KM 89224 (P234986)

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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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

KM 89224

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (“Account of grain, beer, bread.”)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

88.0 mm × 44.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) sze gur
2. sza3-bi-ta
3. [n(disz) sila3]-ta u4 4(disz)-sze3
4. [x] 7(disz) sila3-ta u4 4(disz)-sze3
5. sze-bi 1(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 8(disz) sila3-ta#
6. sze udu gu7-a
7. 6(disz) sila3-ta u4 8(disz)-sze3
8. sze-bi 4(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 sze gu4
  blank space
9. iti gu4-ra2-bi2-mu2-mu2
10. 1(barig)-ta u4 6(disz)-sze3
11. 1(barig) 5(disz) sila3-ta u4 7(disz)-sze3
12. sze-bi 2(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
13. sze udu gu7-a
14. 8(disz)# sila3-ta u4 5(disz)-sze3
15. 1(ban2)#-ta u4 8(disz)-sze3
16. [sze]-bi 2(barig) sze gu4
17. [iti] ezem#-{d}li9-si4
reverse
1. 3(asz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) gur
2. e2-sze3
3. 3(barig) ur-{d}nansze
4. 3(barig) ur-dun lu2 lunga3
5. 2(barig) {d}nansze-uri3
6. 1(barig) lu2-{d}nin-szubur
7. ugula ur-dun AB
8. 3(ban2) e2#-du#-du
9. 1(ban2) x sila3 {d}nin#-mar{ki}-i3-sa6
10. 1(ban2) x-x-za
11. 3(ban2) lu2#-{d}szara2#
  blank space
12. szunigin [...]
13. szunigin [...]
14. szunigin x [...]
15. nig2-ka9-ak [...]
16. mu x [...] x x [...]

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
  • Measurements (mm): 88.0 high × 44.0 wide
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  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: KM 89224
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: --.--.02.00, --.--.03.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:53:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:43:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:43:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2007-08-12 at 22:19:43 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:37:17 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 89224 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 4, 2003. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P234986.
KM 89224 artifact entry (No. P234986). (2003, November 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P234986
KM 89224 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P234986 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
@misc{2003KM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-19]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {nov 4},
	title = {KM 89224 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P234986},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P234986},
}

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