JCS 16, 081 HSM 1659 (P111941)

Plan or Drawing tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

SM 1899.02.281

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Plan or Drawing (field plan (drawing) SM catalogue: obv. describes field; rev. is field plan with measurements)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

75.0 mm × 63.0 mm × 28.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1a1a. 1(gesz2) 1(u)
1a1b1. 1(gesz2) 5(disz)
1a1b2. 1(gesz2) 5(disz)
1a1c. 2(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku)
  calculation: 65 × 70 (ninda) = 4550 sar = 45.5 iku
1a2a1. 3(u)
1a2a2. 2(disz)
1a2b. 1(gesz2) 5(disz)
1a2c. 1(esze3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku)
  calculation : 65 × (30 + 2) ÷ 2) = 1040 sar ≈ 10 1/2iku
1b1a. 2(u)
1b1b1. 1(u) 3(disz) 1/2(disz)
1b1b2. 8(disz) 1/2(disz)
1b1c. 3(gesz2) 4(u) sar
  calculation: 20 × (13 1/2 + 8 1/2) ÷ 2) = 220
1c1a. 2(u)
1c1b1. 8(disz) 1/2(disz)
1c1b2. 3(disz) 1/2(disz)
1c1c. 2(gesz2) sar
  calculation: 20 × (8 1/2 + 3 1/2) ÷ 2) = 120
1d1a. 3(disz) 1/2(disz)
1d1b. 1(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz)
1d1c. 2(u) 1(disz) sar
  calculation: 12 1/2 × 3 1/2 ÷ 2 = 21 7/8 (?)
1e1a. 7(disz)
1e1b. 1(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz)
  (where does the inner triangle show up in the totals?)
1f. szunigin 6(gesz2) sar
  calculation: partial total b-d 220 + 120 + 21 7/8 ≈ 360 sar (?; expect 361 7/8; appear to be partial notations above sum, 20 n 30)
1g1a. 1(u) 3(disz)
1g1b. 1(u) 3(disz)
1g1c. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) sar
  calculation: 13 × 13 ÷ 2 = 84 1/2
1h1a1. 1(u) 3(disz)
1h1a2. 1(u) 3(disz) 1/2(disz)
1h1b. 1(u) 5(disz)
1h1c. 3(gesz2) 2(u) la2 2(u) sar
  calculation: (13 + 13 1/2) ÷ 2)) × 15 = 198 3/4; text has 200 - 20/60 ?
1i1a. 1(u) 3(disz) 1/2(disz)
1i1b. 3(u)
1i1c. 6(gesz2) 3(u)
  calculation: 30 × 13 = 390
1j. szunigin 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sar
  calculation: partial total g-i 84.5 + 198.75 + 390 = 674 1/2 - x sar; text has 672 1/2
2. 1(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) tul2 KA-al
3. kur2
4. a2 a-sza3 szu-na
reverse
  blank space
  with draft calculation notations
1. 3(bur3) 2(iku) GAN2 sza3 temen
  calculation: total a1-2 4550 + 1040 = 5590 ≈ 56 iku
2. 1(esze3) 4(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 bar
  calculation: total b-d + g-i 360 + 672 1/2 = 1032.5 ≈ 10 1/4 iku
3. 1(iku) 1/2 (iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 tul2 KA-al
4. a-sza3 3(bur3) 2(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2
  calculation: 3(bur3) 2(iku) + 1(esze3) 4(iku) 1/4(iku) + 1(iku) 1/2 (iku) 1/4(iku) = 3(bur3) 2(esze3) 2(iku)
5. ur-{d}ig-alim dumu lu2-{d}utu szitim
6. a-sza3 lugal-e-gar-ra gaba ambar-lagasz{ki}
7. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e ma2-gur8-mah {d}en-lil2-ra mu-na-dim2
8. a2 lugal-e-gar-ra

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 75.0 high × 63.0 wide × 28.0 thick
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  • Condition Description: complete
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  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: SM 1899.02.281
  • Accession No.: 01659

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.08.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-04 at 19:15:48 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2017-07-21 at 13:15:44 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Reckling, Lucas CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:53:52 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2013-12-25 at 20:32:12 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-07-09 at 18:05:16 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:33:53 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:14:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:19:19 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
“JCS 16, 081 HSM 1659 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 4, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P111941.
JCS 16, 081 HSM 1659 artifact entry (No. P111941). (2024, August 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P111941 (Original work published 2001)
JCS 16, 081 HSM 1659 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P111941 (Accessed: December 22, 2024).
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	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P111941},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P111941},
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