ASJ 18, 159 3 (P102662)

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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British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 024977

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. [x gurusz]
2. [x dumu-nita2]
3. 1(gesz2) 2(u) n [geme2]
4. 2(u) la2 1(disz) n [dumu-munus]
5. dab-[ba-me]
6. 3(u) 4(disz) [gurusz]
7. 5(disz) [dumu-nita2]
8. 1(u) 4(disz) [geme2]
9. zah3 [u3 nu-dab-ba-me]
10. 4(gesz2) 1(u) 8(disz)# [sag hi-a]
11. 3(u) 8(disz) gu4-gesz#
12. 1(gesz2) ansze-gesz#
13. gu4 apin-bi 1(u) 2(disz)
14. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 3(disz) ab2 e2-tur3# [hi-a]
15. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 8(disz)#? ansze szaganx(AMA){gan} hi-a
16. 1(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 4(u) la2 1(disz) udu gukkal hi-a
17. 4(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 2(u) 7(disz) udu eme-gi hi-a
18. 3(u) 6(disz) udu masz2 niga
19. 3(disz) szeg9-bar
20. 2(esze3) 2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 {gesz}kiri6
21. 1(disz) ma2-gur8 ku3-babbar tur
22. 2(u) 8(disz) gal za-hum zabar hi-a
23. 2(disz) szen-dili2 zabar hi-a
24. 1(disz) ma-sa2-ab zabar
25. 8(disz) ha-zi zabar hi-a
26. 1(disz) dug zabar
27. 3(u) 6(disz) nig2-dim2-ma zabar tur-tur
28. 5(disz) {uruda}szen
29. 3(disz) {uruda}szen-dili2
30. 1(disz) {uruda}zi-ir
31. 2(disz) {uruda}ha-zi-in
32. 1(disz) {uruda}gu-za du10-us2
33. 1(u) 2(disz) {uruda}nig2-dim2-ma tur-tur
34. 2(u) 1(disz) {uruda}ha-bu3-da
35. 5(u) 7(disz) {uruda}sag2
36. sze ziz2 gur lugal
37. 2(gesz2) 3(u) 8(disz) tug2 gada hi-a
38. 1(gesz2) 5(disz) tug2 gada nig2-se11-se11 hi-a
39. 1(gesz2) 1(u) la2 1(disz) tug2 gada sumun hi-a
40. 5(u) 3(disz) tug2 gada nig2-se11-se11 sumun hi-a
41. 1(u) 3(asz) gu2 4(u) 2/3(disz) ma-na siki-kur hi-a
42. 2(asz) gu2 5(u) 7(disz) ma-na 1(u) gin2 siki-gi
43. 1(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 i3 du10-ga hi-a
44. 4(barig) 4(ban2) 8(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 i3 hi-a
45. 4(disz) sila3 lal3
46. 3(ban2) gesztin na8-na8
47. 2(ban2) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 ga-ar3 SIG7
48. 7(asz) 2(barig) 6(disz) sila3 zu2-lum gur
49. 4(asz) gu2 2(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na {gesz}erin hi-a
50. 1(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) SZIM hi-a gur
51. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 1(disz) {gesz}gu-za saga hi-a
52. 1(u) 4(disz) {gesz}na2 saga hi-a
53. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz) {gesz}gu-za hi-a
54. 2(u) la2 1(disz) {gesz}na2 hi-a
55. 1(u) {gesz}giri3-gub saga hi-a
56. 3(disz) {gesz}giri3-gub hi-a
57. 2(u) 1(disz) {gesz}banszur saga hi-a
58. 7(disz) {gesz}banszur hi-a
59. 4(u) 2(disz) {gesz}ma-al-tum saga hi-a
60. 2(u) 8(disz) {gesz}ma-al-tum hi-a
61. 2(u) 4(disz) {gesz}nig2-a-na8-na8 saga hi-a#
62. 3(gesz2) 5(disz) {gesz}nig2-na8-na8 [hi-a]
63. 7(disz) ma2-[gur8 hi-a]
64. 1(u) 8(disz) {na4}bur ma-al-[tum hi-a]
65. 1(u) 1(disz) {na4}kin2 hi-[a]
66. 2(disz) {na4}bur hi-[a]
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67. nig2-gur11 dumu ensi2-ka#
68. sza3 gir2-su[{ki}]

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
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  • primary: ASJ 18, p.103-168, p. 159 no. 3

    [Maekawa1996confiscation] Maekawa, Kazuya. 1996. “Confiscation of Private Properties in the Ur III Period: A Study of é-Dul-La and Níg-GA.” Acta Sumerologica 18: 103–68.

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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2017-02-15 at 20:03:47 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-02-15 at 19:28:56 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:20:36 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:06:11 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:45:48 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 18:16:39 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“ASJ 18, 159 3 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P102662.
ASJ 18, 159 3 artifact entry (No. P102662). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P102662 (Original work published 2001)
ASJ 18, 159 3 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P102662 (Accessed: March 15, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {ASJ 18, 159 3 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P102662},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P102662},
}

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