DCS 063 (P109148)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Bibliothèque Nationale et Universitaire de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France

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Museum Collection(s)

Bibliothèque Nationale et Universitaire de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France

Museum Number

BNUS 461

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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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [... gur {d}]szul-gi-ra
2. sze# gesz e3-[a]
3. [...] 2(u) 3(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) [gur]
  blank space
4. [...] 2(u) 1(asz) guru7# x [...] 2(u) 1(barig) 2(ban2) [gur]
  blank space
5. 5(asz) [...]
  blank space
6. 4(asz) [...]
7. [x] guru7 [...] 2(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 5(u) 5(asz) gur
8. x da-ra? kux(KWU147)-kux(KWU147)
9. x [...] x
  rest broken
column 2
1. [...]-ta x
2. 3(u) 6(asz) [...]
3. sza3#-gal szu-ku6 ma2 [...] gen-na
4. x 5(u) 3(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) gur
5. sza3 {kusz}du10-gan#
6. 2(asz) guru7 [...] 2(gesz'u) 4(u) 6(asz) 3(barig) gur
7. x KA x x x x [...]-re-ne szu-a-gi-na
8. 8(gesz2) 3(u) 4(asz) [...] gur
9. ma2 du8-a [...] dingir-re-ne#?
10. mu 3(disz) a-a-x
11. 6(asz) guru7 2(gesz'u) 2(asz) 1(barig) gur sze
12. x x [...]
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. sza3 x-[...]
2'. 2(asz) guru7 [...]
3'. sze-numun mur-gu4
4'. 1(asz) guru7 gur?
5'. a2 lu2 hun-ga2
6'. 1(asz) guru7 4(gesz'u) gur
7'. sze erin2-na
8'. iti 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
9'. 4(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 4(u) 5(asz) gur
10'. sa2-du11 sze-ba iti diri
  blank space
column 2
  blank space
1. szunigin 2(u) 9(asz) guru7 6(gesz2) 3(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) gur
2. zi-ga
3. 6(asz) guru7 4(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 3(u) 9(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) gur
4. szum2-mu-dam
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5. [(x)] nig2-ka9-ak sze
6. x gir2-su{ki}
  blank space
7. [...] gir2#-su{ki}
  rest broken

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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: DCS, 63

    [Charpin1981Strasbourg] Charpin, Dominique, and Jean-Marie Durand. 1981. Documents Cunéiformes de Strasbourg Conservés à La Bibliothèque Nationale et Universitaire. Etudes Assyriologiques Recherche Sur Les Grandes Civilisations 4. Paris: A.D.P.F.

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  • Museum No.: BNUS 461
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-19 at 16:14:38 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-04 at 08:54:19 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:20 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:43:02 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:29:48 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:12:13 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:59:48 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:16 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
“DCS 063 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109148.
DCS 063 artifact entry (No. P109148). (2024, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109148 (Original work published 2001)
DCS 063 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109148 (Accessed: March 17, 2025).
@misc{2024DCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {DCS 063 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109148},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109148},
}


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