StOr 46, 044 (P130426)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 014618

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. [x] gurusz
2. [nar] {d}nin#-gir2-su [u3] {d}ba-ba6-me
3. [...] nar# sa-me
4. [x] musz#-lah5?
5. [x u4]-da#-tusz
6. 3(u) 1(disz)# gurusz
7. nar {gesz}gigir-me
8. 1(disz) nar {d}ig-alim
9. 2(disz) nar {d}szul-sza3-ga-na
10. 1(u) 6(disz) nar {d}nansze
11. 3(disz) nar munus-gil-sa
12. 3(disz) nar {d}pa-bil3-sag
13. 2(disz) nar {d}ga2-tum3-du10
14. 2(disz) nar {d}inanna
15. 2(disz) nar e2-babbar2
16. 1(u) 5(disz) nar lugal
17. 1(disz) musz-lah5?
18. 2(disz) u4-da-tusz
19. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz)
20. nar-me
21. 3(u) la2 1(disz) gala
22. gala {d}nin-gir2-su u3 {d}ba-ba6
23. [6(disz)] gala {d}inanna
column 2
1. 2(disz) gala {d}nansze
2. 1(disz) gala ki-sal4-la#
3. 2(disz) gala munus-gil-sa
4. 1(disz) gala {d}ga2-tum3-du10
5. 4(u) 1(disz)#
6. gala-me
7. 2(gesz2) 5(u) 6(disz)
8. sza3 gir2-su{ki}
9. 3(disz) nar
10. 1(disz) musz-lah5?
11. 2(disz) gala
12. e2 ba-gara2
13. 1(disz) nar
14. 2(disz) gala
15. e2 {d}ga2-tum3-du10
16. 4(disz) nar
17. e2 {d}szul-gi
18. 9(disz) nar 4(disz)!? gala
19. sza3 lagasz{ki}
20. 5(disz) nar
21. 2(disz) gala
22. 5(disz) nar 2(disz) gala
23. sza3 uru11{ki}
24. 1(u) 3(disz) nar
25. 4(disz) gala
26. e2 {d}nansze
reverse
column 1
1. 1(disz) nar
2. e2 {d}szul-gi
3. 1(u) 4(disz) nar 4(disz) gala
4. sza3 nigin6{ki}
5. 5(disz) nar
6. 1(disz) musz-lah5?
7. 1(disz) gala
8. e2 {d}nin-dar-a
9. 2(disz) nar
10. e2 {d}szul-gi
11. 8(disz) nar 1(disz) gala
12. sza3 ki-es3-sa2{ki}
13. 4(disz) nar
14. 4(disz) u4-da-tusz
15. 1(disz) gala
16. e2 {d}dumu-zi
17. 1(disz) nar
18. e2 {d}szul-gi
19. 9(disz) nar 1(disz) gala
20. sza3 ki-nu-nir{ki}
21. 1(u) la2 1(disz) nar
22. 1(disz) musz-lah5?
23. 1(u) la2 1(disz) gala
24. e2 {d}nin-mar{ki}
25. 1(disz) nar
26. e2 {d}en-ki a-a ur2-KU
27. 1(disz) nar
column 2
1. [e2 {d}szul]-gi
2. [1(u) 2(disz) nar 9(disz)] gala#
3. [sza3 gu2]-ab#-ba{ki}
4. szunigin 3(gesz2) nar
5. szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(disz) gala
6. nar gala giri3-se3-ga
7. gir2#-su{ki#}-ta
  uncertain
8. gu2#-ab#-ba{ki#}-sze3
  uncertain

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: StOr 46 (pp. 43-76), 044

    [Gelb1975StOr46] Gelb, Ignace J. 1975. “Homo Ludens in Early Mesopotania.” In Haec Studia Orientalia Professori Assyriologiae, et Filologiae Semiticae in Universitate Helsingiensi: Armasi Salonen, S.Q.A., Anno 1975 Sexagenario, 46:43–76.

  • history: CRRAI 20, p.80-94, p. 93

    [Limet1975rois] Limet, Henri. 1975. “Les Temples Des Rois Sumériens Divinisés.” In Le Temple et Le Culte. Compte Rendu de La Vingtième Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale, 80–94. Publications de l’Institut Historique et Archéologique Néerlandais de Stamboul 37. Leiden: Nederlands Historisch-Archeologisch Instituut te Istambul.

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  • Museum No.: BM 014618
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-17 at 17:35:03 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-08-17 at 15:54:39 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2021-07-29 at 13:09:32 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2017-07-22 at 14:06:22 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:56:26 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:02:46 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:34:06 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:26:43 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
“StOr 46, 044 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 17, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P130426.
StOr 46, 044 artifact entry (No. P130426). (2024, August 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P130426 (Original work published 2001)
StOr 46, 044 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P130426 (Accessed: March 20, 2025).
@misc{2024StOr,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 17},
	title = {StOr 46, 044 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P130426},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P130426},
}


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