CDLB 2012/003 (P405912)

Letter 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 1899.02.135

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter (letter order SM catalogue: letter)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

50.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. ba-zi
 en: To Bazi
2. u3-na-a-du11
 en: say:
3. 4(iku) GAN2 mur7 ti-ra-asz2
 en: 4 iku field, to the rear: Tira’aš,
4. gaba a-sza3 ulu3-di gesz-gu2
 en: to the breast: the field of Uludi ...,
5. a-kal-la szuku-ra-ni-im
 en: of Ayakala it is his subsistence field,
reverse
1. im-ma ha-bi2-ib2-gi-ne2
 en: may he (Bazi) confirm it on a tablet.
  blank space
  seal impression
seal 1
1. ur-[...]
 en: Ur-...,
2. dub-[sar]
 en: the scribe,
3. dumu ur-x-[...]
 en: son of Ur-...

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): 50.0 high × 40.0 wide × 18.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description: complete; horizonal crack on lower obv.
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  • Genre(s): Letter (letter order SM catalogue: letter)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: SM 1899.02.135
  • Accession No.: 01513 (SM catalogue: 0466)

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
  • Elevation:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-10-13 at 15:03:18 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-11-29 at 11:58:38 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-10-20 at 08:54:25 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2010-06-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Ajango, Kelsey M.; Jones, Jillian; Notizia, Palmiro; Reynolds, Kathryn R. CDLI approved View

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

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

General Notes: -
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Cite this Artifact
“CDLB 2012/003 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P405912.
CDLB 2012/003 artifact entry (No. P405912). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P405912
CDLB 2012/003 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P405912 (Accessed: April 4, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-04]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {CDLB 2012/003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P405912},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P405912},
}


TY  - ELEC
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