ASJ 18, 167 9 (P102665)

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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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 093833

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

9.0 mm × 160.0 mm × 26.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 9(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2
2. 1(u) 9(disz) sag hi-a
3. 9(disz) gu4 ansze hi-a
4. 1(gesz2) 2(u) udu masz2# hi-a
5. 5(gesz2) 2(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur
6. sze ur5-ra sila-a gal2-la
7. 1/3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar
8. 1(u) 2(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2 zabar
9. 1(u) 5(disz) tug2#? hi-a
10. 1(barig) 2(ban2) i3-gesz
11. 1(asz) gu2 SZIM ki-la2 hi-a
12. 4(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 sze-li
13. 2(u) 1(disz) {gesz}gu-za hi-a
14. 3(disz) {gesz}na2 hi-a
15. 7(disz) {gesz}banszur uruda hi-a
16. 1(u) 1(disz) {gesz}ma-al-tum hi-a
17. 5(disz) {na4}kin2 szu se3-ga
18. 1(disz) ma2-gur8 3(gesz2) gur
19. 1(iku) GAN2 {gesz}kiri6 gesz hi-a
20. 1(u) 6(disz) sar e2 uri5{ki}-ma
column 2
1. 8(disz) sar e2 ur-sag-pa-e3{ki}
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2. giri3-ni-i3-sa6
3. 9(bur3) 2(esze3) [x] GAN2
4. 1(u) 8(disz) sag hi-a
5. 9(disz) gu4 ansze hi-a
6. 1(gesz2) 2(u) udu masz2 hi-a
7. 3(gesz2) 2(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur
8. sze ur5-ra sila-a gal2-la
9. 1/3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar#
10. 1(u) 2(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2 zabar
11. 1(u) 5(disz) tug2 hi-a
12. 1(barig) 2(ban2) i3-gesz
13. 1(asz) gu2 SZIM ki-la2 hi-a
14. 4(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 sze-li
15. 2(u) 1(disz) {gesz}gu-za hi-a
16. 3(disz) {gesz}na2 hi-a
17. 7(disz) {gesz}banszur uruda hi-a
18. 1(u) 1(disz) {gesz}ma-al-tum hi-a
19. 5(disz) {na4}kin2 szu se3-ga
20. 1(disz) ma2 3(u) gur
21. 1(iku) GAN2 {gesz}kiri6 gesz hi-a
reverse
column 1
1. 6(disz) sar e2 uri5{ki}
2. 1(u) sar e2 su3-GAN2{ki}
  blank space
3. ARAD2-{d}nanna
4. 6(disz) geme2 hi-a
5. 3(disz) gal za-hum zabar hi-a
6. 1(disz) szen-szu2 zabar
7. ki-la2-bi 1(u) 8(disz) ma-na
8. 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 i3-nun du10-ga
9. 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
10. 1(disz) {gesz}gu-za munus
11. 1(disz) {gesz}giri3-gub-ba
12. 2(disz) {gesz}na2 hi-a
13. 1(disz) {gesz}banszur# uruda lam
  blank space
14. a-ga-da-ni
15. 6(disz) sag hi-a
16. 3(disz) gal za-hum zabar hi-a
17. 1(disz) szu-sza-gar zabar
18. 1(disz) gir2 udu usz2 zabar
19. [ki-la2]-bi# 3(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na
20. 1(disz) {gesz}banszur uruda lam
21. 6(disz) {gesz}ma-al-tum hi-a
22. 2(disz) {na4}kin2 szu se3-ga
23. giri3-se3-ga {gesz}gu-za al-la-mu
column 2
1. 6(bur3) GAN2
2. 2(disz) sag hi-a
3. sza-at-e2-a
  blank space
4. szunigin 2(bur'u) 5(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2
5. szunigin 5(u) 1(disz) sag hi-a
6. szunigin 1(u) 8(disz) gu4 ansze hi-a
7. szunigin 2(gesz2) 4(u) udu masz2 hi-a
8. szunigin 1(gesz'u) 5(u) 1(asz) sze gur
9. szunigin 2/3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar
10. szunigin 1(asz) gu2 7(disz) ma-na zabar ki-la2 nig2-dim2-dim2-ma
11. szunigin 3(u) tug2 hi-a
12. szunigin 3(barig) 4(ban2) i3 hi-a
13. szunigin 2(asz) gu2 SZIM ki-la2 hi-a
14. szunigin 1(barig) 2(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 SZIM ag2-e
15. szunigin 4(u) 3(disz) {gesz}gu-za hi-a
16. szunigin 4(disz) {gesz}giri3-gub
17. szunigin 8(disz) {gesz}na2 hi-a
18. szunigin 1(u) 6(disz) {gesz}banszur hi-a
19. szunigin 2(u) 8(disz) {gesz}ma-al-tum
20. szunigin 1(u) 2(disz) {na4}kin2 szu se3-ga
21. szunigin 2(disz) ma2
22. szunigin 2(iku) GAN2 {gesz}kiri6
23. szunigin 4(u) sar e2 du3#-[a?] x
  blank space
24. nig2-gur11 al-la-mu
25. mu en {d}inanna unu{ki} masz2-e i3-pa3

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 9.0 high × 160.0 wide × 26.0 thick
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  • primary: ASJ 18, p.103-168, p. 167 no. 9

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 093833
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.02.00.00
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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
2017-03-03 at 09:52:17 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI 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
2006-10-12 at 12:15:25 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
“ASJ 18, 167 9 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P102665.
ASJ 18, 167 9 artifact entry (No. P102665). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P102665 (Original work published 2001)
ASJ 18, 167 9 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P102665 (Accessed: November 9, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
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	title = {ASJ 18, 167 9 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P102665},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P102665},
}

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