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LAOS 1, 16 (P481059)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Leipziger Altorientalischen Institut, Leipzig, Germany

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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

Leipziger Altorientalischen Institut, Leipzig, Germany

Museum Number

SIL 071

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

43.0 mm × 37.0 mm × 25.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(u) 3(disz) gurusz 1(barig) sze lugal-ta
2. sze-bi 6(asz) 3(barig) gur
3. sza3-gal erin2 bala gub-ba
4. ki ARAD2-mu-ta
5. ur-nigar{gar} ugula
reverse
1. szu ba-ti
2. nu-banda3 na-ba-sa6
3. iti diri sze-sag11-ku5
4. mu sza-asz-ru{ki} ba-hul
envelope
1. 3(u) 3(disz) gurusz# [1(barig)] sze# [lugal]-ta
blank space
2. sze-bi 6(asz)# [3(barig)] gur#
3. sza3-gal erin2 bala# gub-ba sze nu#? [...]
4. iti sze-sag11#-ku5#-ta#?
5. ki# ARAD2#-mu-ta#
reverse
1. kiszib3# ur-nigar{gar} ugula
2. [nu]-banda3 na-ba-sa6
blank space
3. iti sze-il2-la
4. mu sza-asz-ru{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. ur-nigar{gar}
2. dumu ur-sukkal? [...]

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)

Collections

Leipziger Altorientalischen Institut, Leipzig, Germany

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet Artifact type comments:
tablet: 31 x 28 x 14
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 43.0 high × 37.0 wide × 25.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
Artifact comments:
tablet: 31 x 28 x 14

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: LAOS 1, p.9-34, 16

[Neumann2011LAOS1] Neumann, Hans. 2011. “Ur III-Texte.” In Die Keilschrifttexte Des Altorientalischen Instituts Der Universität Leipzig, edited by Michael P. Streck, 9-34 + Tafel 1-20. Leipziger Altorientalistische Studien 1. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: SIL 071
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.42.11.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2016-11-06 at 12:47:18	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2016-11-03 at 12:05:29	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard	CDLI	Approved
2015-07-23 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Wagensonner, Klaus	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (191945) (191945)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 004643 (composite) (P457353)	Girsu (mod. Tello)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“LAOS 1, 16 Artifact Entry.” 2015. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2015. https://cdli.earth/P481059.

LAOS 1, 16 artifact entry (No. P481059). (2015, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481059

LAOS 1, 16 artifact entry (2015) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481059 (Accessed: March 8, 2026).

@misc{2015LAOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-08]},
	year = {2015},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {LAOS 1, 16 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481059},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481059},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2015/7/23/
PY  - 2015
ID  - P481059
LB  - CDLI:P481059
M1  - 2026/3/8/
TI  - LAOS 1, 16 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481059
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“LAOS 1, 16 Artifact Entry.” 2015. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2015. https://cdli.earth/P481059.

LAOS 1, 16 artifact entry (No. P481059). (2015, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481059

LAOS 1, 16 artifact entry (2015) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481059 (Accessed: March 8, 2026).

@misc{2015LAOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-08]},
	year = {2015},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {LAOS 1, 16 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481059},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481059},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2015/7/23/
PY  - 2015
ID  - P481059
LB  - CDLI:P481059
M1  - 2026/3/8/
TI  - LAOS 1, 16 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481059
ER  -