OrNS 42, 236 (P247624)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 16408

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

92.0 mm × 92.0 mm × 28.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2/3(asz@c) e2 sar
2. a-ba-mu-na-DU
3. gan-ezem
4. dam SZUL-a-sze3
5. e-sze3-sa10
6. nig2-sa10-bi
7. 1(u@c) ku3 luh-ha gin2
8. 4(asz@c)? 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) sze gur 2(disz@t) UL
column 2
1. nig2-ba-bi
2. 1(asz@c) sze
3. 1(asz@c) ziz2
4. 1(asz@c) i3 szah2 sila3
5. 1(asz@c) |NIG2.SAG.LAL.MUNUS|
6. gan-ezem-ke4
7. szu ba-ti
8. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}ba-ba6
9. sa12-du5
10. 1(asz@c) lugal-szu
11. unu3
12. 1(asz@c) e2-abzu
column 3
1. dumu si-gar
2. 1(asz@c) ur-e2-musz
3. ugula lu2 igi!
4. 1(asz@c) nir-an-da-gal2
5. dal-muszen
6. 1(asz@c) utu-mu-kusz2
7. 1(asz@c) inim-ma-ni-zi
8. gala-mah
9. 1(asz@c) e2-ir-nun
10. eb!-gal
column 4
1. 1(asz@c) ur-szu-ga-[lam]-ma
2. dumu lugal-szu
3. 1(asz@c) me!-kuara{ki}-ta
4. bur-sag
5. 1(asz@c) nin-sza3-la2-tuku
6. 1(asz@c) lugal-u3-ma
7. 1(asz@c) ur-ti-ra-asz2
8. dumu a-abzu-si-me
reverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) amar-abzu
2. dumu amar-{d}sag-ku5
3. 1(asz@c) lugal-an-da
4. dumu amar-kuara{ki}
5. 1(asz@c) lugal-kur-dub2
6. dumu szesz-kur-ra x
7. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}kinda2-zi-da
8. dumu e2-abzu
9. 1(asz@c) abzu-kur-gal
column 2
1. ur-{d}ba-ba6
2. 1(asz@c) lugal-pirig-tur
3. ur-ki-HAR-ra-ka
4. 1(asz@c) lugal-igi-tab
5. 1(asz@c) e-da-hul
6. szu-i-me
7. 1(asz@c) KA-ki-bi-sze3
8. 1(asz@c) ka5-a
9. 1(asz@c) munus-en-da-kusz2
column 3
1. szesz gan-ezem-ka-me
2. 1(asz@c) lugal-ib2-ta-ni-e3
3. ka-ki-kam
4. lu2 ki inim-ma-bi-me
5. 1(asz@c) ur2!-ra-ni
6. nimgir
7. gag-bi e2-gar8-ra be2-du3
column 4
1. i3-bi za3-ge be2-ak
2. u4-ba
3. ku3 luh-ha 1(asz@c) gin2
4. sze-bi 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)-am6
5. du-du sanga

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)

Collections

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 92.0 high × 92.0 wide × 28.0 thick
Weight:
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: OrNS 42, 236

[Hallo1973-81661] Hallo, William W. 1973.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: YBC 16408
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Dates Referenced: Enmetena.00.00.00
Alternative Years:
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-01-19 at 10:11:27	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2008-10-09 at 16:05:24	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	Approved
2008-06-24 at 00:38:46	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	Approved
2007-07-15 at 00:30:36	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI	Approved
2007-03-26 at 18:08:38	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:38:21	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2004-08-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Yale Babylonian Collection (BC-029665) (BC-029665)
Electronic Babylonian Library (YBC.16408) (YBC.16408)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“OrNS 42, 236 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P247624.

OrNS 42, 236 artifact entry (No. P247624). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P247624 (Original work published 2004)

OrNS 42, 236 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P247624 (Accessed: February 23, 2026).

@misc{2023OrNS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {OrNS 42, 236 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P247624},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P247624},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“OrNS 42, 236 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P247624.

OrNS 42, 236 artifact entry (No. P247624). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P247624 (Original work published 2004)

OrNS 42, 236 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P247624 (Accessed: February 23, 2026).

@misc{2023OrNS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {OrNS 42, 236 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P247624},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P247624},
}

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DA  - 2023/2/1/
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M1  - 2026/2/23/
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UR  - https://cdli.earth/P247624
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