OMRO 66, 40 08 (P124381)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Antiquities, Leiden, Holland

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Antiquities, Leiden, Holland

Museum Number

NMA —

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 3(u) 2(asz) sze gur lugal
2. gur sze gesz e3-a-ta
3. 8(asz) sze gur
4. gur si-ta
5. sze-numun a-sza3 gir4-u-sze3
6. kiszib3 a2-ni-ta
7. sze a-sza3 {gesz}tir-gaba-gid2-da
reverse
1. lu2-{d}na-ru2-a
2. dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6
3. szu ba-ti
4. a-sza3 e2-gibil4-le-ta
5. iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi
6. mu us2-sa si-mu-ru-um{ki} a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz)-kam ba-hul
envelope
obverse
1. 3(u) 2(asz) sze gur lugal
2. gur sze gesz e3-a-ta
3. 8(asz) sze gur si-ta
4. sze-numun a-sza3 gir4-u
  blank space
reverse
1. kiszib3 a2-ni-ta
2. kiszib3 lu2-{d}na-ru2-a dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6
  blank space
3. sze a-sza3 {gesz}tir-<gaba>-gid2-da
4. a-sza3 e2-gibil4-le-ta
5. iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi
6. mu us2-sa si-mu-ru-um{ki} a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz)-kam-asz ba-hul
seal 1
1. lu2-{d}na-ru2-[a]
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6

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 & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: OMRO 66, p.31-58, p. 40 8

    [Römer1986Keilschrifttexte] Römer, Willem H. Ph. 1986. “Keilschrifttexte Im Leidener Staatlichen Altertumsmuseum, II.” Oudheidkundige Medede(e)Lingen Uit Het Rijksmuseum van Oudheden Te Leiden 66: 31–58.

    tablet bought from I.E. Géjou, Paris

  • collation: OMRO 68, p.7-11, p. 7

    [Römer1988addenda] Römer, Willem H. Ph. 1988. “Addenda Zu Einigen Der in OMRO 66, 1986, 31 Ff. Veröffentlichten Und Bearbeiteten Ur III-Texte Im Leidener Staatlichen Altertumsmuseum.” Oudheidkundige Medede(e)Lingen Uit Het Rijksmuseum van Oudheden Te Leiden 68: 7–11.

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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.45.06.00 (us2 year)
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2021-07-27 at 09:19:53 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:52:41 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:27:44 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:36:29 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:24:09 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 003129 (composite) (P455839) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“OMRO 66, 40 08 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P124381.
OMRO 66, 40 08 artifact entry (No. P124381). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P124381
OMRO 66, 40 08 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P124381 (Accessed: March 16, 2025).
@misc{2001OMRO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-16]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {OMRO 66, 40 08 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P124381},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P124381},
}


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