Rochester 152 (P128257)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Memorial Art Gallery, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Memorial Art Gallery, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA

Museum Number

MAG 54.58.05a

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. 3(disz) sila3 kasz
2. 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3
3. szu-{d}dumu-zi lu2 zah3 dab5-de3 gen-na
4. 3(disz) sila3 kasz
5. 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3
6. ba-za-za szar2-ra-ab-du
7. 4(disz) sila3 kasz aga3-us2 lugal kasz-a gub-ba
8. giri3 ur-nigar{gar}
9. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
10. 2(disz) gin2 i3
11. da-a-num2 lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-la
12. 6(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda
13. 2(disz) gin2 i3
14. {d}szul-gi-i3-li2
15. giri3 ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
reverse
1. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3
3. suhusz-ki-ne2 lu2 kas4
4. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
5. 2(disz) gin2 i3
6. er3-ra-ba-ni sukkal
7. ki sukkal-mah-sze3 gen-na
8. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda
9. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 i3
10. ur-{d}nin-gubalag sukkal
11. 1(ban2) kasz 1(ban2) ninda sza3-iri
12. 1(ban2) kasz saga 1(ban2) zi3-gu kaskal-sze3
13. ur-{d}nin-sun2 dumu-lugal
14. 2(disz) sila3 ninda sipa ur
15. 2(disz) sila3 ninda simug sza3 en-nu
16. 2(disz) sila3 dabin sza3-gal ur-ra
17. zi-ga u4 1(u) 4(disz)-kam
18. iti GAN2-masz

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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  • primary: Rochester, 152

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

    Messenger tablet

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  • Museum No.: MAG 54.58.05a
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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
2019-11-29 at 16:13:27 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-10-07 at 08:48:01 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-10-07 at 08:30:30 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-08-24 at 12:11:13 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:58:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:31:48 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:25:47 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 152 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P128257.
Rochester 152 artifact entry (No. P128257). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P128257
Rochester 152 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P128257 (Accessed: April 23, 2024).
@misc{2001Rochester,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-23]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Rochester 152 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P128257},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P128257},
}


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