JCS 31, 239 11 (P112119)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Mead Art Gallery, Amherst College, Amherst, Massacusetts, USA

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Mead Art Gallery, Amherst College, Amherst, Massacusetts, USA

Museum Number

Amherst —

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
1. 4(gesz2) sze gur lugal
2. sza3-bi-ta
3. 2(gesz2) 3(u) 4(ban2) [x] sila3# gur
4. sza3 {kusz}du10-gan
5. 4(u) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur bar-ta gal2
6. iti 3(disz)-kam
7. [...] gur sze sar#-SZUL-AB
8. [...] gur sze masz2
9. [x] en-me-zi-an-na
10. [...] 3(disz) sila3 gur
11. [...] x-ah
12. [...] x hun-ga2 simug
13. [...]-ga2
14. [...] x-ki-dara3-me
15. [... x-{d}]nin#-gir2-su
16. [...]-lugal#-ka sanga
17. [...] x-ha#-ma-ti
18. [...] x
19. [...] ug3-IL2
20. [x] 2(disz) [...] x
21. 1(gesz2) gur x NE x du8
22. x nig2-sa10-ni nu-da
reverse
1. 4(asz) 2(barig) gur sze uz-tur
2. en-lagasz{ki}-e
3. 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze uz-tur
4. lugal-ga2-kam gi 2(disz)
5. x sza3-gal szah2#
6. kiszib3 sza3-ha-ba-ni-su3-e
7. 1(barig) ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ur-{d}en-lil2-la2
8. 4(barig) a2 lu2 hun-ga2 egir5 e2-x-ta
9. kiszib3 da-da
10. 3(ban2) ti-gi4-da-ga
11. 3(barig) sze ba geme2 usz-bar
12. kiszib3 lu2-{d}ba-ba6
13. 2(barig) 2(ban2) sze lu2-na-za-gu7-me
14. 2(asz) gur uz-tur en lagasz{ki}
15. 2(barig) a2 ma2-u4-zal-la giri3 da-da
16. 3(ban2) a2 ma2 in-nu-da
17. giri3 {d}utu-ki-sza-bar-ra
18. 1(ban2) lugal-geszkim ug3-IL2
19. 3(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 a2 ma2 sig4? bala-a
20. 1(barig) dam i3-ra2-ra2-a
21. 2(asz) gur sag-sag3-ga
22. 1(asz) gur kiszib3 nin-a-na
23. 2(ban2) ma2-gur8-re dumu ba-szi-nisi?-ge
24. szunigin 3(gesz2) 5(u) 9(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
25. 2(barig) sze-bi-am3 la2-ia3 1(barig) 1(ban2) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3

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
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-19 at 18:48:57 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2017-02-28 at 17:16:29 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:34:10 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:15:09 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:19:22 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
“JCS 31, 239 11 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 19, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P112119.
JCS 31, 239 11 artifact entry (No. P112119). (2024, June 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P112119 (Original work published 2001)
JCS 31, 239 11 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P112119 (Accessed: March 18, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 19},
	title = {JCS 31, 239 11 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P112119},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P112119},
}

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