Borrelli diss. 39 (P205778)

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 028592

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Gurush for canal work; seal: Lugal-zag-ge-si ds d. Ur-dIg-alim)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

38.0 mm × 36.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 2(gesz2) 2(u) 1(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
2. ka i7 lugal-musz-husz gub-ba
3. i7-da szu-ur3 szu ur3-ra
reverse
1. e2 {d}inanna-me
2. kiszib3 lugal-za3-ge-si
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3. iti sze-sag11-ku5
4. mu e2 {d}szara2 ba-du3
seal 1
1. lugal-dingir
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-{d}ig#-alim#

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
  • Measurements (mm): 38.0 high × 36.0 wide × 16.0 thick
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (Gurush for canal work; seal: Lugal-zag-ge-si ds d. Ur-dIg-alim)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 028592
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.09.11.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“Borrelli Diss. 39 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P205778.
Borrelli diss. 39 artifact entry (No. P205778). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P205778 (Original work published 2002)
Borrelli diss. 39 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P205778 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).
@misc{2023Borrelli,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Borrelli diss. 39 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P205778},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P205778},
}

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