CM 26, 153 (P330168)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

SM 1909.05.432

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) 5(u) 7(asz) 2(barig) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
2. ki ka5-a-mu-ta
3. uri5{ki}-sze3
4. ur-{d}nansze
5. szu ba-ti
  single ruling
6. iti gu4-ra2-bi2-mu2#-[mu2]
7. mu us2-sa ki-masz#{ki} ba-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P330168

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) Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number SM 1909.05.432
Accession Number —

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 072741

References

  • primary: CM 26, 153

    [Sharlach2004CM26] Sharlach, Tonia M. 2004. Provincial Taxation and the Ur III State. Cuneiform Monographs 26. Leiden, Boston: Brill, Styx.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 14:55:22 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:49:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:52:26 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-04-14 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CM 26, 153 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 14, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P330168.
CM 26, 153 artifact entry (No. P330168). (2006, April 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P330168
CM 26, 153 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P330168 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P330168},
}


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LB  - CDLI:P330168
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TI  - CM 26, 153 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CM 26, 153 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 14, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P330168.
CM 26, 153 artifact entry (No. P330168). (2006, April 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P330168
CM 26, 153 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P330168 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
@misc{2006CM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 14},
	title = {CM 26, 153 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P330168},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P330168},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/14/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P330168
LB  - CDLI:P330168
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - CM 26, 153 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P330168
ER  -
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