YOS 15, 124 (P274567)

Legal tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Special Collections and Archives, John T. Richardson Library, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Special Collections and Archives, John T. Richardson Library, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

Souvay 13

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

51.0 mm × 31.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. x [...]
2'. szu-x-[...]-x
3'. szuszin{ki#}-ta# du#-ni#
4'. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3-gu
5'. 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 sza3 iri
6'. 1(asz) kasz dida du
7'. 5(disz) sila3# zi3 kaskal-sze3
8'. {d}amar-{d}suen-he2-ti aga3-us2-gal
9'. szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni
10'. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3-gu
11'. 1(disz) id-gur2 sza3 iri
12'. 1(asz) kasz dida du
13'. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 kaskal-sze3
14'. lu2-{d}nanna u3-kul
reverse
1. 2(ban2) kasz# 2(ban2) dabin
2. 1/3(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
3. elam du8-du8-li2{ki}-me
4. giri3 lu2-{d}nanna aga3-us2-gal
5. szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni
6. 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3-gu
7. 5(disz) id-gur2 i3 u4 5(disz)-kam
8. ad-da-gi-na szar2-ra-ab-du
9. gu2 i7 pirig-gin7-du u4 e3-e3-de3 gen-na
10. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3-gu
11. 1(disz) id#-gur2 i3 sza3 iri
12. 1(asz) kasz dida du
13. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 kaskal-sze3
14. {d#}x-x-x-lim aga3-us2-gal [...]-gi#?
  rest broken
left
1. [iti] szu#-numun

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P274567

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 51.0 mm × 31.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Special Collections and Archives, John T. Richardson Library, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Museum Number Souvay 13
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 165601

References

  • primary: YOS 15, 124

    [Goetze2009YOS15] Goetze, Albrecht. 2009. Cuneiform Texts from Various Collections. Yale Oriental Series, Babylonian Texts 15. New Haven: Yale University Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2019-11-10 at 07:39:37 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2018-10-19 at 10:01:46 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2018-09-16 at 07:20:35 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2018-09-16 at 07:20:10 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2018-09-08 at 08:39:04 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2005-09-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“YOS 15, 124 Artifact Entry.” 2005. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 7, 2005. https://cdli.earth/P274567.
YOS 15, 124 artifact entry (No. P274567). (2005, September 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P274567
YOS 15, 124 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P274567 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).
@misc{2005YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-25]},
	year = {2005},
	month = {sep 7},
	title = {YOS 15, 124 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P274567},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P274567},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2005/9/7/
PY  - 2005
ID  - P274567
LB  - CDLI:P274567
M1  - 2026/4/25/
TI  - YOS 15, 124 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P274567
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“YOS 15, 124 Artifact Entry.” 2005. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 7, 2005. https://cdli.earth/P274567.
YOS 15, 124 artifact entry (No. P274567). (2005, September 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P274567
YOS 15, 124 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P274567 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).
@misc{2005YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-25]},
	year = {2005},
	month = {sep 7},
	title = {YOS 15, 124 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P274567},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P274567},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2005/9/7/
PY  - 2005
ID  - P274567
LB  - CDLI:P274567
M1  - 2026/4/25/
TI  - YOS 15, 124 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P274567
ER  -
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