CT 10, pl. 48, BM 021429 (P108651)

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

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BM 021429

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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1. 2(asz) zi3 sig15 gur lugal
 en: 2 gur rough flour, royal (measure),
 de: 2 gur feines Mehl (nach dem) königlichen (Maß gemessen),
2. 3(u) dabin gur
 en: 30 gur dabin-flour,
 de: 30 gur dabin-Mehl,
3. kiszib3 ulu3-di
 en: under seal of Uludi;
 de: gesiegelt von Uludi;
4. 9(asz) 3(barig) 2(disz) sila3 dabin gur
 en: 9 gur 3 barig 2 sila3 dabin-flour,
 de: 9 gur 3 barig 2 sila3 dabin-Mehl,
5. kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-mar{ki} dumu du10-ga
 en: under seal of Lu-Ninmar, son of Duga;
 de: gesiegelte Tafel von Lu-Ninmar, dem Sohn des Duga;
  blank space
6. szunigin sze-bi 4(u) 3(asz) 3(barig) 2(disz) sila3 gur
 en: total, its barley: 43 gur 3 barig 2 sila3,
 de: zusammen, das dazugehörige Gerste(äquivalent): 43 gur 3 (barig) 2 sila3,
  calculation: (2 × 2) + 30 + 9;3,0,2 = 43;3,0,2
7. a2-bi 2(gesz'u) 4(u) 8(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
 en: its labor: 1248 workdays, female laborers;
 de: die dazugehörige Arbeitsleistung: 1248 Arbeitstage, Arbeiterinnen;
  calculation: 41(not 43!);3,0,2 at 1 ban2 per day = 1248
8. sza3-bi-ta
 en: therefrom:
 de: davon:
9. 1(u) ziz2 gur kiszib3 lu2-{d}utu ugula kikken
 en: 10 gur emmer, under seal of Lu-Utu, foremen of the mill;
 de: 10 gur Emmer, gesiegelte Tafel von Lu-Utu, dem Aufseher der Mahlarbeit;
10. 9(asz) 3(ban2) sze gur kiszib3 ur-{d}ig-alim ugula kikken2
 en: 9 gur 3 ban2 barley, under seal of Ur-Igalim, foreman of the mill;
 de: 9 gur 3 (ban2) Gerste, gesiegelte Tafel von Ur-Igalim, dem Aufseher des Mahlens;
11. giri3 lu2-{d}nin-mar{ki} dumu du10-ga
 en: via Lu-Ninmar, son of Duga;
 de: zuständig: Lu-Ninmar, der Sohn des Duga;
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1. 1(u) la2 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur
 en: 10 gur less 3 ban2 5 sila3 barley,
 de: 10 gur minus 3 (ban2) 5 sila3 Gerste,
2. kiszib3 ur-nigar{gar}
 en: under seal of Ur-nigar;
 de: gesiegelte Tafel von Ur-nigar;
3. 2(asz) sze gur an-ne2-ba-du7 nar
 en: 2 gur barley, Annebadu, the cantor,
 de: 2 gur Gerste (an) den Sänger Anebadu,
4. sza3 nibru{ki}
 en: in Nippur;
 de: in Nippur,
5. 6(asz) sze gur kiszib3 szesz-kal-la
 en: 6 gur barley, under seal of Šeškalla,
 de: 6 gur Gerste, gesiegelte Tafel von Šeškalla,
6. sza3 gir2-su{ki}
 en: in Girsu;
 de: in Girsu;
  blank space
7. szunigin 3(u) 7(asz) la2 5(disz) sila3 sze ziz2 gur
 en: total: 37 gur less 5 sila3 barley and emmer
 de: zusammen: 37 gur minus 5 sila3 Gerste und Emmer
  calculation: 10 + 9;0,3 + 9;4,2,5 + 2 + 6 = 36;4,5,5
8. zi-ga
 en: booked out;
 de: abgebucht;
9. la2-ia3 6(asz) 3(barig) 7(disz) sila3 sze gur
 en: the deficit: 6 gur 3 barig 7 sila3 barley,
 de: Fehlbetrag: 6 gur 3 (barig) 7 sila Gerste,
10. la2-ia3 7(disz) gin2 la2 1(u) 2(disz) sze ku3 a2 zi3-da-ka
 en: the deficit: 7 shekels less 12 grains silver, labor of flour;
 de: Fehlbetrag: 7 Sekel minus 12 Gran Silber, Arbeitsleistung des Mehl(mahlens);
  calculation: 1248 days ÷ 180 days per shekel = 6 168/180
11. nig2-ka9-ak ka-la2-a
 en: account of KAla’a:
 de: KAla-Abrechnung des
12. ulu3-di dumu ha-ba-an-zi-zi
 en: Uludi, son of Ḫabanzizi;
 de: Uludi, des Sohnes des Ḫabanzizi;
13. mu us2-sa e2 puzur4-isz-{d}da-gan ba-du3
 en: year after: “The house Puzris-Dagan was erected.”
 de: Jahr nach: “Das Haus von PuzriÒ-Dagan wurde gebaut.”

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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: CT 10, pl. 48, BM 021429

    [King1900CT10] King, Leonard W. 1900. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 10.

  • history: CDOG 4 (pp. 121-152), 126, 133-135

    [Englund2012CDOG4] Englund, Robert K. 2012. “Versilberte Arbeit. Äquivalenzenfestsetzung in Der Ur-III-Zeit,” Colloquium der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft, 4: 121–52.

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  • Museum No.: BM 021429
  • Accession No.: 1896-03-30, 0095

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.40.00.00 (us2 year)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-21 at 10:22:58 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 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 09:52:26 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-12-15 at 17:09:24 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:23:21 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-04-18 at 07:51:38 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-06-12 at 09:52:38 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:42:53 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-03-16 at 14:45:55 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-10-23 at 14:00:23 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:28:59 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:11:43 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:06 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
“CT 10, Pl. 48, BM 021429 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 21, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P108651.
CT 10, pl. 48, BM 021429 artifact entry (No. P108651). (2024, September 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P108651 (Original work published 2001)
CT 10, pl. 48, BM 021429 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P108651 (Accessed: February 18, 2025).
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	month = {sep 21},
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	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P108651},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P108651},
}

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