nin-tigix(|E2.BALAG|)-ni-du10
12. gala
13. 3(ban2@c) nin-esz2-dam-me-ki-ag2
14. 3(ban2@c) nin-u3-ma
15. 3(ban2@c) nin-lum-ma-ki-ag2
16. 3(ban2@c) SZIM-tusz-sze3
17. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
18. 3(ban2@c) munus-sa6
column 5
1. nin-gal-lam
2. 2(asz@c) dumu nita 2(ban2@c)
3. 3(ban2@c) su6-mu2
4. 3(ban2@c) e2-ki-be2-gi4
5. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
6. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
7. 3(ban2@c) nin-sza3-la2-tuku
8. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
9. 3(ban2@c) za-na
10. 3(ban2@c) {d}asznan-ama-mu
11. 3(ban2@c) nin-ur2-ni
12. 3(ban2@c) {d}ba-ba6-tesz2-mu
13. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
14. 3(ban2@c) dam-a-mu
15. 2(asz@c) dumu munus 2(ban2@c)
16. 3(ban2@c) {d}ba-ba6-zi-mu
17. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
18. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
19. 3(ban2@c) nam-dam
20. geme2 szah2 nig2-gu7-a-me
column 6
1. 4(ban2@c) ne-sag
2. nita-am6
3. 4(ban2@c) sza3-TAR
4. munus-am6
5. gab2-ra szah2-me
6. szu-nigin2 1(asz@c) nita 4(ban2@c)
7. 1(asz@c) munus 4(ban2@c)
8. 1(u@c) 6(asz@c) geme2 3(ban2@c)
9. 5(asz@c) sza3-du10 nita 2(ban2@c)
10. 6(asz@c) sza3-du10 munus 2(ban2@c)
11. sze-bi 3(asz@c) 1(barig@c) geme2 szah2 nig2-gu7-a-me
12. 3(ban2@c) szesz-a-mu
13. geme2 masz-kam
14. lugal-pa-e3
15. sipa szah2
column 7
1. szu-nigin2 1(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
2. 1(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
3. 1(asz@c) lu2 4(ban2@c)
4. 3(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) lu2 2(ban2@c)
5. 5(u@c) 5(asz@c) geme2 4(ban2@c)
6. 1(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) geme2 3(ban2@c)
7. 4(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) munus 2(ban2@c)
column 8
1. gu2-an-sze3 3(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) 3(asz@c) lu2 tur mah-ba
2. sze-bi 2(u@c) 5(asz@c) 2(barig@c) la2 1(ban2@c) gur saggal
3. [sze-ba geme2] dumu [u2-rum]
4. {d}ba-[ba6]
5. sa6-[sa6]
6. dam [URU]-KA-gi-[na]
7. lugal
8. lagasz{ki}-ka
9. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6-ka
10. en-ig-gal
11. nu-banda3
12. ganun {d}ba-ba6-ta
13. e-ne-ba 3(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
column 9
1. [1(u) 2(disz@t)] ba-[am6]

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Dates Referenced	Urukagina_l.03.00.00 Eniggal sic
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P247619
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P247619

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Nationalmuseet, Copenhagen, Denmark
Museum Number	NMC 05404
Accession Number

References

primary: CTNMC, 4

[Jacobsen1939CTNMC] Jacobsen, Thorkild. 1939. Cuneiform Texts in the National Museum, Copenhagen, Chiefly of Economic Contents. Leiden: E. J. Brill.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2026-07-03 at 14:38:01	Nett, Seraina	Artifact metadata	Aarslev, Rasmus Johan; Arbøll, Troels Pank; Brisch, Nicole; Halvgaard, Christian; Hansen, Anne Haslund; Koch-Westenholz, Ulla S.; Nett, Seraina	Hidden Treasures: The Cuneiform Collection of the Danish National Museum	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Declined
2026-03-26 at 13:54:50	Nett, Seraina	Artifact metadata	Nett, Seraina		Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2017-03-04 at 12:42:14	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2016-07-28 at 14:23:24	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2015-05-07 at 08:44:29	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-10-24 at 09:50:56	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-10-21 at 08:43:49	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-09-28 at 09:19:34	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-08-24 at 13:15:04	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-10-09 at 16:05:24	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-05-29 at 16:48:45	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2007-07-15 at 00:30:36	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2007-03-26 at 18:08:37	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:38:21	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2004-08-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CTNMC 04 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 28, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P247619.

CTNMC 04 artifact entry (No. P247619). (2026, March 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P247619 (Original work published 2004)

CTNMC 04 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P247619 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“CTNMC 04 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 28, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P247619.

CTNMC 04 artifact entry (No. P247619). (2026, March 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P247619 (Original work published 2004)

CTNMC 04 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P247619 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 28},
	title = {CTNMC 04 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P247619},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P247619},
}

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PY  - 2026
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M1  - 2026/10/27/
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