ASJ 15, 125 95 (P102561)

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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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 029872 + BM 029896 + BM 029864

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

-

Has fragments

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 6(gesz2) 2(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) sze gur lugal 8(bur3) 1(esze3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2
2. 1(u) 5(asz) engar
3. 2(asz) dumu-da-ba
4. 1(asz) dumu-gu4-gur
5. lugal-im-nun-e engar
6. a-sza3 nin-amasz-zi
7. 3(gesz2) 1(u) 8(asz) 3(barig) gur
8. 8(bur3) 4(iku) GAN2
9. 9(asz) engar
10. 2(asz) dumu-da-ba
11. 1(asz) dumu-gu4-gur
12. ur-e2-an-na engar
13. a-sza3 {d}nin-a2-gal#
14. GAN2-gu4 ulu3-di
15. 5(gesz2) 4(u) 4(asz) 4(barig) 1(disz) sila3 gur
16. 8(asz) 3(barig)# ziz2 gur
17. 7(bur3) 4(iku)# 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2
18. [...] engar
19. [...] dumu#-da-ba
20. [...] dumu#-gu4#-gur
21. [...] x-la [...] engar
  rest broken
column 2
1. 1(asz) dumu-gu4-gur
2. ARAD2-mu engar
3. GAN2-gu4 ku-li
4. a-sza3 a-gesztin-na-GAN2-pa3?-a
5. 5(gesz2) 5(u) 9(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) gur
6. 8(asz) ziz2 gur
7. 7(bur3) 1(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2
8. 1(u) 4(asz) engar
9. 2(asz) dumu#-da#-ba
10. 1(asz) dumu-gu4-gur
11. lugal-inim-gi-na engar
12. GAN2-gu4 ur-mes
13. a-sza3 da-ze2
14. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 5(asz) gur
15. 8(bur3) 1(esze3) 1/4(iku) GAN2
16. lu2-{d}nin-szubur GAN2 diri
17. a-sza3 e2-lugal-ku3-ga
18.a. ($ blank space $) 1(gesz2) 8(asz)
18.b. ($ blank space $) 2(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 3(u)# [...]
  rest broken
column 3
1. la2-ia3 2(u) 4(asz) gur x
2. 9(bur3) 2(esze3) 1(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2
3. 9(asz) engar
4. 2(asz) dumu-da-ba
5. 1(asz) dumu-gu4-gur
6. lu2-{d}nin-dar-a engar
7. a-sza3 a-|LAGABxX|-tur
8. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 5(asz) gur
9. 8(bur3) 2(esze3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2
10. 3(asz) engar
11. 2(asz) dumu-da-ba
12. 1(asz) dumu-gu4-gur
13. ki-sza-ra engar
14. a-sza3 du6-ge6
15. GAN2-gu4 lugal-me3
16. 6(gesz2) 4(u) 2(asz) 4(barig) gur
17. 7(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2
18. 4(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 ki mun-gazi
19. [n] engar
20. [n] dumu-da-ba
21. [n dumu-gu4]-gur
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. 6(bur3)# [n] GAN2
3'. 7(asz) engar
4'. 2(asz) dumu-da-ba
5'. 1(asz) dumu-gu4-gur
6'. ma2-gur8-re engar
7'. GAN2-gu4 lu2-{d}ha-ia3
8'. a-sza3 du6-ge6#
9'. 5(gesz2) 1(u) 9(asz) 3(barig) [x] gur# GAN2 diri#
10'. 1(bur'u) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 diri
11'. ur-e2-babbar2# engar#
12'. a#-sza3# e2-lugal#-[...]
  blank space
column 2
  beginning broken
  blank space
1'. ugula lugal-iri-da
  blank space
  erased numerical notation
2'. ($ blank space $) 2(gesz2) 1(u) 1(asz) gur
  blank space
column 3
  beginning broken
  blank space
1'. sze gesz e3-a
2'. ugula ur-{d}ba-ba6
3'. u3 lugal-iri-da
4'. e2 {d}nin-dar-a
5'. ur-{d}lamma
6'. ensi2
7'. mu en {d}nanna masz-e i3-pa3

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 15, p.107-129, p. 125 95

    [Maekawa1993agricultural-9] Maekawa, Kazuya. 1993. “The Agricultural Texts of Ur III Lagash of the British Museum (IX).” Acta Sumerologica 15: 107–29.

    Old Akkadian letter from Ur III Period


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  • Museum No.: BM 029872 + BM 029896 + BM 029864
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-02-07 at 08:33:41 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Ozaki Tohru; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie 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
2013-07-22 at 12:40:11 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-08-12 at 12:33:28 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:20:18 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:06:04 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:44:45 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:15:23 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 15, 125 95 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P102561.
ASJ 15, 125 95 artifact entry (No. P102561). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P102561 (Original work published 2001)
ASJ 15, 125 95 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P102561 (Accessed: May 9, 2024).
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	title = {ASJ 15, 125 95 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P102561},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P102561},
}

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