ASJ 02, 022 62 (P101967)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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 012967

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 4(disz) geme2 1(barig) sze lugal
2. 2(disz) geme2 5(ban2)-ta
3. 4(u) 3(disz) geme2 4(ban2)-ta
4. 7(disz) geme2 3(ban2)-ta
5. 3(disz) geme2 a2 1/2(disz) 3(ban2)-ta
6. 6(disz) geme2 szu-gi4 2(ban2)-ta
reverse
1. 3(u) 2(disz) dumu 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-<ta>
2. 2(u) 5(disz) dumu 1(ban2)-ta
3. sze-bi 1(u) 2(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) gur
4. sze-ba geme2 usz-bar
5. ugula ur-{d}da-mu
6. iti gu4-ra2-bi2-mu2
7. mu an-sza-an{ki} ba-hul
envelope
obverse
  broken
reverse
1. 3(u) 2(disz) dumu 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-<ta>
2. 2(u) 5(disz) dumu 1(ban2)-<ta>
  blank space
3. sze-bi 1(u) 2(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) gur
4. kiszib3 ur-{d}da-mu mu [an-sza-an{ki}]
5. iti gu4-ra2-bi2-mu2
  text moved to next line
6. [mu ...] ba-[hul]
seal 1
column 1
1. geme2-{d}lamma?
2. nin-dingir
3. {d}ba-ba6
column 2
1. ur-{d}da-[mu]
2. dub-[sar]
3. dumu ur-sa6-[ga]
4. ARAD2-[zu]

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 & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: ASJ 2, p.1-36, p. 22 62

    [Gomi1980BM1] Gomi, Tohru. 1980. “Neo-Sumerian Administrative Tablets in the British Museum, I.” Acta Sumerologica 2: 1–36.

  • history: BagM 27, 222 n. 41, fig. 8

    [Fischer1996BagM27] Fischer, Claudia. 1996. “Gudea Zwischen Tradition Und Moderne.” Baghdader Mitteilungen 27: 215–28.

  • history: Care of the Elderly p.23-57, p. 33

    [Wilcke1998elderly] Wilcke, Claus. 1998. “Care of the Elderly in Mesopotamia in the Third Millennium B.C.” In The Care of the Elderly in the Ancient Near East, edited by Marten Stol and Sven P. Vleeming, 23–57. Studies in the History and Culture of the Ancient Near East, Volume 14. Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill.

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  • Museum No.: BM 012967
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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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
2021-07-22 at 18:20:26 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2018-10-21 at 01:33:39 Firth, Richard Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:19:19 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:05:33 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:42:17 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:15:02 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005800 (composite) (P458510) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.33.00.00, Šulgi.43.11.00

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Cite this Artifact
“ASJ 02, 022 62 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P101967.
ASJ 02, 022 62 artifact entry (No. P101967). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P101967 (Original work published 2001)
ASJ 02, 022 62 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P101967 (Accessed: March 29, 2024).
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