AGGT 542 (P247756)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 026416

Period

Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1/3(asz@c){sza} har hul3-la ku3-babbar
2. 2(asz@c) tug2 nig2-lam2
3. 1(asz@c) tug2 sza3-ge-da5
4. 1(asz@c) tug2 sza3-ga-du3
5. masz lu2 kin-gi4-a unu{ki}
reverse
1. u4 {d}i7-la-ba-ta
2. abzu-si{ki}
3. ba-hul-a inim-bi mu-de6
4. szu ba-ti
5. zi-ga lu-lu
6. iti sze-gur10-a 5(disz@t) u4 mu-gal2

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P247756

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
was listed as Lagash; corrected R. Firth feedback 20111002
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 026416
Accession Number

External resources

References

  • primary: AGGT, 542

    [Maiocchi2020AGGT] Maiocchi, Massimo, and Giuseppe Visicato. 2020. Administration at Girsu in Gudea’s Time. Antichistica 27. Venezia: Edizioni Ca’ Foscari – Digital Publishing.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
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 View
2015-05-05 at 09:42:49 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Transliteration Brumfield, Sara CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:38:24 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2004-08-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“AGGT 542 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P247756.
AGGT 542 artifact entry (No. P247756). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P247756 (Original work published 2004)
AGGT 542 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P247756 (Accessed: June 15, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {AGGT 542 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P247756},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P247756},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“AGGT 542 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P247756.
AGGT 542 artifact entry (No. P247756). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P247756 (Original work published 2004)
AGGT 542 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P247756 (Accessed: June 15, 2026).
@misc{2023AGGT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {AGGT 542 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P247756},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P247756},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P247756
LB  - CDLI:P247756
M1  - 2026/6/15/
TI  - AGGT 542 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P247756
ER  - 
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