ASJ 17, 215 109 (P102614)

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 087384

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [n] 3(barig) [n] gur
2. [...] x
3. [...] x
4. [...] x x x
5. [...] x
6. [...] x apin#
7. [n] 4(iku)# 1/2(iku)# 1/4(iku)# GAN2#
8. [n] 2(esze3)# 5(iku)# 1/2(iku)# GAN2# su3#
9. [sze]-bi# 4(gesz2)# 1(u)# 9(asz)# 4(ban2)#? gur
10. lugal#?-u2-szim-e engar
11. [n] 1(esze3)# GAN2
12. [n] 1(iku)# 1/2(iku)# 1/4(iku)# GAN2 su3
13. [sze]-bi# 2(gesz2) 3(u) 9(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) gur
14. [nam]-ha#-ni engar
15. [n] GAN2
16. [n] GAN2# su3#
17. [n] 3(gesz2)# 1(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) gur
18. [...] x [...] x
19. [...] x
  rest broken
column 2
1. lugal#-ezem# dumu#? x-x engar
2. 7(bur3) 2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2
3. 2(bur3) 2(esze3)# 1(iku)# 1/4(iku) GAN2 su3
  disz after su3 ?
4. 4(bur3)# GAN2# 3(gesz2)# 3(u)# 9(asz) gur
5. ur#-lugal# engar
6. 6(bur3)# 2(esze3)# 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2
7. 2(bur3) 2(esze3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 su3
8. sze#-bi 3(gesz2) 3(u) 5(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) gur
9. {d#}utu-ba-pa-e3 engar
10. GAN2-gu4# e2#-u6-e
11. a2-na-mu i3-dab5
12. 5(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 1(u) 2(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur gu4-bi 2(u)
13. a-sza3 nin-nig2-erim2-e
14. 5(bur3) 2(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2
15. 1(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2 ziz2
16. 1(esze3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 su3
17. sze-bi 5(gesz2) 1(u) gur
18. ziz2#-bi 1(u) 7(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur
19. lu2-ezem engar
20. 5(bur3)# 2(iku)# 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2
21. [n] GAN2 ziz2
22. [n] GAN2# su3
  rest broken
column 3
1. ur-{d}iszkur engar
2. GAN2#-gu4 lugal-sa6-ga
3. 5(bur3) 2(esze3) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2
4. 2(bur3) 1(esze3) 5(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 su3
5. sze-bi 3(gesz2) 3(u) 8(asz) 4(ban2) gur
6. ka-ku3-ga-ni engar
7. 5(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2
8. 2(bur3) 1(esze3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 su3
9. sze-bi 3(gesz2) 1(u) 5(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) gur
10. da-a-ga engar
11. 4(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2
12. 1(bur3) 2(iku) GAN2 ziz2
13. 2(bur3) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 su3
14. sze-bi 2(gesz2) 3(u) 2(barig) 4(ban2)
15. ziz2-bi 3(u) 7(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2)
16. ur-{d}iszkur dumu sza3-la2-su3 engar
17. GAN2-gu4 ur-{d}lamma
18. dumu si-du3
19. 5(bur3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2
20. 2(esze3) GAN2 x
21. 4(iku)# GAN2 [...]
  rest broken
column 4
1. szuku engar# 1(esze3)-ta# ib2-ta-zi
2. ur-{d}szusz3-{d}ba-ba6# i3-dab5
3. ($ blank space $) 2(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 2(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur gu4-bi 7(disz)
4. a-sza3 gi!(ZI)-dah-ha
5. 8(bur3) 2(esze3) 1/4(iku) GAN2
6. 1(bur3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 su3
7. sze-bi 3(gesz2) 4(u) 2(asz) 3(ban2) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur
8. ur-mes engar
9. 6(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2
10. 2(bur3) 1(iku) GAN2 su3
11. sze-bi 3(gesz2) 3(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur
12. ur-{d}ba-ba6 engar
13. GAN2-gu4 lu2-har?-sa-ra
14. ($ blank space $) 7(gesz2) 1(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) gur gu4-bi 2(disz)
15. a-sza3 gir4-u#{ki#}
16. 7(bur3) 2(esze3)# 2(iku)# [GAN2]
17. 2(esze3) 2(iku) n [GAN2 su3]
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. sze-bi# [...]
2'. lu2#-{d}gesz-bar#-[e3 engar]
3'. GAN2-gu4 ad-da#
4'. szuku engar 1(esze3)-ta ib2-ta-zi
5'. 2(gesz'u) 3(u) 2(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gu4-bi 5(disz)
6'. ab-ba-kal-la# i3#-dab5
7'. a-sza3 gu2-na
8'. 9(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2
9'. 2(bur3) GAN2 su3
10'. sze-bi 3(gesz2) 1(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) gur
11'. lu2-{d}na-ru2-a engar
12'. 7(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2
13'. 1(bur3) 4(iku) GAN2 su3
14'. sze-bi 2(gesz2) 2(u) 3(asz) 3(barig)# 2(ban2)# 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur#
15'. a#-kal-la engar#
16'. 5(bur3)# 1(esze3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2
17'. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 su3
18'. sze-bi 1(gesz2) 3(u) 8(asz) gur
19'. ba-zi engar
20'. 6(bur3) 2(esze3) 5(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2
21'. 2(bur3) 2(esze3) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 su3
22'. sze-bi 2(gesz2) 2(u) 9(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3
23'. ur-{d}lamma engar
24'. GAN2-gu4 lu2#-giri17#-zal#
25'. szuku engar 1(esze3)-ta ib2-[ta]-zi
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. ur#?-[... engar]
2'. 2(gesz'u)# 2(gesz2) 3(disz) n 3(disz) sila3 gu4-bi 2(disz)
3'. a-sza3 du6-lugal-sipa
4'. 1(esze3) 1/2(iku) GAN2
5'. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 su3
6'. sze-bi 6(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) gur
7'. GAN2 sag-du3
8'. lu2-gi-na engar
9'. GAN2-gu4 {d}utu-ba-e3
10'. masz?
11'. a-sza3 nin-gu2-gal-{d}ga2#-tum3-du10
12'. ur-sa6#-ga# i3-dab5
13'. 4(bur3) 2(esze3) 1(iku)# n [GAN2]
14'. 4(bur3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2# [su3]
15'. sze-bi 2(gesz2) 4(u) 2(barig) 4(ban2) gur
16'. ur-{d}lamma i3-du8 {d}na-ru2-<a> engar#
  blank space
17'. a-sza3# igi-{d}en-ki
18'. 4(bur3) 1(esze3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku)# GAN2#
19'. sze-bi nam#
20'. a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
  blank space
21'. a-sza3 nin-me-esz3-ta
22'. 1(bur3)# 4(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 nam
23'. sze-bi nam
24'. a#?-sza3 sag#?-du3!?
  suggestion Ozaki
25'. szesz#-kal#-la# dumu ur#-sa6-ga
  correction Ozaki
26'. ab-sin2#-ta# ninda# 1(u) 2(disz)-ta
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. x-kal#-la i3#-dab5#
2'. [n] 2(bur3) 1(esze3) 2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2
3'. [n] 1(bur3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 su3
4'. [sze]-bi# 5(gesz2) 6(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2)
5'. ug3#-IL2 engar
6'. szuku engar nu-ta-zi
7'. ur-{d}szusz3-{d}ba-ba6 i3-dab5
8'. ($ blank space $) 6(gesz2) 9(asz) 3(barig) gur gu4-bi 2(disz)
9'. a#-sza3# du6#-esz3
10'. 4(bur3)# 5(iku)# GAN2
11'. 1(bur3)# 2(esze3)# 1(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 su3 a-bad
12'. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 sze ra# a#-bad
13'. 5(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 su3# [ziz2]
14'. sze-bi 2(gesz2) 1(u) 9(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2)# gur
15'. ur-nig2 dumu lu2#-{d#?}na-ru2-a [engar]
16'. 4(bur3)? GAN2
17'. 2(bur3) 2(esze3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 su3 a-bad
18'. 1(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2 sze ra a-bad
19'. 1(bur3) GAN2 su3 ziz2
20'. sze-bi 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) gur
21'. ur-{d}isztaran engar
22'. GAN2-gu4 lugal-engar
23'. 2(bur3) 2(esze3) 1(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2
24'. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 a-bad
25'. 2(bur3)# 4(iku)# 1/2(iku) GAN2 su3
26'. 2(bur3)# 2(esze3) GAN2 sze ra a-bad#
27'. 1(bur3)# 4(iku)# 1/2(iku) <<1/2(iku)>> 1/4(iku) GAN2 su3 a#-[bad]
28'. sze#-[bi] 1(gesz2)# 2(u) 6(asz) [n] n gur
29'. na#-ba#-sa6# engar
30'. 3(bur3)# 2(esze3) 2(iku)# GAN2
column 4
  beginning broken
1'. [...] GAN2#?
2'. [...] GAN2#?
3'. [...] x
4'. [...] x sze
5'. [n] gur
6'. [...] a#-sza3# [...] igi-du
7'. [n] n GAN2
8'. [...]-lu
9'. [n] GAN2# a-bad-a
10'. [sze-bi] 3(gesz2) 1(u) 1(barig) 4(ban2)# [gur]
11'. [ur-{d}]sza#-u18#-sza engar#
12'. [n] 2(bur3) 1(esze3) 1/4(iku) GAN2
13'. 2(esze3)# 2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 a-bad-a
14'. [n] 3(iku)# GAN2 su3
15'. sze-bi 1(gesz2)# 3(u) n 4(disz)# n gur
16'. lu2-x-x engar#
17'. 2(bur3)# 1(esze3)# 1/2(iku)# 1/4(iku)# GAN2#
18'. [n] 1(esze3)# 1(iku)# GAN2# su3#
19'. [sze]-bi# 2(gesz2)# 1(u)# 5(asz)# 4(barig)# 5(ban2)#? 2(disz)# 2/3(disz)# sila3# gur#
20'. [...]-ur# engar#
21'. [n] 4(ban2)# 3(disz) 1/3(disz)# sila3
22'. [...] x
23'. [...]

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: ASJ 17, p.175-231, p. 215 109

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

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  • Museum No.: BM 087384
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:19:51 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
2017-04-17 at 17:36:48 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2016-12-05 at 21:26:46 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2016-11-11 at 14:57:44 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2012-08-04 at 10:40:10 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:20:21 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:06:06 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:44:49 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 18:16:23 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“ASJ 17, 215 109 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P102614.
ASJ 17, 215 109 artifact entry (No. P102614). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P102614 (Original work published 2001)
ASJ 17, 215 109 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P102614 (Accessed: March 29, 2024).
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	month = {aug 19},
	title = {ASJ 17, 215 109 artifact entry},
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}

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