CTNMC 53 (P108785)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Nationalmuseet, Copenhagen, Denmark

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Nationalmuseet, Copenhagen, Denmark

Museum Number

NMC 05406

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

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Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

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Sumerian

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tablet
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column 1
1. [n] guru7# [n] 3(gesz'u) 3(u) 5(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
2. ki igi-zu-bar-ra-ta
3. 4(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) 1(u) 2(barig) 9(disz) sila3 gur
4. ki ur-sa6-ga dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6-ta
5. 5(gesz'u) 1(u) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 gur
6. ki ur-sa6-ga dumu dub-sar-mah-ta
7. 3(gesz2) 5(u) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 6(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 gur
8. ki ur-szu-ga-lam-ma szabra-ta
9. si-i3-tum
10. 1(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gur
11. ki lu2-nimgir ugula kikken2-ta
12. 4(asz) 1(barig) gur ki ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
13. dumu lu2-{d}asznan-ta
14. diri il2-la nig2-ka9-ta zi-zi-dam
15. 1(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
16. diri dub gid2-da sza3 nig2-ka9
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17. szunigin 9(asz) guru7 [n] 1(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 2(u) 3(asz) 3(ban2) 8(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur
column 2
1. sag-nig2-gur11-ra#-kam#
2. sza3-bi-ta
3. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na 1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
4. sze-bi 1(gesz2) 3(u) 1(asz) gur
5. 1(gesz2) 3(barig) gur
6. ur-szu-ga-lam-ma szabra
7. 5(u) 1(asz) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
8. ur-{d}ig-alim dumu lu2-du10-ga
9. nig2-ka9 ur-szu-ga-lam-ma szabra mu-gal2
10. 1(gesz2) gur
11. lu2-bi-mu szabra-e2
12. 5(gesz2) 1(u) 9(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
13. sze gu4 udu gu7-a
14. lu2-{d}igi-ma-sze3 kuruszda
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15. szunigin 9(gesz2) 4(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur
16. mu kar2-har{ki} a-ra2 2(disz)-kam-asz ba-hul
17. 1(asz) gu2 3(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na 7(disz) gin2 2/3(|NINDA2x(SZE.2(ASZ))|) 1(u) 2(disz) sze ku3-babbar
18. sze-bi 1(asz) guru7 3(gesz2) 4(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) gur
19. e2-gal-la ba-an-kux(KWU147)
20. giri3 szesz-kal-la
21. dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6
22. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
column 3
1. na-bi ka#-guru7
2. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 2(asz) gur
3. ba-zi
4. 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 2(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) 1(disz) sila3 gur
5. ur-{gesz}gigir
6. 3(gesz2) 2(u) 9(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
7. nimgir-an-ne2-zu
8. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 9(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 gur
9. a-tu dumu na-ki-ni
10. 2(asz) 1(barig) gur
11. lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su dumu szabra-e2
12. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 8(asz) gur
13. lu2-bi-mu szabra-e2
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14. szunigin 1(asz) guru7 3(gesz2) 4(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) gur sze ku3
15. szunigin 2(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 4(u) 6(asz) 1(ban2) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
16. mu si-mu-ur4-ru-um{ki} <<ki>> a-ra2 3(disz)#-kam#-asz ba-hul
17. 4(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na igi-6(disz)-gal2 3(disz) 1/2(disz) sze ku3-babbar
18. sze-bi 4(gesz2) 3(u) 5(ban2) 5(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 gur
19. e2-gal-la ba-an-kux(KWU147)
20. giri3 szesz-kal-la dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6
21. 1(u) 3(barig) la2 3(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
22. lu2-igi-sa6-sa6 ka-guru7
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23. szunigin 4(gesz2) 3(u) 5(ban2) 5(disz)# 5/6(disz)# sila3# gur [sze ku3]
column 4
1. szunigin 1(u) 3(barig) 1(ban2) [n] 3(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 [gur]
2. mu an-sza-an{ki} ba-hul
3. ugu2-a ba-a-gar
4. 4(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 1(u) 7(asz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
5. zi-ga didli
6. inim gu3-de2-a sza13-dub-ba-ta
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7. zi-ga mu kar2-har{ki} a-ra2 2(disz)-kam-asz ba-hul
8. 1(u) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
9. sza3 sze 1(szar2) 1(gesz2) 2(u) gur-kam
10. ki ur-sa6-ga dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6-ta
11. ur-{d}ig-alim dumu lu2-du10-ga
12. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 6(asz) gur
13. ki ur-sa6-ga dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6-ta
14. a-tu dumu na-ki-ni
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15. szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
16. ugu2-e tak4-a en3-bi tar-re-dam
17. 3(asz) guru7 4(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 1(u) 4(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 7(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur
18. sze ur5-ra dub gid2-da
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19. szunigin 6(asz) guru7 [n] 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) x sila3 [n] gin2 [...]
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column 1
1. la2-ia3 2(asz) [n guru7 n] 7(gesz2) 4(u) 5(asz) [n ...] 1(u) gin2#? gur#?
2. sza3-bi-ta
3. 4(barig) 4(ban2)? la2 2/3(disz) sila3
4. na-bi
5. 2(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) gur ur-{d}lamma dumu ur-ku3-nun
6. 1(gesz'u) 2(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) gur
7. ur-e2-ninnu nigin6{ki}
8. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 2(barig) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
9. ur-dun dumu ur-{d}suen
10. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 4(barig) 1(ban2) gur
11. ur-e2-ninnu dumu lu2-{d}ba-ba6
12. 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 2(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gur
13. na-ba-sa6 dumu lu2-du-du
14. 5(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 4(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
15. an!(HAL)-ne2
16. 3(gesz2) 4(ban2) 9(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur
17. ur-sa6-ga dumu ur-{gesz}gigir
18. 6(gesz2) 2(u) 8(asz) la2 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
19. ur-szu#-ga-lam-ma
20. 3(gesz2) 2(u) 2(asz) 3(barig) gur
21. a-mu
22. 1(gesz2) 8(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gur
23. nam-ha-ni dumu hu-wa-wa
24. 2(gesz2) 3(u) 5(asz) 3(barig) 4(disz) sila3 gur
25. ur-{gesz}gigir
26. 4(gesz2) 4(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 gur
27. lu2-{d}nanna dumu ur-gu-la
28. 2(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 1(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 7(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur
29. ur-{d}lamma ka-guru7
30. 5(gesz2) 2(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 2(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur
31. ab-ba dumu lugal-a-ma-ru
32. 2(gesz2) 5(u) 4(asz) 4(barig) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
33. lu2-giri17-zal dumu ur-nigar{gar}
column 2
1. 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 5(u) 4(asz) 4(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 gur
2. ka5-a-mu dumu lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2
3. 3(gesz2) 2(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) [n] 1(disz) sila3 gur
4. ur-sa6-ga nu-banda3 gu-za-la2
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5. szunigin 2(asz) guru7 2(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 2(u) 7(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 1(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur
6. ka-guru7-me
7. 4(gesz2) 3(u) 9(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
8. ur-sa6-ga dumu dub-sar-mah
9. 2(gesz2) 2(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) gur
10. ur-{d}nansze dumu ur-e2-an-na
11. 8(asz) la2 4(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
12. ur-mes dumu ur-nig2
13. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 3(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
14. ur-nig2 ugula kikken2
15. 1(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) gur
16. ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu u18-da-a
17. 1(gesz2) 4(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gur
18. a-tu ugula kikken2
19. 3(gesz2) 5(u) 4(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 8(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur
20. ur-{d}lamma dumu gu4-lah6
21. 5(asz) 1(barig) gur
22. lu2-{d}nansze sza13-dub-ba ba-gara2
23. 3(gesz2) 4(u) 9(asz) 4(ban2) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
24. ur-{d}en-ki dumu al-la
25. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 3(asz) 1(barig) 2(disz) sila3 gur
26. ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ur-{d}nansze
27. 1(ban2) 8(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 nam-ha-ni dumu lu2-{d}nansze
28. 2(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) 2(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur
29. ur-ba-gara2 dumu nig2-du10-ga
30. [n] 1(u) 4(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) la2 1(disz) sila3 gur
column 3
1. lu2-{d}nin-szubur dumu ur-ba-gara2
2. 1(u) 2(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) gur
3. ab-ba dumu ur-e2-an-na ugula kikken2
4. 1(asz) 1(barig) gur
5. a2-na-na dumu lu2-nimgir#
6. 1(gesz2) 4(asz) 4(barig) 8(disz) sila3 gur
7. ba-zi dumu ga-a
8. 3(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
9. lu2-nimgir ugula kikken2
10. 3(u) 9(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 gur
11. lu2-{d}suen ugula kikken2
12. 1(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) la2 1(disz) sila3 gur
13. lu2-inim-gi-na
14. 7(asz) 3(barig) 2(disz) sila3 gur
15. ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6
16. 1(barig) ab-ba dumu ur-{d}nun-gal ugula usz-bar
17. 8(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur
18. ab-ba munu4-mu2
19. 3(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 gur
20. ab-ba dumu ur-{d}lamma dumu ur-mes
21. 1(u) 8(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 gur
22. ur-mes dumu ur-{d}lamma bur-sag
23. 3(u) 5(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) gur
24. lu2-me-lam2 dumu ur-{d}lamma
25. 1(u) la2 3(disz) sila3 gur ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ur-dun
26. 1(u) la2 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur
27. ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu sza13-dub-ba
28. 2(asz) gur kiszib3 nu-tuku
29. gu3-de2-a dumu mu-du11-ge-du7
30. 7(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur
31. kas4 gu-za-la2
32. 1(u) la2 4(barig) 3(ban2) gur
33. ur-sag-gul gu-za-la2
34. 1(u) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gur
column 4
1. lu2-giri17-zal dumu ur-gu-la
2. 2(asz) 2(barig) gur kiszib3 nu-tuku
3. ur-{d}lamma sa12-du5
4. giri3 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6
5. 3(gesz2) 5(u) 2(barig) [x] 6(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 gur
6. ur-szu-ga-[lam]-ma# szabra
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7. szunigin 2(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 4(u) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
8. dub-sar zi3-da-me u3 ur-szu-ga-lam-ma szabra
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9. szunigin2 2(asz) guru7 5(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 2(u) 8(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2 gur
10. la2-ia3-am3
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11. nig2-ka9-ak sze si-i3-tum
12. ka-guru7 u3 dub-sar zi3-da-ke4-ne
13. mu si-mu-ur4-ru-um{ki} a-ra2 3(disz)-kam-asz ba-hul
14. mu kar2-har{ki} a-ra2 3(disz)-kam-asz ba-hul-a ba-ak

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: CTNMC, 53

    [Jacobsen1939CTNMC] Jacobsen, Thorkild. 1939. Cuneiform Texts in the National Museum, Copenhagen, Chiefly of Economic Contents. Leiden: E. J. Brill.

  • history: RA 057 (pp. 93-97), 95 no. 2

    [FishLambert1963RA57] Fish, Thomas, and Maurice Lambert. 1963. “« Vérification » Dans La Bureaucratie Sumérienne.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 57: 93–97.

  • history: RA 057 (pp. 79-92), 89, 1

    [Lambert1963RA57Argent1] Lambert, Maurice. 1963. “L’usage de l’argent-Métal à Lagash Au Temps de La IIIe Dynastie d’Ur.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 57: 79–92.

  • citation: BBVO 10, p. 51 n. 174 (obv. 21-30)

    [Englund1990Fischerei] Englund, Robert K. 1990. Organisation Und Verwaltung Der Ur III-Fischerei. Berliner Beiträge Zum Vorderen Orient, Band 10. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer.

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  • Museum No.: NMC 05406
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.31.00.00, Šulgi.32.00.00, Šulgi.33.00.00, Šulgi 34.00.00
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2024-10-27 at 19:33:55 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
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2018-03-23 at 18:53:24 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2017-04-17 at 17:36:50 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:19 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-10-15 at 08:20:18 Englund, Robert K. Atf Cripps, Eric L. CDLI approved View
2015-04-21 at 07:44:59 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:42:55 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:29:15 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:11:52 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:58:17 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:09 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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“CTNMC 53 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P108785.
CTNMC 53 artifact entry (No. P108785). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P108785 (Original work published 2001)
CTNMC 53 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P108785 (Accessed: December 8, 2024).
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