CDLJ 2007/1 §3.29 (P368381)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Kalamazoo Valley Museum, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Kalamazoo Valley Museum, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA

Museum Number

KVM 32.1153

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

33.0 mm × 31.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(u) 7(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur
2. sze szuku erin2 engar sza3#-gu4#
3. u3 dumu-gu4-gur
4. i3-dub a-sza3 iri#-ul
5. ki lu2-dingir-ra dumu ab-ba-mu-ta
6. kiszib3 nam-mah dub-sar
reverse
  blank space
1. iti GAN2-masz
2. mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal
envelope
obverse
1. 3(u)# 7(asz)# [...]
2. sze x
  blank space
3. i3-dub#
reverse
  blank space
1. iti GAN2-[masz]
2. mu {d}[i-bi2]-{d}suen [lugal]
seal 1

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P368381

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions 33.0 mm × 31.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Kalamazoo Valley Museum, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
Museum Number KVM 32.1153
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 169824

References

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-03-09 at 12:15:11 Durham, Madelyn Artifact metadata, Other metadata Durham, Madelyn Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-06-03 at 10:45:04 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2016-02-21 at 12:12:22 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:04:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-27 at 19:45:33 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-08-16 at 21:37:04 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-03-27 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Seri, Andrea CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLJ 2007/1 §3.29 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 9, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P368381.
CDLJ 2007/1 §3.29 artifact entry (No. P368381). (2026, March 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P368381 (Original work published 2007)
CDLJ 2007/1 §3.29 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P368381 (Accessed: October 4, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P368381},
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}


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Cite this Artifact

“CDLJ 2007/1 §3.29 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 9, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P368381.
CDLJ 2007/1 §3.29 artifact entry (No. P368381). (2026, March 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P368381 (Original work published 2007)
CDLJ 2007/1 §3.29 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P368381 (Accessed: October 4, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 9},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P368381},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P368381},
}


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DA  - 2026/3/9/
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ID  - P368381
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M1  - 2026/10/4/
TI  - CDLJ 2007/1 §3.29 artifact entry
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