Fs Tamburello 1547-1557, 07 (P317730)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 017969

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Barley for fattening cattle (CBT 2))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

48.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 29.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 4(u) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
2. 1(gesz2) 8(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3
3. sze-bi 3(barig) 3(ban2) 8(disz) sila3
4. nig2-kal-la
5. 1(gesz2) 4(u) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
6. 1(gesz2) la2 1(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3
7. sze-bi 3(barig) 3(ban2)# lu2-kal#-la
8. 2(gesz2)# udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
9. 1(gesz2)# [4(u)?] 4(disz)# udu 1(disz) sila3
10. sze-bi 4(barig) 4(ban2)# 4(disz)# sila3
11. an-ne2#
12. 2(gesz2) 2(u)# udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
13. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3
reverse
1. sze-bi 4(barig) 4(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 <lu2-{d}nin-szubur>
2. 2(gesz2) 3(u) 7(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3
3. sze-bi 2(barig) 3(ban2) 7(disz) sila3
4. a2-na-mu
5. 2(gesz2) 3(u) udu 1(disz) sila3
6. sze-bi 2(barig) 3(ban2) sa2-du11
7. 1(u) gu4 8(disz) sila3
8. 1(u) la2 1(disz) gu4 6(disz)# sila3#
9. 5(disz)# amar 3(disz)# sila3
10. 7(disz) szeg9-bar 2(disz)# sila3
11. sze-bi 2(barig) 4(ban2) 3(disz)# sila3
  blank space
12. u4 3(disz)-kam
13. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Barley for fattening cattle (CBT 2))
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P317730

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 48.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 29.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 017969
Accession Number 1894-10-15, 0229

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 039612
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.17969
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1894-1015-229

References

  • primary: Fs Tamburello 1547-1557, 07

    [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 2, BM 017969 (catalogue)

    [CBT21996] Sigrist, Marcel, Hugo Heinrich Figulla, and Christopher B. F. Walker. 1996. Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum. Vol. 2. British Museum Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-25 at 10:18:41 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:05:30 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2021-07-07 at 12:50:53 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-04-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Fs Tamburello 1547-1557, 07 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P317730.
Fs Tamburello 1547-1557, 07 artifact entry (No. P317730). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P317730 (Original work published 2006)
Fs Tamburello 1547-1557, 07 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P317730 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“Fs Tamburello 1547-1557, 07 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P317730.
Fs Tamburello 1547-1557, 07 artifact entry (No. P317730). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P317730 (Original work published 2006)
Fs Tamburello 1547-1557, 07 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P317730 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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