TUT 308 (P135902)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

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Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 02273

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
  beginning broken
1'. e2 {d}nin#-[gir2-su] 2(disz)-a-bi
2'. 1(asz) zi3 sig15 gur
3'. 1(u) nig2-ar3-ra imgaga3
4'. e2-gibil
5'. 1(asz) zi3 sig15 gur
6'. 1(u) nig2-ar3-ra imgaga3
7'. e2-muru13
8'. 1(asz) zi3 sig15 gur
9'. 1(u) nig2-ar3-ra imgaga3
10'. e2-libir
11'. sa2-du11
12'. [... x] 2(barig)# 5(ban2)# zi3 sig15 gur
13'. [...] nig2-ar3-[ra]
  rest broken
column 2
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1'. 1(disz)#? [...]
2'. 5(disz) sila3 [...] zi3 sig15
3'. sa2-du11# a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
4'. 1(u) 5(disz) zi3 sig15
5'. 4(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra imgaga3
6'. nig2-ezem-ma za3-mu-ka
7'. {d}en-lil2 2(barig) 5(ban2) 4(disz) sila3
8'. 1(u) zi3 sig15
9'. 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra imgaga3
10'. sa2-du11 a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
11'. [...] zi3 sig15
12'. nig2-ar3-ra imgaga3
13'. [...]
14'. e2-gibil {d}nin-hur-sag
15'. [...] zi3 sig15
  rest broken
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x [... a-ra2] 1(disz)#-kam
2'. 1(u) 1(disz) zi3 sig15
3'. 2(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra imgaga3#
4'. nig2-ezem-ma e2 {d}szul-pa-e3 6(disz)-ba 1(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3
5'. {d}szul-pa-e3 e2-gal
6'. 3(disz) nig2-ar3-ra imgaga3 sa2-du11
7'. 1(gesz2) 1(u)
8'. [...]
9'. {d}szul-pa-e3 e2 ur-dun
10'. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra imgaga3 sa2-du11
11'. 3(u)
12'. [...] x ur
  rest broken
column 4
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x
2'. 1(barig) 1(ban2)# zi3 sig15
3'. 3(ban2) nig2-ar3-ra imgaga3
4'. sa2-du11
5'. 1(barig)# 4(ban2)# zi3 sig15
6'. [...] 3(disz) [...] sila3 nig2-ar3-ra imgaga3
7'. [x] 2(disz)-a-bi
8'. 2(asz) 2(barig) 5(disz) sila3
9'. e2-gibil {d}nin-gesz-zi-da
10'. 3(ban2) nig2-ar3-ra imgaga3 sa2-du11
11'. 1(asz) 1(barig)
12'. e2 {d}nin-gesz-zi-da# bad3-tibirx(KU)#-[ra{ki?}]
  or bad3-bar#-[ra?]
13'. 3(ban2) zi3# [sig15]
14'. 3(ban2) nig2-ar3-ra# [imgaga3]
15'. sa2-[du11]
16'. 5(ban2) zi3# [sig15]
17'. 1(ban2) nig2-ar3-[ra imgaga3]
18'. nig2-ezem-ma [...]
19'. [...] x [...]
  rest broken
column 5
  beginning broken
1'. 5(disz) sila3# [...]
2'. 3(ban2) nig2-[ar3-ra imgaga3]
3'. sa2-[du11]
4'. 1(ban2) [...]
5'. 1(ban2) [...]
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. pu2?-x [...]
2'. e2 [...]
3'. u3 [...]
4'. 1(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) x [...]
5'. 1(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2)# [...]
6'. 1(asz) 3(barig) nig2-[ar3-ra] imgaga3
7'. sa2-du11#
8'. 1(asz) 4(ban2) zi3 sig15 gur
9'. 2(barig) la2 3(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra gur
10'. 2(barig) 4(ban2) imgaga3 gur#
11'. [...] x [...]
  rest broken
column 2
  broken
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 4(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 imgaga3
2'. ziz2-bi
  rest broken
column 4
  broken
  rest broken

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: TUT 308,

    [Reisner1901-42896] Reisner, George A. 1901.

  • history: Pettinato, Giovanni SVS 1/1, 308,

    [sec21537] N.d.

  • collation: OrAnt 13, p.199-210, p. 210

    [Pettinato1974TuT] Pettinato, Giovanni, and Luigi Cagni. 1974. “Miscellanea Neo-Sumerica, I: Collazioni a G. Reisner, Tempelurkunden Aus Telloh.” Oriens Antiquus 13: 199–210.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: VAT 02273
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2021-12-13 at 10:54:42 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2016-05-17 at 09:41:29 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:12:48 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:28:44 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
“TUT 308 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P135902.
TUT 308 artifact entry (No. P135902). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P135902
TUT 308 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P135902 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).
@misc{2001TUT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-26]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {TUT 308 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P135902},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P135902},
}

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