UNT 053 (P141880)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 012956

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

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tablet
obverse
1. 2(u) 2(disz) u8 2(disz) udu-gal 1(u) 1(disz) udu-nita2
2. 8(disz) sila4 ba-ur4 libir-am3
3. 5(disz) sila4 ba-ur4 la2-ia3 su-ga
4. 1(u) sila4 nu-ur4
5. siki-bi
6. ur-{d}nin-szubur 5(u) la2 2(disz)
7. 5(u) u8 5(disz) udu-gal 3(u) 5(disz) udu-nita2
8. 1(u) sila4 ba-ur4 2(u) sila4 nu-ur4
9. siki-bi
10. ba-ti-ti 1(gesz2) 4(u)
11. 4(gesz2) udu-gal 4(gesz2) udu-nita2 2(gesz2) la2 2(disz) u8 2(disz) udu-gal?
12. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 5(disz) u8 5(disz) udu-nita2 a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
13. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 2(disz) u8 8(disz) udu-nita2 a-ra2 3(disz)-kam
14. {d}utu-bi 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 1(u)
15. 4(u) u8 8(disz) udu-gal 1(u) 8(disz) udu-nita2
16. 1(u) 5(disz) sila4 ba-[ur4]
reverse
1. [a]-tu# dumu lugal-igi-sa6
2. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 1(disz)
3. [2(u) u8] 1(u) 4(disz) udu-nita2
4. 6(disz) sila4 ba-ur4 <x> sila4 nu-ur4
5. siki-bi
6. al-la dumu ur-{d}dumu-zi 4(u)
7. 2(u) 1(disz) u8 2(disz) udu-gal 1(u) 2(disz) udu-nita2
8. 1(u) la2 1(disz) sila4 ba-ur4 <x> sila4 nu-ur4
9. siki-bi
10. giri3-ni-i3-sa6 4(u) 4(disz)
11. 1(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 2(u) 3(disz)
12. udu ba-ur4 u4 2(disz)-kam
13. sza3 gu2-ab-ba{ki}
14. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul mu us2-sa-a-bi

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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
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  • primary: Waetzoldt, UNT, 53

    [Waetzoldt1972UNT] Waetzoldt, Hartmut. 1972. Untersuchungen Zur Neusumerischen Textilindustrie. Studi Economici e Tecnologici, N. 1. Roma: Centro per le antichità e la storia dell’arte del Vicino Oriente.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 012956
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.48.00.00 (us2-us2 year)
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:22:40 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:30:57 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
“UNT 053 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P141880.
UNT 053 artifact entry (No. P141880). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P141880 (Original work published 2001)
UNT 053 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P141880 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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}

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