DCS 068 (P109153)

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 448

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

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 5(u) la2 2(asz) sze gur lugal
2. i3#-dub a-sza3 {d}nin-gir2-su-a2-zi-da-{d}nansze-ta
  blank space
3. sza3#-bi-ta
4. 4(bur'u) 7(bur3) 2(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-ta
5. 2(bur'u) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
6. sze-bi 1(gesz2) 5(u) 4(iku) 4(barig) 1(ban2) gur GAN2 gu4
7. 7(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-ta
8. 7(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
9. GAN2 ensi2
column 2
1. 6(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz)# sila3-ta
2. 5(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
3. szuku sanga
4. sze-bi 4(u) 3(asz) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
  blank space
5. a-sza3 mah
6. 3(bur'u) GAN2 1(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-ta
7. 7(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
8. 2(bur3) GAN2 {gesz}gaba-tab 1(asz) 1(barig)-ta
9. sze-bi 1(gesz2) 4(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur#
10. a-sza3 du6-lugal-sipa
11. 1(bur'u) GAN2 {gesz}gaba-tab 1(asz) 1(barig)-ta
reverse
column 1
1. sze#-bi 1(u) 2(asz) gur
2. 8(asz) a2 lu2 hun#-ga2
3. a-sza3 nin-gu2-x
4. 5(disz) amar 1(barig) 3(ban2)-ta#
5. sze-bi 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
6. 1(u) 6(disz) engar x x x-ta#
7. sze-bi 1(gesz2) [...] gur#
8. sze szuku x-[...]-x
9. u3 dumu [...]
10. 2(asz) gur lu2# hun#-ga2
11. 6(asz) sze-numun ur-{d}nansze
12. 1(u) 6(disz) sza3-gu4 2(barig)-ta
13. sze-bi 6(asz) 2(barig) gur
14. sza3-gal
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15. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi u3
16. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6
17. nu-banda3 ku5-da
column 2
  blank space
1. szunigin 5(gesz2) 5(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) gur 5(disz) sila3 gur
2. zi-ga
3. la2-ia3 5(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
4. ur-sa6-ga
5. dumu ur-gu-la
6. u3 ab-ba-mu
7. dumu ba-a-da
8. giri3 ur-{d}lamma dumu ur-nig2
  blank space
9. [mu] us2-sa ki-[masz{ki}] ba-hul

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: DCS, 68

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BNUS 448
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.47.07.00 (us2 year), Šulgi.47.08.00 (us2 year)
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  • Accounting Period: 0

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
2015-12-20 at 17:25:53 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 14:12:14 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:59:49 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 068 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109153.
DCS 068 artifact entry (No. P109153). (2024, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109153 (Original work published 2001)
DCS 068 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109153 (Accessed: March 17, 2025).
@misc{2024DCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {DCS 068 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109153},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109153},
}


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