NMS A.1907.690.23 (P453234)
Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, UKMuseum Number
NMS A.1907.690.23Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
27.0 mm × 26.0 mm × 15.0 mm
tablet
obverse
1. 1(barig) 4(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 i3
2. sza3 gir2-su{ki}
3. 1(barig) 5(disz) sila3 i3
4. sza3 nigin6{ki}
reverse
1. 1(barig) 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 i3
2. sza3 gu2-ab-ba{ki}
3. i3 masz-da-ri-a
4. mu {d}amar-{d}en-zu-ke4 lugal
obverse
1. 1(barig) 4(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 i3
2. sza3 gir2-su{ki}
3. 1(barig) 5(disz) sila3 i3
4. sza3 nigin6{ki}
reverse
1. 1(barig) 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 i3
2. sza3 gu2-ab-ba{ki}
3. i3 masz-da-ri-a
4. mu {d}amar-{d}en-zu-ke4 lugal
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
- Measurements (mm): 27.0 high × 26.0 wide × 15.0 thick
- Weight:
- Artifact Preservation: complete
- Condition Description:
- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
- Seal information:
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: NMS A.1907.690.23
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello) [uncertain]
- Elevation:
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- Excavation No:
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced:
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2017-07-22 at 14:06:23 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2014-01-30 at 08:36:49 | Wagensonner, Klaus | Transliteration | Wagensonner, Klaus | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2013-06-27 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | Reid, Nicholas; Wagensonner, Klaus | CDLI | Approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (193700) (193700)
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Cite this Artifacts
“NMS A.1907.690.23 Artifact Entry.” 2013. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 27, 2013. https://cdli.earth/P453234.
NMS A.1907.690.23 artifact entry (No. P453234). (2013, June 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P453234
NMS A.1907.690.23 artifact entry (2013) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P453234 (Accessed: March 11, 2026).
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