Fs Tamburello 1547-1557, 06 (P315737)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 013353

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (List of food-rations in barley for sheep issued to Níg-kal-la, Lú-kal-la, An-ni and some other men. (CBT 1))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

47.0 mm × 28.0 mm × 17.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 2(gesz2) 2(u) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
2. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 8(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3
3. sze-bi 4(barig) 4(ban2) 8(disz) sila3
4. nig2-kal-la
5. 2(gesz2) 2(u) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
6. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 4(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3
7. sze-bi 4(barig) 4(ban2) 4(disz) sila3
8. lu2-kal-la
9. 2(gesz2) 2(u) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
10. 1(gesz2) 8(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3
11. sze-bi 4(barig) 3(ban2) 8(disz) sila3
12. an-ne2
13. 2(gesz2) 2(u) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
14. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3
15. sze-bi 4(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
reverse
1. lu2-{d}nin-szubur
2. 2(gesz2) 4(u) 3(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3
3. sze-bi 2(barig) 4(ban2) 3(disz) sila3
4. a2-na-mu
5. 2(gesz2) 4(u) 7(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3
6. sze-bi 2(barig) 4(ban2) 7(disz) sila3
7. 4(u) sila4 diri 1(disz) sila3
8. sze-bi 4(ban2)
9. 1(u) gu4 8(disz) sila3
10. 1(u) la2 1(disz) gu4 6(disz) sila3
11. 5(disz) amar 3(disz) sila3
12. 7(disz) szeg9-bar 2(disz) sila3
13. u4 3(u) la2 1(disz)-kam
14. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 47.0 high × 28.0 wide × 17.0 thick
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (List of food-rations in barley for sheep issued to Níg-kal-la, Lú-kal-la, An-ni and some other men. (CBT 1))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: Fs Tamburello 1547-1557, 06

    [Mander2010FsTamburello] Notizia, Palmiro, and Pietro Mander. 2010. “Osservazioni in Margine Ad Un Ben Noto Archivio Di Allevatori Di Bestiame Da Girsu.” In Oriente, Occidente e Dintorni... Scritti in Onore Di Adolfo Tamburello (Vol. 4), 1547–57. Naples.

  • history: CBT 1, BM 13353

    [Figulla1961CBT1] Figulla, Hugo H. 1961. Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum. Volume I. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

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  • Museum No.: BM 013353
  • Accession No.: 1896-03-28, 0444

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-25 at 10:18:41 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2021-07-07 at 12:50:53 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2006-04-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“Fs Tamburello 1547-1557, 06 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P315737.
Fs Tamburello 1547-1557, 06 artifact entry (No. P315737). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315737 (Original work published 2006)
Fs Tamburello 1547-1557, 06 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315737 (Accessed: September 2, 2025).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P315737},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315737},
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Cite this Artifact

“Fs Tamburello 1547-1557, 06 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P315737.
Fs Tamburello 1547-1557, 06 artifact entry (No. P315737). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315737 (Original work published 2006)
Fs Tamburello 1547-1557, 06 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315737 (Accessed: September 2, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P315737},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315737},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P315737
LB  - CDLI:P315737
M1  - 2025/9/2/
TI  - Fs Tamburello 1547-1557, 06 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P315737
ER  -
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