CDLJ 2012/1 §4.63 (P416481)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

E59472

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 × 26.0 mm × 15.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) gu4 ba-usz2
 en: 1 ox, slaughtered,
2. giri3 {d}na-ru2-a-e3
 en: via Narua’e,
3. iti szu-numun
 en: month: “Sowing”;
4. 1(disz) ba-usz2
 en: 1(ox), slaughtered,
reverse
1. giri3 {d}nin-gir2-su-ka-i3-sa6
 en: via Ningirsuka-isa;
2. zi-ga
 en: “booked-outs;”
3. iti munu4-gu7
 en: month: “Malt feast,”
4. mu sza-asz-ru-um{ki} ba-hul
 en: year: “Šašrum was destroyed.”

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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): 32.0 high × 26.0 wide × 15.0 thick
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  • Museum No.: E59472
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello) [uncertain] Provenience Comments:

    Accd. to Ozaki, prosopography (not Drehem)

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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.42.04.00, Šulgi.42.05.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2014-03-10 at 18:55:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-09-25 at 14:39:16 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-03-10 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Ouyang, Xiaoli CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLJ 2012/1 §4.63 Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 10, 2011. https://cdli.earth/P416481.
CDLJ 2012/1 §4.63 artifact entry (No. P416481). (2011, March 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P416481
CDLJ 2012/1 §4.63 artifact entry (2011) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P416481 (Accessed: May 20, 2025).
@misc{2011CDLJ,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-20]},
	year = {2011},
	month = {mar 10},
	title = {CDLJ 2012/1 \textsection{}4.63 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P416481},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P416481},
}


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