ASJ 17, 217 110 (P102615)

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 028411

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
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column 2
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1'. [...] x
2'. [...]
3'. [n] gazi# nam
4'. [n GAN2] mun#-gazi
5'. [n] gur#
6'. [...] nam#
7'. [GAN2-gu4] lu2#-gi-na
8'. [n] 2(bur3) 2(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2
9'. [n] 2(iku)# 1/4(iku) GAN2 su3
10'. [sze]-bi# 2(gesz2) 1(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2)# 5(disz) sila3 gur
11'. lugal#-uszur4 engar
12'. 6(bur3)# 2(esze3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 nam
13'. sze-bi gur nam
14'. kum-dur2 engar
15'. GAN2-gu4 ur-{d}isztaran
16'. ugula# ur-szu-ga-lam-ma
17'. [...] x
  rest broken
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. [...] ki#-sar#
2'. sze#-bi# ($ blank space $) gur nam
3'. lugal#-uszur4# engar
4'. 5(bur3) 2(esze3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2# tab-ba#
5'. sze-bi# ($ blank space $) gur nam
6'. ur-im#-nun engar
7'. GAN2-gu4 al-mu
8'. 2(bur3) 2(esze3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2
9'. 1(iku) GAN2 mun-gazi
10'. 1(bur3) 2(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 ki-sar tuku 2(asz) gur
11'. 1(bur3) 2(esze3) 5(iku) GAN2 su3
12'. sze-bi 2(gesz2) 5(asz) 1(barig) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur
13'. a-gi engar
14'. 4(bur3) 1(esze3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2
15'. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 su3
16'. sze-bi# 3(gesz2) 2(u) 3(asz) 2(barig)# 4(ban2) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur#
  rest broken
column 4
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1'. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2# [...]
2'. sze-bi 1(gesz2) 4(u) 9(asz)# 4(ban2) 3(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3# gur
3'. lugal-uszur4 engar
4'. GAN2#-gu4 lu2-dingir-ra
5'. ugula ur-szu-ga-lam-ma
6'. 4(bur3) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2
7'. 1/4(iku) GAN2 mun-gazi
8'. 2(bur3) 5(iku) GAN2 su3
9'. sze-bi 1(gesz2) 5(u) 7(asz) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur
10'. lu2-{d}ba-ba6 engar
11'. 4(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2
12'. 2(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 su3
13'. sze-bi 1(gesz2) 1(u) 9(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) gur
14'. da-da engar
15'. 5(bur3) 1(esze3) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 tab-ba
16'. sze-bi ($ blank space $) gur nam
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column 5
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1'. [...] x x
2'. [...] x
3'. [...] 2(bur3)# 1(iku)# 1/2(iku) GAN2 su3
4'. sze#-bi# 4(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) gur
5'. ma2#-gur8#-re engar
6'. GAN2-gu4 ($ blank space $)
7'. ugula lu2-dingir-ra
  blank space
8'. szunigin 3(bur3) 2(esze3) 1/4(iku) GAN2
9'. szunigin 5(bur3) 1(esze3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 su3
10'. szunigin sze-bi 1(gesz2) 2(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur
11'. a-sza3 la-za-wi muru13
  blank space
12'. gu4 {d}dumu-zi
13'. 3(bur3) 1(esze3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2
14'. 3(bur3) 1(esze3) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 su3
15'. sze-bi 1(gesz2) 3(u) 7(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
16'. lu2-nigin6{ki} engar
17'. GAN2-gu4 lugal-me3
18'. ugula ur-{d}ba-ba6
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column 6
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1'. a#-sza3# [...]
2'. 6(bur3)# [n GAN2]
3'. 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2# [ziz2]
4'. 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 mun-gazi
5'. 1(esze3) 1(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 a-a-ba#-BAD
6'. sze-bi 4(gesz2) 2(u) 1(asz) 4(barig)# 4(ban2)# 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur
7'. ziz2-bi ($ blank space $)
8'. ma2-gur8-re engar
9'. GAN2-gu4 lugal-me3
  1 blank space
10'. szunigin 6(bur3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2
11'. szunigin 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 ziz2
12'. szunigin 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 mun-gazi
13'. szunigin 1(esze3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 a-a-ba-BAD
14'. szunigin sze-bi 4(gesz2) 2(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur#
15'. szunigin ziz2-bi [n]
16'. a-sza3 lahtan2#
17'. ugula ur-{d}ba#-ba6
18'. 5(bur3) 1(esze3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2
19'. 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 mun-gazi
20'. 2(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 su3
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column 7
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1'. x x [...]
2'. 4(bur3)# [...]
3'. 1(bur3)# 2(esze3)# 3(iku)# x x
4'. sze#-bi# 1(gesz2)# 1(u)# [n gur]
5'. lugal-inim-zi#? [engar]
6'. GAN2-gu4 ur-sa6#-[ga]
7'. ugula ur-{d}ba#-ba6#
  blank space
8'. szunigin# 4(bur3) 1/4(iku) GAN2
9'. szunigin# 1(bur3) 2(esze3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 [x]
10'. szunigin# sze#-bi# 1(gesz2)# 1(u) 1(asz) [n gur]
11'. [szunigin] 2(bur'u) 2(esze3) GAN2 [x]
12'. szunigin sze-bi ($ blank space $) nam#?
13'. a-sza3 ar-sza-ti#-a#-{d}nin-dar-a
14'. 7(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 nam
15'. sze#-bi ($ blank space $) nam#
16'. sze#-bi esz2 [...]
17'. GAN2-gu4 al#?-[x]-gu#-[la?]
18'. ugula gu4?-ku?-[...]
  blank space
19'. szunigin# 4(bur3)# [...]
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. sze#-bi# [...]
2'. [a]-sza3# musz#-bi#-[edin-na?]
3'. [...] x [...]
4'. [...]
5'. [...] x [x]-da#
6'. [...] x x
7'. [...] x-la gal2#-la
8'. [...]-lu
9'. [n] n 3(iku)# GAN2#
10'. [n] GAN2# su3
11'. [n] 2(u)# 7(asz) 2(barig) [n] sila3# gur
12'. [...] engar
13'. [...] {gesz}tukul
14'. [...]-{d#}ba#-ba6
  blank space
15'. [n] GAN2#
16'. [n] GAN2# su3
17'. [n] 2(u) 5(asz) [n] sila3# gur
18'. [...] x
19'. [...] x x
  blank space
20'. [...]-{d}ba-[ba6]
21'. [...] x [...]
  rest broken
column 2
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column 3
  beginning broken
1'. szunigin sze-[bi n]
2'. a-sza3 la-za-wi muru13#
3'. 3(bur3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2#
4'. 2(bur3) 1(esze3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 su3#
5'. sze-bi 1(gesz2) 1(u) [n gur]
6'. a-tu [engar]
7'. GAN2#-gu4# [...]
  1 blank space
8'. szunigin n [...]
9'. x [...]
  n lines broken
10'. [...]-du?
  rest broken
column 4
  beginning broken
1'. sze-bi 3(gesz2) 1(u) 5(asz) 2(barig)#? 2(ban2) gur
2'. ur#-{d}szul#-pa#-e3# engar
  n lines broken
3'. [... mun]-gazi
  rest broken
column 5
  beginning broken
1'. sze-bi ($ blank space $) nam
2'. ur#-{gesz}gigir engar
3'. [n] 1(esze3)# 5(iku)# 1/2(iku) GAN2#
  rest broken
column 6
  beginning broken
1'. [lu2?-{d}]nin-szubur engar
2'. [GAN2-gu4 lu2?]-sa6#-ga
  rest broken
column 7
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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: ASJ 17, p.175-231, p. 217 110

    [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 028411
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 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
2017-07-22 at 14:06:22 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:16 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2013-07-22 at 12:40:11 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-08-04 at 17:31:31 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:20:30 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 09:44:50 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:15:24 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 17, 217 110 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P102615.
ASJ 17, 217 110 artifact entry (No. P102615). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P102615 (Original work published 2001)
ASJ 17, 217 110 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P102615 (Accessed: April 18, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {ASJ 17, 217 110 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P102615},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P102615},
}

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