JCS 71, 029 09 (P319468)

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 021544

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Summary tablet of grain and bran allotted to shepherds åà é Ur-dun (CBT 2))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(barig) nig2 ar3-ra sze-bi 2(barig)
2. 5(ban2) duh babbar2 1(ban2)
3. 3(barig) 2(ban2) duh ge6
4. sza3-gal gu4 ur-ba-gara2
5. 4(barig) 4(ban2) lu2-kal-la
6. 1(asz) gur ur-{d}ig-alim
7. 3(barig) 2(ban2) lu2-sa6-i3-zu
8. ($ blank space $) 3(asz) 1(ban2) gur
reverse
1. sza3 ga2-nun-gesz
2. 1(barig) 3(ban2) lu2-ma2-gan{ki}
3. 1(barig) 3(ban2) lu2-dingir-ra
4. 1(barig) 5(ban2) an-ne2
5. 2(barig) 1(ban2) {d}nanna-si-sa2
6. ($ blank space $) 1(asz) 2(barig) gur
7. sza3 e2 ur-dun
8. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6
9. mu en {d}inanna masz-e i3-pa3
left
1. u4 1(u) 3(disz)-kam

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Summary tablet of grain and bran allotted to shepherds åà é Ur-dun (CBT 2))
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P319468

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 021544
Accession Number 1896-03-30, 0210

References

  • primary: JCS 71 (pp. 11-34), 029 09

    [Notizia2019JCS71] Notizia, Palmiro. 2019. “How to ‘Institutionalize’ a Household in Ur Iii Ĝirsu/Lagaš.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 71: 11–34. https://doi.org/10.1086/703851.

  • history: CBT 2, BM 021544 (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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-02 at 07:26:53 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 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
2020-11-01 at 11:12:29 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2006-04-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“JCS 71, 029 09 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P319468.
JCS 71, 029 09 artifact entry (No. P319468). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P319468 (Original work published 2006)
JCS 71, 029 09 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P319468 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“JCS 71, 029 09 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P319468.
JCS 71, 029 09 artifact entry (No. P319468). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P319468 (Original work published 2006)
JCS 71, 029 09 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P319468 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
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