Rochester 156 (P128261)

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 54.58.11

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. 1(ban2) sila3 kasz lugal
2. 8(disz) sila3 ninda 4(disz) gin2 i3-gesz
3. szar2-ra-ab-du-bi 4(disz)
4. a-sza3 igi-du8-de3 gen-na
5. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
6. 2(ban2) sila3 kasz du
reverse
1. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3-gu
2. sza3-iri
3. 2(asz) gu2 kasz dida saga
4. 2(asz) gu2 kasz dida du
5. 1(gesz2) sila3 zi3 1(disz) udu
6. kaskal-kaskal-sze3
7. da-mi-<iq>-{d}suen# dumu-lugal
left
1. a-sza3 igi-du8-[...]-a gen-na

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Rochester, 156

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

    Messenger tablet

  • history: Gomi, AfO 42-42, 229 (prov.),

    [sec18247] N.d.

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  • Museum No.: MAG 54.58.11
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello) Provenience Comments:

    Gomi, AfO 42-42, 229

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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
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 156 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P128261.
Rochester 156 artifact entry (No. P128261). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P128261
Rochester 156 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P128261 (Accessed: April 23, 2024).
@misc{2001Rochester,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-23]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Rochester 156 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P128261},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P128261},
}


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