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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 021429Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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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;
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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;
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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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- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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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.
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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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2024-09-21 at 10:22:58 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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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 |
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2017-03-03 at 09:52:26 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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2016-12-15 at 17:09:24 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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2016-07-28 at 14:23:21 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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2016-04-18 at 07:51:38 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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2015-06-12 at 09:52:38 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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2015-03-13 at 12:42:53 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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2014-03-16 at 14:45:55 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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2011-10-23 at 14:00:23 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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2011-07-22 at 13:28:59 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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2011-05-02 at 14:11:43 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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2006-10-12 at 12:18:06 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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