KM 89005 (P234800)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

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Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Museum Number

KM 89005

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (“Account of Hides”)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

92.0 mm × 51.0 mm × 23.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 3(u) 1(disz) ad7 u8#
2. 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 5(u) ad7 udu-nita2
3. 3(gesz2) ad7 sila4
4. e2-kiszib3-ba-ta#
5. 3(gesz2) 4(disz) ad7 sila4#
6. inim gu3-de2-a-ta
  blank space
7. szunigin 3(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 2(u) 1(disz) ad7 kusz# udu#?
8. szunigin 6(gesz2) 4(disz) ad7 kusz sila4#
9. sza3-bi-ta
10. 2(gesz'u) 3(u) 5(disz) kusz kiszib3 lu2-sa6-ga aszgab
11. 5(gesz2) 2(u) 7(disz) kusz kiszib3 nam-zi-tar-ra dumu# lu2#-sa6#-ga#
12. 2(disz) kusz# x ensi2-ka-sze3#? lu2#-sa6#-ga# szu ba-ti
  blank space
13. szunigin 2(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 4(disz) kusz kiszib3 aszgab#?
14. mu-[kux(DU)]
reverse
1. la2-ia3 5(gesz2) 2(u) la2 2(disz) kusz udu
2. la2-ia3 6(gesz2) 4(disz) kusz sila4
3. sza3#-bi-ta
4. 1(gesz2) 2(disz) kusz udu 8(disz) {szu4}szudul4 x
5. kiszib3#? lu2#-gi-na aszgab#
6. 3(gesz2) kusz udu 2(u) kusz sila4#?
7. an-ne2-ba-ab-du7 aszgab#
8. 3(gesz2) kusz udu 5(u) kusz sila4
9. e2#-kiszib3-ba gu-la-a ba-an-tum3
10. ba-zi dumu szesz-szesz szu ba-ti
11. 3(gesz2) 2(u) kusz udu 3(gesz2) 5(u) 4(disz) kusz sila4
12. 4(u) 2(disz) {szu4}szudul4 udu 1(gesz2) 2(disz) {szu4}szudul4 sila4
13. e2-usz-bar-ra ba-an-tum3?
14. giri3 i-di3-{d}suen dub#-sar#?
  blank space
15. szunigin 5(gesz2) 1(u) 8(disz) ad7 kusz udu
16. szunigin 6(gesz2) 4(disz) ad7 kusz sila4
17. zi-ga nu-zi en3-bi# tar-re-dam
18. mu {gesz}gu-za ba-dim2

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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): 92.0 high × 51.0 wide × 23.0 thick
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  • Museum No.: KM 89005
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.03.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:53:56 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:43:43 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:37:38 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2007-08-12 at 22:19:38 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:37:13 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2003-11-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Reid, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“KM 89005 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 4, 2003. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P234800.
KM 89005 artifact entry (No. P234800). (2003, November 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P234800
KM 89005 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P234800 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
@misc{2003KM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-19]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {nov 4},
	title = {KM 89005 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P234800},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P234800},
}


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