BiMes 03, 10 (P221783)

Administrative tablet excavated in Lagash (mod. El-Hiba), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM—

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Lagash (mod. El-Hiba)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative [identification uncertain]

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(esze3@c) 4(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) GAN2 esz2 sa10-ma-ta
2. GAN2 gi lugal-la
3. eb-mud
4. dumu a2-ne2-kur-ra
5. e2#-eb-zi-ka-sze3
6. lum-ma-tur
7. dumu en-an-na-tum2
8. ensi2
9. lagasz{ki}-ka-ke4
column 2
1. e-sze3-sa10
2. 2(u@c) 3(asz@c) sze gur saggal
3. nig2-sa10 GAN2-kam
4. szu ba-ti
5. 1(u@c) siki# bar-udu
6. 1(asz@c) i3 szagan
7. 1(asz@c) szu-kesz2#
8. 5(asz@c) ninda sig15
9. 2(u@c) ninda sze#
10. 2(u@c) ku6 dar-ra
11. 5(asz@c) tu7# sila3#
12. 1(asz@c) sa lu{sar}
column 3
1. [n sila3 sze-sa]
2. [n ninda i3]
3. [n ninda sag]
4. [n szum2 gu]
5. [1(asz@c) sa ga-rasz{sar}]
6. [nig2-ba]
7. eb-mud-sze3
8. szu ba-ti
9. 1(asz@c) lugal sza3-pa3-da
10. 1(asz@c) lugal#-u3#-ma
11. dumu# e2-eb#!-zi-me
column 4
1. [lugal GAN2-me]
2. [...]
3. [...]
4. [dumu lugal-sza3-pa3-da-me]
5. [...]
6. dumu [lugal-u3]-ma#?
7. dumu GAN2-kam-me
8. lu2 1(asz@c)-sze3
9. 1(asz@c) ninda sig15
10. 5(asz@c) ninda sze
11. 3(asz@c) tu7 sila3
12. 3(asz@c) ku6 dar-ra
column 5
1. [1(asz@c) sila3 sze-sa]
2. [1(asz@c) sa ga-rasz{sar}]
3. [nig2-ba-sze3]
4. [szu ba-ti]
5. [eb-mud]
6. [kak-bi e2-gar8-ra be2-du3]
7. i3-bi za3-ge be2-ak
8. 1(asz@c) lugal-he2-gal2-su3
9. dub-sar-mah
10. 1(asz@c) e2-nam#-zu#-sze3
column 6
1. [gal-UN]
2. [ARAD2 e2-sza3-ga]
3. [...]
4. [...]
5. [...]
6. [1(asz@c)] lugal-iri-bar
7. 1(asz@c) lugal-{d}en-lil2
8. lu2 u5
9. akszak{ki}
10. 1(asz@c) mes-ki#?-num2
column 7
  beginning broken
1'. 1(asz@c) [x x x]
2'. 1(asz@c) lum#-[ma]-dingir-[mu]
3'. dub#?-sar#? [x x] ir gu7#
4'. 1(asz@c) szubur#?
reverse
column 1
1. ARAD2# ensix(|PA.TE.SI.GAR|)
2. 1(asz@c) lugal#-nir#?
3. ugula e-me-a [x]
4. 1(asz@c) du-du#
5. engar ki-gub
6. 1(asz@c) lu2-[...]
  rest broken
column 2
1. lu2 GAN2 gid2-da-me
2. 1(asz@c) mes-bara2#-si
3. 1(asz@c) lum-ma-en-mete-na
4. 1(asz@c) lum-ma-bad3#?-gal
  rest broken
column 3
1. 1(asz@c) lugal-bara2-ga-ni-du10
2. nu-banda3 e2 lum-ma-tur
3. 1(asz@c) nam-lugal-ni-du10
4. lu2# [ki inim-ma-bi-me]
  rest broken
column 4
1. u4 szu-ni-al-dugud-de3
2. dumu-ne2
3. lum-ma-tur-ra
4. GAN2 gi-lugal-la-ka
5. e-na-sa10-a
6. ki {gesz}surx(ERIM)-ra-bi
7. ba-ba 4(|ASZxDISZ@t|)

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Join Information:
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  • primary: BiMes 3, 10

    [Biggs1976BiMes3] Biggs, Robert D. 1976. Inscriptions from Al-Hiba—Lagash. The First and Second Seasons. Bibliotheca Mesopotamica, Volume 3. Malibu: Undena Publications.

  • history: OIP 104, 144, p. 86f., appendix to 22-23

    [Gelb1991OIP104] Gelb, Ignace J., Piotr Steinkeller, and Robert M. Whiting. 1991. Earliest Land Tenure Systems in the Near East: Ancient Kudurrus. The University of Chicago Oriental Institute Publications 104.

  • history: Bauer, BiOr 36, 46,

    [sec27077] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: IM—
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Lagash (mod. El-Hiba)
  • Elevation:
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  • Excavation No: 2 H-T 012
  • Findspot Square:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2021-07-14 at 08:27:57 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2017-03-04 at 12:42:14 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-05-07 at 08:44:26 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-09-21 at 05:34:14 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:04:41 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-06-20 at 17:50:15 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:58 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Heinle, Michael; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“BiMes 03, 10 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2003. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221783.
BiMes 03, 10 artifact entry (No. P221783). (2003, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221783
BiMes 03, 10 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221783 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
@misc{2003BiMes,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-03-28]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {feb 26},
	title = {BiMes 03, 10 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221783},
}

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