Mes 05-06, 300 (P112956)

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 014615

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. GAN2 saga
  erasure GAN2 saga
2. GAN2 muru13 su3
  erasure GAN2 muru13 su3
3. GAN2 murgu2
  erasure GAN2 murgu2
4. egir# a-sza3 mah
  erasure egir# a-sza3 mah
5. 1(bur'u) 8(bur3) GAN2 muru13 su3
6. a-sza3 nam-nun-da
7. gu2 i7 idigna-ta
8. i7 nun-sze3
9. 5(bur3) 1(esze3) 2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 muru13 su3
10. 2(iku) GAN2 du6
11. 1(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 TUL2
12. a-sza3 ur-da
13. u3 ur-sa6-ga dumu ur2-ba
14. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 saga
15. a-sza3 durux(U3)-i7 nun-ta
16. inim-{d}nanna-gu2-gal-sze3
17. en {d}nanna i3-dab5
18. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 durux(U3)-{d}nanna-gu2-gal-sze3
19. 9(bur3) 2(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 muru13
20. a-sza3 igi-zi
21. GAN2 saga
  erasure GAN2 saga
22. a-sza3 gibil ku-li u3 u2-da
23. 1(bur'u) 7(bur3) 1(esze3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 saga
column 2
1. a-sza3 du11-ge a-ta de6-a
2. a-sza3 gesz-gi-banda3{da}
3. 4(bur3) 1(esze3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 muru13 su3
4. a-sza3 ki sumun gu-za-la2-e-ne
5. 1(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2 murgu2 {d}en-ki
6. a-sza3 na-gab3!-tum
  gab2?
7. 7(bur3) GAN2 murgu2
8. 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 i7
9. a-sza3 igi e2-duru5 {d}na-ru2-a
10. 2(esze3) GAN2 murgu2
11. a-sza3 a-tu sukkal
12. 2(bur3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 murgu2
13. a-sza3 dal-ba-ba-{d}na-ru2-a
14. u3 uszum-gal
15. 6(bur3) 4(iku) GAN2 i7
16. 8(bur3) 2(esze3) 1(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 murgu2
17. 2(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2 {gesz}kiri6
18. gaba a-sza3 {d}hendur-sag
19. 4(bur3) 1(esze3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 saga
20. 1(bur'u) 2(bur3) 4(iku) GAN2 murgu2
21. a-sza3 KA-TUL2
22. u3 a-sza3 szu-na
23. 1(szar2) 1(bur'u) 1(bur3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2
24. giri3 de6-a
25. 2(bur3) 2(esze3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 i7
column 3
1. a-sza3 dal-ba-na-sag-erin-du8
2. 1(bur3) GAN2 ur-li
3. a-sza3 {d}na-ru2-a
4. GAN2 saga
  erasure GAN2 saga
5. GAN2 saga a-ta de6-a
  erasure GAN2 saga a-ta de6-a
6. a-sza3 gaba ambar-nigin6{ki}
7. 1(bur3) 2(iku) GAN2 hul-tag
8. 2(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 e
9. 2(bur3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 murgu2
10. a2 diri lu2-nigin6{ki} nar
11. a-sza3 {gesz}szinig-pa5
12. a-sza3 gu2-gesz-bar-ra
13. 2(bur3) 2(esze3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 hul-tag
14. 3(bur3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 murgu2
15. 4(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2 illu
16. 3(bur3) GAN2 e
17. a-sza3 ki sumun munu4-mu2
18. 2(bur3) 1(esze3) 5(iku) GAN2 hul-tag
19. gaba a-sza3 {d}inanna-ka
20. i7 ur-li gub-ba
21. 2(bur3) 3(iku) GAN2 iri
22. 6(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2 i7
23. a-sza3 sal-le-sa6
24. GAN2 saga
  erasure GAN2 saga
25. GAN2 ki sumun
  erasure GAN2 ki sumun
26. a-sza3 gu2 i7 idigna
column 4
1. ugula sanga e2-babbar2
2. 3(bur3) 2(esze3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 saga
3. 2(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2 ki-gesztin?-la
4. u3 a-sza3 i7 idigna
5. n(bur3) n(esze3) n(iku) GAN2 saga
6. 4(bur'u) 6(bur3) 3(iku) GAN2 uru4 sze nu-e3
7. 2(bur'u) 3(bur3) 1(esze3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 hul-tag
8. 2(esze3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 e
9. a-sza3 iszib
10. gaba a-sza3 dalla
11. 4(bur3) 1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 saga
12. 1(bur'u) 6(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 hul-tag
13. 2(bur3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 murgu2
14. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 i7
15. 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 e
16. a-sza3 lu2-{d}nansze u3 ur-sa6-ga
17. gaba a-sza3 gibil lugal-uszumgal?
18. 1(bur3) 2(esze3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 saga
19. 1(bur'u) 4(bur3) 1(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2 hul-tag
20. a-sza3 numun-nag-BI-sun2-zi
21. 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 muru13
22. 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 uru4 sze nu-e3
reverse
column 1
1. 1(bur3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 hul-tag
2. 2(esze3) GAN2 murgu2
3. 2(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 e
4. a-sza3 numun-gu7
5. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 hul-tag
6. 5(bur3) GAN2 i7
7. 4(bur3) GAN2 du6
8. 2(bur3) GAN2 murgu2
9. a-sza3 tir-pa-bil3-la
10. 2(esze3) GAN2 saga
11. a-sza3 al-la ra2-gaba
12. gaba a-sza3 numun-gu7
13. 1(bur'u) 6(bur3) 1(esze3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 saga
14. 8(szar2) 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 hul-tag
15. 9(bur3) 2(esze3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 murgu2
16. 1(bur3) GAN2 e
17. a-sza3 inim-ma-dingir
18. 4(bur'u) 7(bur3) 2(esze3) 2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 <saga>
19. a-sza3 gesz gu2 i7 a-sza3 e2-gibil-le
20. a-sza3 gu2-edin-na
column 2
1. szunigin 1(szar2) 3(bur'u) 4(bur3) 1(esze3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 saga
2. szunigin 9(bur3) 2(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 muru13
3. szunigin 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 muru13
4. szunigin 2(bur'u) 8(bur3) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 muru13 su3
5. szunigin 4(bur'u) 6(bur3) 1(esze3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 uru4 sze nu-e3
6. szunigin 3(bur3) 2(esze3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 u3
7. szunigin 2(bur3) 1(esze3) 1(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 saga a-ta de6-a
8. szunigin 1(szar2) 5(bur'u) 4(bur3) 1(esze3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 hul-tag
9. szunigin 4(bur3) 4(iku) GAN2 illu
10. szunigin 1(szar2) 2(bur'u) 1(esze3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 giri3 de6-a
11. szunigin 5(bur'u) 2(bur3) 2(esze3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 murgu2
12. szunigin 2(bur'u) 2(bur3) 2(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2 i7
13. szunigin 3(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 TUL2
14. szunigin 2(bur3) 3(iku) GAN2 iri
15. szunigin 2(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2 {gesz}kiri6
16. szunigin 4(bur3) 2(iku) GAN2 du6
column 3
1. szunigin 4(bur3) 1(esze3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 e
column 4
1. GAN2#? gid2#-da
2. nig2#-gal2#-la
3. gir2#-su{ki}
4. lu2-{d}nin-ildu3:ma
5. u3 ur-{d}lamma-ke4
6. ib2-gid2
7. giri3 inim-{d}szara2 sa12-du5
8. mu {d}szul-gi
9. nita kal-ga
10. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
11. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba-ke4
12. {d}nanna kar-zi-da e2-a-na i3-ku4?

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Mes 05-06, 300,

    [Pettinato1970-1971-20294] Pettinato, Giovanni. 1970-1971.

  • history: ASJ 8, p.345-347, p. 346-347 2

    [Maekawa1986texts] Maekawa, Kazuya. 1986. “Two Ur III Texts in the Private Collections.” Acta Sumerologica 8: 345–47.

  • history: Priests & officials p.61-102, p. 73 no. 10

    [Maekawa1999temples] Maekawa, Kazuya. 1999. “The ‘Temples’ and the ‘Temple Personnel’ of Ur III Girsu-Lagash.” In Priests and Officials in the Ancient Near East. Papers of the Second Colloquium on the Ancient Near East, The City and Its Life, Held at the Middle Eastern Culture Center in Japan (Mitaka, Tokyo), edited by Kazuko Watanabe, 61–102. Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag C. Winter.

    description

  • history: Pettinato, RendAcLinc 32, 71,

    [sec12816] N.d.

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  • Museum No.: BM 014615
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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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
2018-08-23 at 08:56:41 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2017-07-22 at 14:06:23 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:53:57 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:35:31 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:16:07 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:19:37 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
“Mes 05-06, 300 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P112956.
Mes 05-06, 300 artifact entry (No. P112956). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P112956 (Original work published 2001)
Mes 05-06, 300 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P112956 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {Mes 05-06, 300 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P112956},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P112956},
}


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