Borrelli diss. 36 (P204480)

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 024967

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Account of plowing oxen in several temples; 4 col. tablet.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

80.0 mm × 26.0 mm × 13.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) gu4 gesz
2. 3(disz) gu4 su-ga
3. 1(disz) gu4 su-ga nu-su
4. 1(disz) gu4 su-su nu-su
5. 1(disz) gu4 2(disz)
6. 2(disz) gu4 1(disz)
7. 4(disz) gu4 amar ga
8. 4(u) 8(disz) ansze gesz
9. 5(disz) ansze su-su
10. ($ blank space $) ansze su-su nu-su
  erasure before ansze
11. 1(disz) ansze 2(disz)
12. 6(disz) ansze amar ga
13. 1(disz) ansze szu-gi4
14. gu4# apin-bi 1(u) 3(disz)
15. ansze apin-bi 7(disz)
  blank space
16. e2 uru11{ki}
17. 4(u) 1(disz) gu4 gesz
18. 4(u) gu4 su-su 1(disz) gu4 su-ga nu-su
19. 3(disz)# gu4 1(disz)
20. 5(disz)# gu4 amar ga
21. [...]
column 2
1. 1(u) 6(disz) ansze#
2. 1(disz) ansze [...]
3. 3(disz) ansze su-su
4. 2(disz) ansze 1(disz)
5. 3(disz) ansze amar ga
6. 1(disz) ansze szu-gi4
7. gu4 apin-bi 8(disz)
8. ansze apin-bi 2(disz)
  blank space
9. e2 {d}inanna
10. 2(gesz2) 7(disz) gu4 gesz
11. 5(disz) gu4 su-ga
12. 4(disz) gu4 su-su
13. 1/2(disz) gu4 su nu-su
14. 1(disz) gu4 1(disz)
15. 1(u) gu4 amar ga
16. 1(u) 8(disz) ansze gesz
17. 1(disz) ansze x-[x]
18. 1(disz) ansze [...]
19. 1(disz) ansze# [...]
20. gu4 apin [...]
21. ansze# [...]
22. [...]
reverse
column 1
1. 2(disz)# [...]
2. 1(disz) [...]
3. 1(disz) ansze [...]
4. zi-[ga]
  blank space
5. e2 {d}ga2-tum3-[du10]
6. u3 e2 ba-gara2
7. 3(gesz2) 2(u) gu4 gesz
8. 1(disz) gu4 su-ga
9. 2(u) gu4 su-su
10. 4(disz) gu4 su-ga nu-su
11. 4(disz) gu4 su-su nu-su
12. 1(u) gu4 1(disz)
13. 1(disz) gu4 1(disz) su-ga
14. 2(u) 4(disz) gu4 amar ga
15. 1(disz) gu4 su szu-gi4
16. 4(u) ansze gesz
17. 1(disz) ansze su-ga
18. 2(disz) ansze su-su
19. 1(disz) ansze su-su nu-su
20. 1(disz) ansze 2(disz)
21. 1(disz) ansze 1(disz)
22. 4(disz) ansze amar ga
23. 1(disz) ansze szu-gi4
24. gu4 apin-bi 5(u) 5(disz)
25. ansze apin-bi 3(disz)
26. gub-ba-am3#
27. 3(disz) gu4 zi-[ga]
28. e2 {d}nansze#
column 2
  blank space
1. gu4 apin gub-ba
2. e2 uru11{ki}
3. e2 {d}inanna
4. e2 {d}ga2-tum3-du10
5. e2 ba-gara2
6. u3 e2 {d}nansze
  blank space
7. mu {gesz}gu-za {d}en-lil2-la2 ba-dim2

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 80.0 high × 26.0 wide × 13.0 thick
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  • Museum No.: BM 024967
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.03.00.00
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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 10:02:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2021-07-12 at 14:08:30 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“Borrelli Diss. 36 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P204480.
Borrelli diss. 36 artifact entry (No. P204480). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P204480 (Original work published 2002)
Borrelli diss. 36 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P204480 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).
@misc{2023Borrelli,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {Borrelli diss. 36 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P204480},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P204480},
}


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