Rochester 239 (P128343)

Tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Crozer Theological Seminary, Rochester, New York, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Crozer Theological Seminary, Rochester, New York, USA

Museum Number

Crozer 088

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

-

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. inim# x ga#-esz8-sze3# ma2-a gar
2. kiszib3# szu#?-bi#?-DUB#? lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal tum3-da
3. inim ku3 mun-gazi
4. lu2-dingir-ra
5. inim ku3 la2-ia3 mun-gazi ur-{d?}en#?-lil2?
6. inim la2-ia3 a2 bala [...]
7. ki lu2-{d}ha-[ia3]-ta#
8. inim za-ha-din gal2#?-[...]
9. kiszib3 za-ha-din gal2#?-[...]
10. [...]
reverse
1. [...]
2. inim# ku3 a2 dam-gar3# [...]-e3-da [...]
3. inim ARAD2 e2-gal ki er3-ra#-dan# i3-tusz-a en3-bi tar-re-dam
4. inim ku3 mun
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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
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  • Genre(s):
  • This text is a school text.
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: Rochester, 239

    [Sigrist1991Rochester] Sigrist, Marcel. 1991. Documents from Tablet Collections in Rochester, New York. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

    ?

  • history: YOS 15, 195

    [Goetze2009YOS15] Goetze, Albrecht. 2009. Cuneiform Texts from Various Collections. Yale Oriental Series, Babylonian Texts 15. New Haven: Yale University Press.

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  • Museum No.: Crozer 088
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello) Provenience Comments:

    was listed as Lagash

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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2013-07-22 at 12:40:11 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:59:04 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:31:52 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:42:56 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:25:49 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“Rochester 239 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P128343.
Rochester 239 artifact entry (No. P128343). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P128343
Rochester 239 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P128343 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
@misc{2001Rochester,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-19]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Rochester 239 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P128343},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P128343},
}


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PY  - 2001
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M1  - 2024/4/19/
TI  - Rochester 239 artifact entry
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