KM 89167 (P234948)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

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Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Museum Number

KM 89167

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (“Grain expenditures.”)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

102.0 mm × 47.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 2(u) sze gur lugal
2. a-sza3 lu2-{d}ha-ia3-ta
3. 1(gesz2) 4(barig) gur a-sza3 gesz? ur?-rum-ta
4. 3(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) en-me-zi-an-na-ta
5. 3(u)? 4(barig)#? x x ga2-nun-ta
6. szunigin sze ur5-ra
  blank space
7. szunigin 3(gesz2) 3(u) 9(asz) 1(barig) gur
8. sza3-bi-ta
9. 3(gesz2) 4(asz)#? 2(barig) 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 gur
10. sze udu niga
11. 1(u) 8(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 gur
12. sze gu4 niga
13. iti GAN2-masz-ta
14. iti sze-il2-la-sze3
15. iti 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
16. kiszib3 en-na
17. 1(barig) 3(ban2) nig2-sa10-am3 gi?
18. kiszib3 lugal-x simug
19. 2(barig) na-an-na gudu4
reverse
1. 5(ban2) sze-ba geme2 ki-siki [...]
2. 1(asz) 5(ban2) {ansze}kunga2 ha-la#-{d}lamma
3. 4(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) diri nig2-ka9
4. kiszib3 a-li-ah
  blank space
5. szunigin 3(gesz2) 2(u) 7(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
6. zi-ga
7. la2-ia3 1(u)# 1(asz)# 1(barig)# 4(ban2) 9(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
8. nig2-ka9-ak [ur]-{d}nin-gesz#-zi#-da#
  blank space
9. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul

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): 102.0 high × 47.0 wide
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  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: KM 89167
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello) Provenience Comments:

    was listed as Lagash

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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.47.01.00 (us2 year), Šulgi.47.01.12 (us2 year)
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:53:57 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:43:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:43:55 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2007-08-12 at 22:19:40 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:37:16 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2003-11-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Reid, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“KM 89167 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 4, 2003. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P234948.
KM 89167 artifact entry (No. P234948). (2003, November 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P234948
KM 89167 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P234948 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).
@misc{2003KM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-26]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {nov 4},
	title = {KM 89167 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P234948},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P234948},
}


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