ASJ 09, 325 01 (P102380)

Administrative tablet 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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British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 018352

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text w/ gaba-ri)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(asz) sze gur lugal
2. ur-mes
3. 1(asz) ur-{d}nansze
4. 2(asz) ARAD2-{d}ba-ba6 szesz-a-ni
  blank space
5. iti sze-il2-la
6. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki}
7. 3(gesz2) 1(u) ARAD2-{d}ba-ba6
8. 1(gesz2) ur-dun
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9. iti szu-numun
10. mu ha-ar-szi{ki} ki-masz{ki}
11. a2 hun-ga2 bahar2
12. dug sila3 nin-dingir-e {d}ba-ba6 e3-a
13. 2(disz) sila3 i3-nun
14. 1/3(disz) sila3 lal3
15. 4(disz) sila3 zu2-lum saga
16. 4(disz) sila3 ga-ar3
17. 4(disz) sila3 {gesz}ge6-[par4] had2
18. 4(disz) sila3 {gesz}haszhur had2
19. 4(disz) sila3 {gesz}gesztin had2
20. 4(disz) sila3 {gesz}nu-ur2-ma
21. 2(disz) {gesz}pesz3 6(disz) kusz3
22. szuku sag se3?-ga-bi 2(disz)-am3
23. esza sza3 e2 ki-tusz e2 u2-szim
24. 2(disz) sila3 i3-nun
25. 1/3(disz) sila3 lal3
26. 4(disz) sila3 zu2-lum saga
27. 4(disz) sila3 ga-ar3
28. 4(disz) sila3 {gesz}ge6-par4 had2
column 2
1. 4(disz) sila3 {gesz}haszhur had2
2. 4(disz)#? sila3 {gesz}gesztin had2
3. 4(disz)# sila3 {gesz}nu-ur2-ma
4. 1(disz) {gesz}pesz3 6(disz) kusz3#
5. szuku sag# [se3?]-ga-bi# [x-am3]
6. esza sza3 ki-a-nag#
7. 2(disz)# sila3 i3-nun
8. 2(disz)# gin2 lal3
9. 2(disz) sila3 zu2-lum saga
10. 2(disz) sila3 ga-ar3
11. 2(disz) sila3 {gesz}ge6-par4 had2
12. 2(disz) sila3 {gesz}haszhur had2
13. 2(disz) sila3 {gesz}gesztin had2
14. 2(disz) sila3 {gesz}nu-ur2-ma
15. 3(disz) kusz3 {gesz}pesz3
16. szuku sag se3?-ga-bi 1(disz)-am3
17. ki-mah nin-dingir-ra-ka ba-an-gar
18. 3(ban2) zu2-lum
19. 2(ban2) ga-ar3
20. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 {gesz}ge6-par4 had2
21. 1(disz) {gesz}haszhur had2#
22. 5(disz) sila3 {gesz}gesztin had2
23. 1(disz) sila3 i3-nun ba-ak
24. nig2 szu tak4-a masz-e pa3-de3
25. ki-mah geme2-{d}lamma nin-dingir {d}ba-ba6
26. 1(asz) 2(barig) sze gur lu2-{d}nin-szubur nagar
27. 1(barig) dingir-ra-mu dumu ur-{d}lamma nagar
28. 1(barig) ur-{d}lamma dumu ur-{d}nin-mug nagar
reverse
column 1
1. 1(barig) 4(ban2) nimgir-sza3-kusz2 nagar
2. 3(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 du10-ga dumu ba-ba-a nagar
3. 3(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 {d}nin-gir2-su-i3-sa6
4. ARAD2 nigar{gar}-ki-du10 nagar
5. 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 ur-esz3-ku3-ga nagar
6. 3(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 lu2-{d}nin-sun2 nagar
7. 1(barig) 1(ban2) nig2-sa10 {gesz}umbin me-al-tum-ma 1(disz)-a-kam
8. 1(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 a2 hun-ga2-sze3
9. lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su dumu nigar{gar}-ki-du10 nagar
10. sze-bi 2(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 gur
11. a2 hun-ga2 {gesz}dub nin-dingir-ra
12. 1(barig) a2 hun-ga2 a2 szu-du7-a nin-dingir-ra-sze3
13. ma e2 szum2-gid2# x ti
14. 3(barig) 3(ban2) da-da gala
15. 3(barig) 3(ban2) ur-gu2-en-na
16. 3(barig) 3(ban2) ur-{d}ba-ba6
17. dumu ba-zi-ge gala-me
18. nig2-sa10 kid
19. ki-a-nag nin-dingir nu2-da-sze3
20. [1(u) gu2 4(u) ma-na siki] x al x x
21. 1(u) 9(asz) gu2 2(u) ma-[na x] x x x x [...]
22. ki-mah [...]
23. giri3 x-[...] dumu x-x-[...]
column 2
1. 4(disz) ma-na siki-gi
2. 2(disz) ma-na siki gu2-tar
3. a2 szu-du7-a {gesz}gigir me-al-tum nin-dingir-ra-sze3
4. giri3 e2-zi-mu tug2-du8
  blank space
5. iti mu-szu-du7
6. 2(asz) masz-gu-la lu2 lunga
7. nig2-ba nin-dingir-e {d}ba-ba6 e3-a
  blank space
8. iti ezem-{d}li9-si4
  blank space
9. zi-ga nin-dingir-ra
10. gaba-ri kiszib3 inim-{d}ba-ba6-i3-dab5
  blank space
11. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal

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
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  • primary: ASJ 9, p.323-345, p. 325 1

    [Maeda1987texts] Maeda, Tohru. 1987. “Ur III Texts in the British Museum.” Acta Sumerologica 9: 323–45.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 018352
  • Accession No.: 1895-03-29, 0010

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.47.12.00, Amar-Suen.01.03.00 (us2 year), Amar-Suen.01.04.00 (us2 year), Amar-Suen.01.09.00 (us2 year)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2017-02-15 at 19:28:56 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-06-30 at 10:29:42 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-09-03 at 15:59:47 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:20:00 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:05:54 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:44:27 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-07-09 at 23:35:29 Lynch, John Atf Lynch, John CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:15:18 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“ASJ 09, 325 01 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P102380.
ASJ 09, 325 01 artifact entry (No. P102380). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P102380 (Original work published 2001)
ASJ 09, 325 01 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P102380 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {ASJ 09, 325 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P102380},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P102380},
}


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