CDLJ 2009/2 §4.2 (P384809)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Special Collections, Robert Manning Strozier Library, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Special Collections, Robert Manning Strozier Library, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA

Museum Number

FSU 10

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

32.0 mm × 27.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) masz2
 en: 12 goats,
2. masz2 <u2>-szim-ma
 en: pastured goats;
3. 2(disz) u8 gukkal
 en: 2 fat-tailed ewes,
4. ba-usz2
 en: slaughtered;
reverse
1. giri3 {d}nin-gir2-su-ka-i3#-sa6#
 en: via Ningirsuka-isa,
2. zi-ga#
 en: booked out;
3. iti sze-il2-la
 en: month: “Barley transported,”
4. mu sza-asz-ru-um{ki} ba-hul
 en: year: “Šašrum was destroyed.”

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P384809

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 32.0 mm × 27.0 mm × 16.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Special Collections, Robert Manning Strozier Library, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA
Museum Number FSU 10
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 172777

References

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-08 at 14:21:38 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2014-03-08 at 17:42:42 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:05:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-05-28 at 17:19:29 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-05-07 at 17:43:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-05-06 at 17:16:44 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-05-05 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Robson, Eleanor CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLJ 2009/2 §4.2 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P384809.
CDLJ 2009/2 §4.2 artifact entry (No. P384809). (2024, June 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P384809 (Original work published 2008)
CDLJ 2009/2 §4.2 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P384809 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P384809},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P384809},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLJ 2009/2 §4.2 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P384809.
CDLJ 2009/2 §4.2 artifact entry (No. P384809). (2024, June 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P384809 (Original work published 2008)
CDLJ 2009/2 §4.2 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P384809 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 8},
	title = {CDLJ 2009/2 \textsection{}4.2 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P384809},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P384809},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/8/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P384809
LB  - CDLI:P384809
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - CDLJ 2009/2 §4.2 artifact entry
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