ASJ 14, 238 87 (P102537)

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 027230

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) sze gur lugal ur5-ra
2. gur 1(gesz2) 2(disz) sila3-ta
3. sag-bi 3(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 gur
4. 5(asz) si-i3-tum nig2-ka9 sze-numun
5. 3(asz) 3(barig) 5(disz) sila3 mun-gazi hi-a
6. ki szabra-ta
7. 3(gesz2) 3(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 2(disz)? gur
8. kiszib3 ur-{d}nansze-ta
9. 5(u) gur 1(gesz2) 3(disz) sila3-ta
10. sag-bi 2(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
11. kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
12. ki ur-{d}igi-zi-bar-ra-ta
13. 5(gesz2) 2(u) 8(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
14. ki szabra-ta
15. kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
16. 1(u) 3(barig) 3(ban2) sze e3-a lu2-gu-la
17. 8(asz) sze e3-a lu2-du10-ga
18. ki ur-{d}nansze gu-za-la2-ta
column 2
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1. szunigin 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 1(u) 5(asz) 4(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
2. szunigin 3(asz) 3(barig) 5(disz) sila3 mun-gazi
3. sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam
4. sza3-bi-ta
5. 2(u) 3(asz) sze amar
6. kiszib3 ug3-IL2 unu3
7. 3(u) 5(asz) gur
8. kiszib3 ur-{d}igi-zi-bar-ra
9. 2(u) 5(asz) [...] gur
10. a2 lu2 hun-ga2 al ak
11. a-sza3 e2 {d}szakkan2
12. u3 a-sza3 {d}pi-li-ha
13. 3(asz) gur a2 lu2 hun-ga2 a-sza3 nam-dumu
14. 2(asz) gur a2 lu2 hun-ga2 {gesz}gaba-tab a-sza3 u3-gig
15. 4(barig) sze a-sza3 numun a-sza3 nam-dumu
16. 1(disz) gurusz 3(asz) gur
17. 8(disz) gurusz 2(asz) 2(barig)-ta
18. 1(disz) gurusz 2(asz) gur
19. 1(disz) gurusz 1(asz) gur
20. 1(disz) ($ blank space $)
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21. 1(disz) gurusz 2(barig)
22. 1(disz) dumu ba-usz2 [x]
23. sze-bi 2(u) 5(asz)# [...]
reverse
column 1
1. sza3-gu4 nu-dab5#? [...]
2. 1(disz) gurusz 2(asz) n-[ta]
3. 2(disz) gurusz 2(asz)-ta#?
4. 1(disz) gurusz 1(asz) 3(barig) gur
5. 1(disz) gurusz 1(asz) 2(barig) gur
  blank space
6. sze-bi 1(u) 3(ban2) gur
7. gab2-us2-me
8. 1(gesz2) 9(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) sze-ba ug3-IL2 iti# 1(u) 3(disz)-kam
9. ur-{d}nansze-ke4 nam-erim2-bi in-ku5
10. 4(asz) sza3-gal amar
11. kiszib3 da-da ha-ma-ti
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12. 7(bur3) 2(esze3) 5(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 nam-dumu
13. 5(bur3) 2(esze3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 {d}pi-li-ha
14. 8(bur3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 e2 {d}szakkan2
15. sze-numun mur-gu4-bi 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
16. sze-bi 3(u) 3(asz) 6(disz) sila3 gur
17. 4(bur3) 2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 gesz-gi-banda3{da}
18. 1(bur3) 2(esze3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 {d}ba-ba6-da-lu2
column 2
1. 5(bur3) 2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 ur5-gur8
2. 5(bur3) 2(esze3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 du6-ga-gu7
3. 4(bur3) 2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 u3-gig
4. sze-numun mur-gu4-bi 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
5. 1(bur3) GAN2 {gesz}gaba-tab
6. sze-numun mur-gu4 1(asz) 1(barig) gur
7. sze-bi 4(u) 2(asz) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
8. mu karx(GAN2)-har a!-ra2 3(disz)-kam-asz ba-hul
9. 2(u) 6(asz) 4(barig) gur guru7-a ba-kux(KWU147)
10. kiszib3 szul-e2?-du3-du3?
11. 5(asz) sze-ba a-bala du3-a-ku5
12. kiszib3 ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 nu-{gesz}kiri6
13. 2(asz) 1(barig) ziz2 kiszib3 giri3-{d}ba-ba6-i3-dab5
14. 6(asz) sze-ba usz-bar
15. ur-{d}da-mu
16. 5(u) 3(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) sze ugu2 gar-ra lu2-du10-ga
17. kiszib3 szabra
18. mu us2-sa an-sza-an{ki} ba-hul
19. szunigin 6(gesz2) 6(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
20. zi-ga-am3
left
column 1
1. la2-ia3 6(gesz2) 8(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gur
2. mur-gu4 sze-numun a2 lu2 hun-ga2 u3 zi-ga didli
column 2
1. ib2-ta-zi
2. nig2-ka9-ak
3. ur-{d}nansze
column 3
1. mu karx(GAN2)-har{ki} a-ra2 3(disz)-kam-ta
2. mu us2-sa an-sza-an{ki}
  blank space

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 14, p.173-243, p. 238 87

    [Maekawa1992agricultural-8] Maekawa, Kazuya. 1992. “The Agricultural Texts of Ur III Lagash of the British Museum (VIII).” Acta Sumerologica 14: 173–243.

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  • Museum No.: BM 027230
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.33.00.00, Šulgi.35.00.00 (us2 year)
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  • Accounting Period: 0

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
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
2019-12-07 at 11:18:47 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:14 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:41:54 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-07-22 at 12:40:11 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-09-03 at 21:02:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:20:16 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:06:03 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:44:43 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:15:22 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 14, 238 87 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P102537.
ASJ 14, 238 87 artifact entry (No. P102537). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P102537 (Original work published 2001)
ASJ 14, 238 87 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P102537 (Accessed: March 29, 2024).
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	title = {ASJ 14, 238 87 artifact entry},
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}

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