CDLB 2017/001 2 (P319075)
Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 019683Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Irrigation work specifying the dimensions of the canal; fragment (CBT 2))Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. a2-pa5 na-ba-sa2-ta
en: From the side of the Nabasa canal:
2. 1(gesz2) 3(u) ninda gid2 1(disz) kusz3 dagal 1(disz) kusz3 sukud
en: 90 ninda the length, 1 cubit the width, 1 cubit the height,
3. a-sza3 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sar
en: the volume 7 1/2 sar;
4. 1(gesz2)# ninda# gid2 1(disz) kusz3 dagal 2(disz) kusz3 sukud
en: 60 ninda the length, 1 cubit the width, 2 cubits the height,
5. a-sza3 2(u) sar
en: the volume: 20 sar;
6. a-pi4-sal4 x [...]
en: Apisal ...;
rest broken
column 2
1. 2(u) [...]
en: 20 ...
2. a-sza3 [...]
en: the volume ...
3. 1(u) 2(disz) x [...]
en: 12 ...
4. a [...]
en: ...
5. a# [...]
en: ...
rest broken
reverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. [...]
en: ...
2'. n [...]
en: n ...
3'. n [...]
en: n ...
4'. a2 [...-ta]
en: from the side of ...
column 2
beginning broken
1'. 5(u) 5(disz) ninda gid2 1(disz)# kusz3# [dagal] 1(disz) kusz3 sukud#
en: 55 ninda the length, 1 cubit the width, 1 cubit the height;
2'. a-sza3 4(disz) 1/2(disz) sar 5(disz) gin2
en: the volume 4 1/2 sar, 5 shekels.
3'. e a-sza3 pirig-tur-gin7-DU-sze3
en: For a levee in the field Pirigtur-gin-DU
blank line
4'. szunigin 8(gesz2) 5(u) ninda gid2
en: Total: 530 ninda the length.
5'. szunigin 1(gesz2) 5(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) sar kin sahar u3# u2-sag11
en: Total: 118 1/2 sar the activity for earthwork and reed bundle for barges
6'. e a-sza3 lugal-mu10-us2-sa2 gaba a-gesztin-na-ka
en: The levee of the Lugal-mussa field that is in front of A-geštin field
7'. e ki-sumun-na gid2-da
en: has been measured up to the levee of a plot with poor soil?;
8'. ugula sanga {d}dumu-zi u3 sanga {d}nin-DAR-a
en: the foremen (are) the chief adminstrator of (the temple of) Dumuzi and the chief administrator of (the temple of) Nin-DARa.
left
1. mu gu-za {d}en-lil2-la2 ba-[dim2]
en: Year: The throne of Enlil was fashioned
obverse
column 1
1. a2-pa5 na-ba-sa2-ta
en: From the side of the Nabasa canal:
2. 1(gesz2) 3(u) ninda gid2 1(disz) kusz3 dagal 1(disz) kusz3 sukud
en: 90 ninda the length, 1 cubit the width, 1 cubit the height,
3. a-sza3 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sar
en: the volume 7 1/2 sar;
4. 1(gesz2)# ninda# gid2 1(disz) kusz3 dagal 2(disz) kusz3 sukud
en: 60 ninda the length, 1 cubit the width, 2 cubits the height,
5. a-sza3 2(u) sar
en: the volume: 20 sar;
6. a-pi4-sal4 x [...]
en: Apisal ...;
rest broken
column 2
1. 2(u) [...]
en: 20 ...
2. a-sza3 [...]
en: the volume ...
3. 1(u) 2(disz) x [...]
en: 12 ...
4. a [...]
en: ...
5. a# [...]
en: ...
rest broken
reverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. [...]
en: ...
2'. n [...]
en: n ...
3'. n [...]
en: n ...
4'. a2 [...-ta]
en: from the side of ...
column 2
beginning broken
1'. 5(u) 5(disz) ninda gid2 1(disz)# kusz3# [dagal] 1(disz) kusz3 sukud#
en: 55 ninda the length, 1 cubit the width, 1 cubit the height;
2'. a-sza3 4(disz) 1/2(disz) sar 5(disz) gin2
en: the volume 4 1/2 sar, 5 shekels.
3'. e a-sza3 pirig-tur-gin7-DU-sze3
en: For a levee in the field Pirigtur-gin-DU
blank line
4'. szunigin 8(gesz2) 5(u) ninda gid2
en: Total: 530 ninda the length.
5'. szunigin 1(gesz2) 5(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) sar kin sahar u3# u2-sag11
en: Total: 118 1/2 sar the activity for earthwork and reed bundle for barges
6'. e a-sza3 lugal-mu10-us2-sa2 gaba a-gesztin-na-ka
en: The levee of the Lugal-mussa field that is in front of A-geštin field
7'. e ki-sumun-na gid2-da
en: has been measured up to the levee of a plot with poor soil?;
8'. ugula sanga {d}dumu-zi u3 sanga {d}nin-DAR-a
en: the foremen (are) the chief adminstrator of (the temple of) Dumuzi and the chief administrator of (the temple of) Nin-DARa.
left
1. mu gu-za {d}en-lil2-la2 ba-[dim2]
en: Year: The throne of Enlil was fashioned
Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Weight:
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- Seal no.:
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (Irrigation work specifying the dimensions of the canal; fragment (CBT 2))
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: CDLB 2017/1, 2
[Alivernini2017CDLB] Alivernini, Sergio. 2017. “Nine Unpublished Texts in the Collection of the British Museum.” Cuneiform Digital Library Bulletin 2017.
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history: CBT 2, BM 019683 (catalogue)
[CBT21996] Sigrist, Marcel, Hugo H. Figulla, and Christopher B. F. Walker. 1996. Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum. Vol. 2. British Museum Press.
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- Museum No.: BM 019683
- Accession No.: 1895-10-15, 0154
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
- Elevation:
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.03.00.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-06-09 at 08:19:18 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata, Other metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact metadata | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | Approved |
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| 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 |
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| 2017-06-21 at 16:37:48 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2017-06-20 at 21:08:46 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Alivernini, Sergio | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2006-04-04 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel | CDLI | Approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (041148) (041148)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.19683) (BM.19683)
- British Museum Collection (W_1895-1015-154) (W_1895-1015-154)
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Cite this Artifacts
“CDLB 2017/001 2 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P319075.
CDLB 2017/001 2 artifact entry (No. P319075). (2024, June 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P319075 (Original work published 2006)
CDLB 2017/001 2 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P319075 (Accessed: March 13, 2026).
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