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

Metadata / catalogue

Flat catalogue

As CSV As TSV

Expanded catalogue

As JSON

Linked catalogue

As TTL As JSON-LD As RDF/JSON As RDF/XML

Text / annotations

Text data

As ATF As JTF

Linked annotations

As TTL As JSON-LD As RDF/JSON As RDF/XML

Related publications

As CSV As BibTeX

Chemical Data

Seal Chemistry

As CSV
Metadata history Transliteration history
Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Nationalmuseet, Copenhagen, Denmark

Museum Number

NMC 05406

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

-

tablet
obverse
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
  blank space
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
  blank space
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
  blank space
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
  blank space
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
  blank space
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
  blank space
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
  blank space
19. szunigin 6(asz) guru7 [n] 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) x sila3 [n] gin2 [...]
reverse
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
  blank space
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
  blank space
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
  blank space
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
  blank space
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

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
  • Measurements (mm):
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: CTNMC, 53

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

  • history: Lambert, M., RA 57, 89+95 2,

    [sec10223] N.d.

  • 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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: NMC 05406
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level:
  • Excavation No:
  • Findspot Square:
  • Findspot Comments:

  • 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
  • Alternative Years:
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes: -
Cite this Artifact
“CTNMC 53 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P108785.
CTNMC 53 artifact entry (No. P108785). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P108785
CTNMC 53 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P108785 (Accessed: April 16, 2024).
@misc{2001CTNMC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-16]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {CTNMC 53 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P108785},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P108785},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P108785
LB  - CDLI:P108785
M1  - 2024/4/16/
TI  - CTNMC 53 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.ucla.edu/P108785
ER  -
This website uses essential cookies that are necessary for it to work properly. These cookies are enabled by default.