CM 26, 143 (P330158)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

SM 1909.05.242

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. 4(u) 4(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 8(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 dabin gur lugal
2. si-i3-tum
3. bala dub-sag
4. 1(gesz2) 8(asz) 1(barig) 5(disz) sila3 dabin gur
5. ki nam-ha-ni-ta
6. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 3(asz) 3(ban2) dabin gur
7. ki a-tu-ta
8. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) dabin gur
9. [ki lugal?-igi?]-sa6#-sa6-ga-ta
10. [...] dabin gur
11. [...] x
12. [... zi3?] sig15# gur
13. [...] gur
14. [...]-ta#
15. [...]
16. [...]
  rest broken
column 2
1. 2(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda szu gur
2. sag-bi 5(ban2)? 7(disz) sila3
3. ki lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su-ta
4. 2(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15
5. 2(u) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 ISZ ba-ba gur
6. 2(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 3(disz) [n] sila3 dabin gur
7. ki ur-{d}en#-[x]-ta
8. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 2(asz) [n] sila3 gur
9. 2(u) 4(asz) [n] 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3 ISZ# ba-ba gur
10. 5(gesz2) 1(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 dabin gur
11. ki ur-{d}ig-alim-ta
12. 1(u) 8(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2)? 8(disz) sila3 ninda szu gur
13. x x x
  rest broken
column 3
1. szunigin 2(gesz2) 3(u) 1(barig) 4(ban2) zi3 sig15 gur
2. sze bala-bi 2(gesz2) 3(u) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur
3. szunigin 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 3(u) 2(asz) 3(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 1(u) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 dabin gur
4. 2(barig) zi3 ISZ ba-ba gur
5. szunigin 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 3(u) 2(asz) 3(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 1(u) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) dabin gur
6. sze-bi 1(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 1(u) 8(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 1(u) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 gur
7. sza3-bi-ta
8. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 2(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 ninda gesz-asz gur
9. 4(gesz2) 3(u) 2(barig) 4(disz) 4(disz) sila3 ninda saga gur
10. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 2(asz) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 ninda du gur
11. 1(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 ninda szu gur
12. iti sze-sag11-ku5
13. 1(barig) ninda gesz-asz
14. 4(u) 4(asz) 4(ban2) 9(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15 gur
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. giri3 szesz-[...]
2'. 2(asz) zi3 sig15 [...]
3'. 9(asz) 2(barig) dabin gur
4'. 4(disz) gin2 la2 8(disz) sze ku3-babbar
5'. sze-bi 3(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur
6'. giri3 lugal-banda3-sze3
7'. la2-ia3 su-ga
8'. szesz-kal-la szu ba-ti
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9'. ugu2-a ga2-ga2
10'. szunigin 2(gesz2) 5(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) ninda szu gur
11'. sze bala-bi 2(gesz2) 5(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gur
12'. szunigin 4(gesz2) 3(u) 2(asz) 4(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 ninda saga{ga} 5(u) 4(asz) 3(ban2) 2(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 8(disz) gin2
13'. szunigin 5(gesz2) 2(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2)? 6(disz) <sila3> ninda szu u3 ninda du
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column 2
1. szunigin 2(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) [...] dabin [gur]
2. igi-gal2 zi3 iri-ta gub-ba
3. zi-ga-am3
4. szunigin 5(disz) gin2? ku3-babbar
5. sze-bi 5(asz) gur
6. kiszib3 ur-e2-gal dam-gar3
7. szunigin 5(asz) zi3 sig15 gur
8. sze bala-bi 5(asz) gur
9. szunigin 2(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) sze gur
10. szunigin 4(disz) gin2? la2 8(disz) sze ku3-babbar
11. sze-bi 3(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur
12. la2-ia3 su-ga
13. szesz-kal-la szu ba-ti
14. ugu2-a ga2-ga2
  blank space
15. szunigin 1(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 4(u) 5(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
  rest broken
column 3
1. [nig2]-ka9-ak
2. ur-nigar{gar} dumu ur-sukkal
3. iti sze-sag11-ku5-ta
4. iti diri sze-sag11-ku5-sze3
5. iti 2(disz)-kam
6. bala-bi 1(disz)-am3
  blank space
7. mu ki-masz{ki} ba-hul

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: CM 26, 143

    [Sharlach2004CM26] Sharlach, Tonia M. 2004. Provincial Taxation and the Ur III State. Cuneiform Monographs 26. Leiden, Boston: Brill, Styx.

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  • Museum No.: SM 1909.05.242
  • Accession No.: —

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.46.11.00, Šulgi.46.11d.00 (intercalated)
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2019-11-19 at 11:56:59 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-02-28 at 17:16:32 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:42:30 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:55:21 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:48:53 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:52:26 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-04-14 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CM 26, 143 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 14, 2006. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P330158.
CM 26, 143 artifact entry (No. P330158). (2006, April 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P330158
CM 26, 143 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P330158 (Accessed: April 18, 2024).
@misc{2006CM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-18]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 14},
	title = {CM 26, 143 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P330158},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P330158},
}


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