AfO 24, pl. 17 Truro 01 (P100286)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in County Museum and Art Gallery, Truro, Cornwall, UK

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County Museum and Art Gallery, Truro, Cornwall, UK

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CMAG 1923.32.00

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

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Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(bur3)# 1(esze3) 4(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 muru13 su3#?
2. a-sza3 ur-{d}ig-alim mar-tu
3. 2(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 saga
4. a-sza3 lugal-ka
5. 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 saga
6. a-sza3 gaba nigin9-dara3
7. GAN2 muru13
8. <GAN2> illu
9. [a-sza3] unu3#-e-ne
10. [...] {d}en-lil2-le-gar-ra
11. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 murgu2
12. a-sza3 gu2 i7 a-na-du
13. 2(esze3) 1/2(iku) GAN2 murgu2
14. nig2-gal2-la u6?-igi-IL2
  blank space
15. 6(bur3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 saga a zi-ri2-gum2
16. a-sza3 us2-sa ambar-silim
17. ($ blank space $) GAN2 muru13 su3
  blank space is erasure
18. a-sza3 gi-szul-hi
19. 2(bur'u) GAN2 u3 kislah
20. 3(bur3) 1(esze3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 muru13 u2
21. us2-sa a-sza3 al-la ra2!(KASZ4)-gaba
22. 3(bur'u) 4(bur3) 4(iku) GAN2 giri3 de6-a
23. a-sza3 lugal-ka
24. a-sza3 {d}nin-dar-a
25. 2(szar2) 2(bur'u) 6(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 a-uri3
26. a-sza3 iri# nigin6#{ki}
column 2
1. 2(bur'u) GAN2 iri nigin6{ki} u3 {gesz}kiri6
2. 2(szar2) 1(bur'u) 3(bur3) 2(esze3) 1/2(iku) GAN2 ki sumun
3. 1(szar2) 2(bur'u) 6(bur3) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 hul-tag
4. 1(bur3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 murgu2
5. 2(bur3) 1(iku) GAN2 i7 ka
6. a-sza3 da-hul2-la-{d}nansze
7. 1(bur'u) 5(bur3) 5(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 saga
8. 1(bur3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 hul-tag
9. 2(bur3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 murgu2
10. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2 i7
11. a-sza3 da-hul2-la-{d}nansze
12. 6(bur3) 2(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2 saga ki sumun
13. 1(bur'u) 7(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 hul-tag
14. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 1/2(iku) GAN2 i7!
15. a-sza3 {u2}kiszi17
16. a-<sza3> {d}nin-tu!-ke4 us2-sa
17. 4(bur'u) 4(bur3) 2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 muru13 ki sumun
18. 1(bur'u) GAN2 hul-tag
19. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 1(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 illu
20. 3(bur3) 2(esze3) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 e murgu2
21. 2(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 i7 ka
22. a-sza3 nin-gu2-gal
23. a-sza3 {d}nansze
24. 1(szar2) 1(bur'u) 3(bur3) 2(esze3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 muru13 ki sumun
25. 3(bur3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 illu#
26. 6(bur3) 2(iku) GAN2 e murgu2#
27. 1(bur3) 1(iku) GAN2 i7# ka
28. a#-sza3# x-[...] sza3 [...]
column 3
1. 2(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 saga
2. a-sza3 szesz-szesz enku
3. 2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 hul-tag
4. 9(bur3) 1(esze3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 e murgu2
5. a-sza3 za-gin3 sahar bar-ra
6. a-sza3 {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka
7. 6(bur3) 2(esze3) 1/2(iku) GAN2 saga
8. 1(bur'u) 2(bur3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 [x] saga
9. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 hul-tag
10. 3(bur3) 1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 e murgu2
11. a-sza3 a gesztin dab5-ba
12. 2(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 muru13 u2
13. 1(esze3) GAN2 e murgu2
14. a-sza3 ur-nig2-da-mu2
15. 2(bur'u) 3(bur3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 hul-tag
16. 1(bur'u) 4(bur3) 2(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 illu
17. 4(bur3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 e murgu2
18. 2(iku) GAN2 {gesz}kiri6
19. 4(bur3) 1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 {gesz}tir
20. a-sza3 ze2-na
21. 1(u) 4(iku) GAN2 saga
22. 2(bur'u) 2(bur3) 2(iku) GAN2 muru13 ki sumun
23. 2(bur'u) 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 hul-tag
24. 5(bur3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 illu
25. 2(bur'u) 7(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 e murgu2
26. 3(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2 i7 lugal-musz-husz
27. a-sza3 {d}ba-ba6-mal-ga-su3
28. 2(bur'u) 1(bur3) GAN2 hul-tag
29. 1(bur'u) 6(bur3) 1(esze3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 illu
30. 2(bur'u) 1(iku) GAN2 e murgu2
31. a-sza3 sur3#-dim3-gaba-gu4
column 4
1. 8(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 [...]
2. 9(bur3) GAN2 muru13# [ki sumun?]
3. 1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 [...]
4. 2(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 e [murgu2]
5. 2(esze3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 i7 ka#
6. a-sza3 gaba sur3-dim3 [...]
7. a-sza3 dam-gar3-x-[...]
8. 4(szar2) 5(bur3) GAN2 [...]
9. 2(bur'u) 1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 muru13 u2
10. 2(szar2) 3(bur'u) 9(bur3) 2(esze3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 hul-tag
11. 2(bur'u) 2(bur3) 2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 illu
12. 2(bur'u) GAN2 a-musz-lah6#
13. GAN2 ki sumun#
14. 3(bur'u) 8(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 murgu2
15. a-sza3 {d!}en-lil2-la2
16. 4(bur'u) 2(bur3) 2(esze3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 saga#
17. 5(bur3) 1(esze3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 illu#
18. 8(bur3) 2(esze3) 1/2(iku) GAN2 hul-tag#
19. 1(bur'u) 3(bur3) 1(esze3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 e? murgu2#
20. 2(bur'u) GAN2 i7 ur-tur#
21. a-sza3 geme2-{d}szul-pa-e3#
22. 5(bur3) 1(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 saga#
23. 1(bur'u) 2(bur3) 1(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 muru13 u2
24. 4(bur3) 1(esze3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 hul-tag#
25. 1(bur'u) 4(bur3) 2(esze3) 2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 illu
26. 2(bur3) GAN2 e murgu2
27. a-sza3 {d}inanna#
28. gaba a-sza3 {d}en-lil2#-la2
29. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 saga#
30. 3(bur'u) 2(esze3) 5(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 hul#-tag
31. 2(bur3) 2(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 illu
32. 1(bur3) 4(iku) [...] GAN2# e murgu2
reverse
column 1
1. 4(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 e2-duru5 geszimmar du3-a
2. a-sza3 ensi2-gal
3. 1(bur3)? n 5(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 saga#
4. 1(bur'u) 3(bur3) 2(esze3) 5(iku) GAN2 muru13 u2
5. 4(bur3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 uru4 sze nu!-e3
6. 5(bur'u) 1(bur3)! 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 hul-tag
7. 2(bur'u) 3(bur3) 2(esze3) 5(iku) GAN2 illu
8. 8(bur3) 2(esze3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 e murgu2
9. 2(bur3) GAN2 iri lugal-anzu2{muszen}
10. 2(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 {gesz}kiri6
11. a-sza3 e-na-gur5?-ne
12. GAN2 muru13
13. GAN2 hul-tag
14. GAN2 illu
15. 5(bur3) GAN2 e murgu2
16. 2(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2 du6 iri sag
17. a-sza3 ma2-lah5-ne
18. 1(szar'u) 2(szar'u) 2(szar2) 2(bur'u) 2(iku) GAN2 a-uri3 a-ta tum3
19. a-sza3 lugal-ha-ma-ti
20. 2(bur'u) 7(bur3) GAN2 a-uri3 a-ta tum3
21. a-sza3 {d}nin-gir2-su
22. 1(szar'u) 1(szar2) 1(bur'u) 8(bur3) 1(esze3) 1(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 a-uri3
23. egir a-sza3 {d}en-lil2-la2
24. 1(szar2) 1(bur'u) 5(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 saga
25. a-sza3 nin-nig2-erim2-[e]
26. 1(bur'u) 2(bur3) GAN2 saga#
27. 1(bur'u) 2(iku) GAN2 hul#-[tag]
28. 4(szar2) [n GAN2]
column 2
1. egir nin-nig2-erim2-e
2. u3? ki gid2
3. 5(bur3)? GAN2 illu
4. 4(bur3) 1(esze3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 e murgu2
5. 2(bur'u) 1(bur3) 1(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 hul-tag
6. a-sza3 {gesz}asal2 tur
  blank space
7. a-sza3 gu2-edin-na
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8. szunigin 1(szar'u) 2(bur'u) 7(bur3) 2(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 saga
9. szunigin 2(szar2) 3(bur'u) 5(bur3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) muru13 GAN2 ki sumun
10. szunigin 4(bur'u) 6(bur3) 1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 muru13 u2
11. szunigin 1(bur'u) 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2 muru13 su3
12. szunigin 7(szar2) 3(bur'u) 1(esze3) 1(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 hul-tag
13. szunigin 1(szar'u) 5(bur'u) 7(bur3) 2(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 a-ta tum3
14. szunigin 3(bur'u) 4(bur3) 4(iku) GAN2 giri3 de6-a
column 3
1. [szunigin n(bur3) n(esze3) n(iku)] GAN2# a uri3
2. szunigin 3(szar2) 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 illu a-musz-du
3. szunigin 2(szar2) 3(bur'u) 6(bur3)# 2(esze3)# 1(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 e# murgu2
4. szunigin 4(bur3) 1(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 uru4# sze nu-e3
5. szunigin 2(bur'u) GAN2# u3# ki# sumun
6. szunigin 2(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2 du6
7. szunigin 4(bur3) 1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 tir
8. szunigin 2(bur'u) 3(bur3) 2(iku) GAN2 iri e2-duru5 u3 {gesz}kiri6
9. szunigin 3(bur'u) 1(bur3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 i7
  blank space
column 4
  blank space
1. nig2-[gal2]-la
2. ensi2 gir2-su{ki?}-ka
3. zi-ga lugal-bi ib2-ta-zi
4. du11-ga u3 ur-mes
5. ib2-gid2
6. a-sza3 gid2-da
7. gir2-su{ki}
8. giri3 inim-{d}szara2 sa12-du5 lugal
  blank space
9. {d}szul-gi
10. nita kal-ga
11. lugal uri5!-ma{ki}
12. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
  blank space
13. mu {d}nanna kar!(TE)-zi-da# e2-an-na ba-an-kux(KWU147)

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: AfO 24, pl. 17 Truro 01,

    [Walker1973-7660] Walker, Christopher B. F. 1973.

  • citation: ASJ 17, p.175-231, p. 197

    [Maekawa1995agricultural-10] Maekawa, Kazuya. 1995. “The Agricultural Texts of Ur III Lagash of the British Museum (X).” Acta Sumerologica 17: 175–231.

  • citation: ASJ 19, p.113-145, p. 114-115

    [Maekawa1997agricultural-11] Maekawa, Kazuya. 1997. “The Agricultural Texts of Ur III Lagash of the British Museum (XI).” Acta Sumerologica 19: 113–45.

  • citation: Priests & officials p.61-102, p. 73 no. 9

    [Maekawa1999temples] Maekawa, Kazuya. 1999. “The ‘Temples’ and the ‘Temple Personnel’ of Ur III Girsu-Lagash.” In Priests and Officials in the Ancient Near East. Papers of the Second Colloquium on the Ancient Near East, The City and Its Life, Held at the Middle Eastern Culture Center in Japan (Mitaka, Tokyo), edited by Kazuko Watanabe, 61–102. Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag C. Winter.

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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-08-23 at 08:56:42 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2017-07-22 at 14:07:59 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-07-22 at 14:06:21 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:22 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2014-01-23 at 11:35:54 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2013-12-01 at 11:02:51 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:16:51 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:04:09 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:38:24 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:14:30 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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“AfO 24, Pl. 17 Truro 01 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P100286.
AfO 24, pl. 17 Truro 01 artifact entry (No. P100286). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P100286
AfO 24, pl. 17 Truro 01 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P100286 (Accessed: April 16, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-16]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {AfO 24, pl. 17 {Truro} 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P100286},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P100286},
}


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