City Life 2, 101-102 (P143192)

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 019724

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. ($ blank space $) zi3 gur lugal
2. ($ blank space $) sanga
3. 2(barig) sza13-dub-ba
4. 1(barig) dub-sar sza13-dub-ba
5. 2(barig) sa12-du5
6. 4(barig) ka-guru7
7. 3(barig) di-ku5
8. 6(disz) nu-banda3-gu4 3(barig)-ta
9. 4(disz) nu-banda3-gu4 3(barig)-ta
10. 7(disz) nu-banda3-gu4 2(barig)-ta
11. 2(disz) nu-banda3-gu4 1(barig)-ta
12. 1(disz) gurusz 4(barig)
13. 5(disz) gurusz 2(barig)-ta
14. dub-sar gu4 1(u)-me
15. 1(gesz2) engar 3(barig)-ta
16. 7(gesz2) 3(u) erin2 1(barig)-ta
17. 2(barig) ur-e2-babbar2
18. 1(barig)# ur-{d}ba-ba6
19. [x] x di-ku5-me
20. 1(barig) lu2-{d}na-ru2-a
21. 1(barig) ur-nig2
22. 2(barig) lu2-{d}dumu-zi
23. dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6-me
24. [...] ka5-a-mu dumu ur#-sa6-ga
25. [...]-x-i3-li2
26. [...] x
  rest broken
column 2
1. 1(barig) lu2-bala-sa6-ga dumu du11-ga-zi-da
2. 1(barig) lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su dumu lu2-{d}igi-ma-sze3
3. 1(barig) ba-zi dumu ga-a
4. 1(barig) ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ur-sa6-ga
5. 1(barig) KU-gu-za-na dumu na-ba-sa6
6. 1(barig) ur-ba-gara2 dumu lu2-igi-sa6-sa6
7. 1(barig) ur-{d}da-mu
8. 1(barig) {gesz}gesztu-mu
9. 3(ban2) ur-ba-gara2 dumu al-la-mu
10. 3(ban2) lugal-u2-szim-e dumu u2-da-ur4-ra
11. 1(barig) ur-{d}lamma dumu ab-ba-iri
12. dumu-lu2 didli-me
13. 2(barig) ur-sa6-ga dumu ur-gu-la i7-da gub#?-ba
14. 2(barig) a-tu
15. 2(barig) ku5-da
16. nu-banda3 erin2-me
17. 1(u) 1(disz) ugula 1(barig)-ta
18. 4(disz) ugula ug3-IL2 1(barig)-ta
19. [x] lu2-{d}li9-si4
20. [...] x x
  rest broken
column 3
1. 2(barig) ur-{d}lamma dumu ur-nig2
2. 2(disz) nagar 1(barig)-ta
3. 7(disz) er2-du8 1(barig)-ta
4. 4(disz) gu-za-la2 1(barig)-ta
5. 3(u) la2 2(disz) aga3-us2 1(barig)-ta
6. 4(barig) lu2-iri-sag
7. 4(barig) a-ab-ba
8. 2(barig) ur-{d}ig-alim szu-i
9. 1(barig) i3-la-ma
10. 1(barig) simug#?
11. 1(barig) ab-ba-gi-na
12. 1(barig) ba-HAR
13. 1(barig) sukkal-di-de3 ugula he2-dab5
14. 1(u) sipa ansze 1(barig)-ta
15. 1(barig) ka-u2-ka
16. 1(barig) ab-ba musz-lah5
17. ugula ug3-IL2-me
18. 2(disz) dub-sar erin2 1(barig)-ta
19. 4(barig) szitax(KWU777)-ab-ba
20. 1(barig) lu2-na
21. 2(barig) lugal-siskur2-re
22. 1(barig) gala-mah
23. 1(barig) lu2-giri17-zal kuruszda
24. 3(u) 1(disz) gudu4 4(ban2)-ta
25. 4(ban2) ad-da ab-ba-iri
26. 1(barig) ki-lu5-la
27. 1(barig) {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka
28. n lugal#?-sa6-ga
column 4
1. 2(barig) lu2-{d}nanna dumu ur-gu-la
2. 2(barig) sa6-sa6-ga dumu ba-a
3. 3(barig) ur-{d}nun-gal dub-sar udu
4. 1(barig) ur-{d}ga2-tum3-du10
5. dumu lu2-{d}igi-ma#-sze3#
6. 1(barig) ur-{d}ba-ba6 [...] da [...]
7. dub-sar gesz#-i3#-[me]
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8. e2 {d}nin-mar{ki}
9. 1(barig) ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da ugula kikken2 dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6
10. 2(gesz2) 5(u) 5(asz) 3(barig) gur
11. giri3-se3-ga gu4
12. 1(barig) sukkal kas4
13. 1(barig) sagi
14. 3(disz) muhaldim 1(barig)-ta
15. 2(disz) lu2 lunga 1(barig)-ta
16. 2(barig) dub-sar gu4
17. 2(barig) ugula kikken2
18. 1(barig) {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka
19. 2(disz) aszgab 1(barig)-ta
20. 3(disz) nagar 1(barig)-ta
21. 4(disz) ad-kup4 1(barig)-ta
22. 1(barig) lu2-a-ne
23. 1(barig) i3-du8 e2-szu
24. 2(disz) sipa ansze 1(barig)-ta
25. 2(disz) u2-IL2 1(barig)-ta
26. 5(asz) 1(barig)
column 5
1. giri3-se3-ga e2-kas4
2. 2(asz) 2(barig) szitax(KWU777)-ab-ba
3. 1(barig) {gesz}bad
4. 1(barig) agrig#
5. 2(u) la2 2(disz) gudu4 1(barig)-ta
6. 1(barig) lu2 lunga#
7. 2(barig) ugula bur#?-sag#
8. 6(disz)# i3-[du8 n(barig)-ta]
9. [n] lu2#-[...]
10. [n] lu2#-[...]
11. 4(disz) aga3?-[... n(barig)-ta]
12. 3(disz) aga3-[us2 n(barig)-ta]
13. 1(barig) ma2-lah5#
14. 2(disz) ga-[IL2 n(barig)-ta]
15. 1(barig) szu-i [...]
16. 2(barig) ugula nar#
17. 1(barig) nar#
18. 2(disz) ad-kup4 [n(barig)-ta]
19. 1(barig) i3-ra2-ra2#
20. 2(disz) bahar3 1(barig)-ta
21. 2(barig) gala-mah
22. 1(barig) ugula szu-ku6
23. 1(barig) ugula muszen-du3
24. 1(barig) ur-e2-ninnu
25. e2 {d}nin-mar{ki}-[me]
26. 2(disz) lu2 lunga# [n(barig)-ta]
27. 1(barig) munu4-mu2#
28. 2(disz) i3-du8 1(barig)-ta
29. 2(disz) lu2 azlag2 1(barig)-ta
30. 4(barig) nin-dingir {d}na-ru2-a
31. 1(barig) ma2-lah5 {d}na-ru2-a
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32. e2 {d}na-ru2-a
reverse
column 1
1. 4(barig) nin-dingir {d}en-ki
2. 2(disz) lu2 lunga [n(barig)]-ta#
3. 1(barig) munu4-mu2
4. 1(u) i3#-du8# 1(barig)-ta
5. 1(barig) ugula bur#?-sag
6. 1(barig) ugula nar
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7. e2 {d}en-ki
8. 1(barig) gala-mah# hu#-rim3#{ki#}
9. 1(barig) gala-mah# {d#}nin#-gesz-zi#-da#
10. 1(barig) nar hu#-rim3#{ki#}
11. 2(barig) dub-sar [...]
12. ab-ba didli [...]
13. 1(u) 6(asz) [...]
14. e2 dingir-re-[ne]
15. 2(disz) ugula 2(barig)-ta
16. 3(u) 1(disz) lu2 2(ban2)#-[ta]
17. 1(barig) gesz-da tusz#-a#?
18. 1(barig) maszkim# [...]
19. 1(barig) ma2 szu4# [...]
20. 2(disz) lu2 ma2#-[... n(ban2)-ta]
21. 2(disz) su-si-ig# [n(ban2)-ta]
22. 7(asz) 2(barig) gur#
23. lu2 mar-sa#-[me]
24. 2(asz) 2(barig) nu-[...]
25. 4(barig) dub-sar x-[...]
26. 1(barig) nagar#
27. 1(barig) tug2-du8#
28. 1(barig) ad-kup4#
29. 3(disz) lu2-naga#? 1(barig)#-ta#
30. 1(u) 6(disz) ugula usz-bar# 2(barig)#-ta#
31. 3(barig)# ugula# usz#-bar#
32. 2(barig)# ugula# gu#
column 2
1. 1(barig) dub-sar# gu#?
2. 3(u) lu2 x-ta?
3. n 1(u) [...] x
4. nu-[...] x x [x]
5. 2(disz) gurusz 1(barig)-ta
6. 1(barig) lu2-e2-an#?-na
7. 3(disz) ugula-iri 3(barig)?-ta
8. 1(asz) 1(barig) na-gada
9. 3(barig) na-gada
10. 2(barig) na-gada
11. 6(disz) na-gada 1(barig)-ta
12. 1(gesz2) 3(u) na-gada 1(barig)-ta
13. 2(barig) ur-e2-gal-edin-ka
14. sipa gi u3 sipa ud5-me
15. 2(barig) x ab2
16. 1(barig) ugula-iri
17. 1(asz)? 3(barig)#? na-gada
18. 3(barig) na-gada
19. 7(disz) na-gada 1(barig)-ta
20. 1(u) la2 1(disz) na-gada 1(barig)-ta
21. 1(disz) szar2-ra-ab-du
22. unu3-me
23. [n] 4(asz)# 4(barig)
24. sipa unu3-me
25. 2(u) 1(disz) um-mi-a {gesz}kiri6 1(barig)-ta
26. 2(disz) szandana 2(barig)-ta
27. 5(asz) gur
28. ugula ug3-IL2 u3 u2-da-ni
29. 3(gesz2) 5(u) 3(asz) 1(ban2) gur
30. sza3 gu2-ab-ba{ki}
31. 3(barig) sanga
column 3
1. [...] x
2. x x x [...] x
3. nu-banda3-gu4-me
4. 1(u) engar 3(barig)-ta
5. 1(barig) ur-zigum-ma dub-sar gu4 apin
6. 1(barig) ba-zi szar2-ra-ab-du#
7. 3(u) la2 1(disz@t) erin2 1(barig)-ta
8. 1(asz) 1(barig) ur-ba-gara2 nu-banda3
9. 1(barig) gu-za-la2
10. 1(u) 3(asz) 4(barig) gur
11. e2 {d}inanna
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column 4
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1'. szunigin 4(gesz2) 6(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) zi3 gur lugal
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column 5
  beginning broken
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1'. zi3 KA iri-a gar-ra
2'. sza3 gu2-ab-ba{ki}
3'. u3 e2 {d}inanna
4'. 1(bur3)? GAN2#? 2(barig) zi3 lugal-ta
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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Priests & officials p.61-102, p. 101-102

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: BM 019724
  • Accession No.: 1895-10-16, 0007

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 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
2017-02-28 at 17:16:32 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2015-05-05 at 09:52:00 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:25:23 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:14:55 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-02-01 at 13:27:58 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2008-02-01 at 12:16:30 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:31:27 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
“City Life 2, 101-102 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P143192.
City Life 2, 101-102 artifact entry (No. P143192). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P143192 (Original work published 2001)
City Life 2, 101-102 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P143192 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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	month = {aug 19},
	title = {City {Life} 2, 101-102 artifact entry},
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}

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