Zinbun 18, 098 03 (P142599)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

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Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist L 00630

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. 1(ban2) zi3 sig15 1(ban2) zi3-gu
2. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 dub 3(disz) sila3 esza
3. nig2-siskur2-ra i7 nigin6{ki}-sze3-du
4. ($ blank space $) 4(ban2) 1(disz) sila3
  calculation: 10 × 2 + 10 + 5 + 3 × 2 = 41
5. iti GAN2-masz
6. 2(asz) 8(disz) sila3 ninda gur
7. amar-ku5 du3-a-ku5 um-mi-a u3
8. a-bala SIG7-a gurum2 ak szu ba-ab-ti
9. iti munu4-gu7
10. 1(ban2) zi3 sig15 1(disz) zi3-gu
11. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 dub 3(disz) sila3 esza
12. {d}ba-ba6
13. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15 5(disz) sila3 zi3-gu
14. e2-szakkan2
15. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15 5(disz) sila3 zi3-gu
16. e2-babbar2
17. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15 5(disz) sila3 zi3-gu
18. {d}hendur-sag
19. 5(disz)# sila3# zi3 sig15 5(disz) sila3 zi3-gu
20. [{d}szul-pa?]-e3
21. [...]-ga
  rest broken
column 2
1. iti# ezem#-[{d}]dumu#-zi
2. 2(ban2) zi3 sig15 2(disz) esza
3. nig2-siskur2-ra ga-gu7 e3-a
4. 3(u) 4(disz) ninda a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
5. 1(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) dabin gur a-ra2 2(disz)-[kam]
6. 3(u) 4(disz) ninda a-ra2 3(disz)-kam#
7. geme2 kikken2 szu ba-ab-ti
8. ($ blank space $) 3(asz) 2(ban2) gur
9. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
10. 1(barig) 3(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 ninda
11. amar-ku5-dab-ba-ke4 szu ba-ab#-[ti]
12. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6
13. 2(u) ninda amar-ku5 szu ba-ab-[ti]
14. iti mu szu-du7
15. 2(u) ninda a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
16. 2(asz) ninda gur
17. a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
18. um-mi-a du3-a-ku5 a-bala#
19. SIG7-a {gesz}kiri6 gar3-szum{ki}-ke4# szu ba-ab-ti
20. [($ blank space $)] 2(asz)#? 1(barig)#? gur#
21. [iti amar-a-a]-si#
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [5(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15
2'. 5(disz)# sila3# [zi3]-gu
3'. nig2-siskur2-ra a-sza3-ga
4'. {d}asznan sza3-iri [...]
5'. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
6'. iti sze-sag11-ku5
7'. 1(u) ninda
8'. nig2-ba nig2-diri he2-dab5 u4-tusz-a
9'. e2 {d}nin-mar{ki}
10'. iti sze-il2-la
  blank space
11'. szunigin x 5(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15
12'. szunigin x 5(disz) sila3 zi3-gu
13'. szunigin x zi3 dub-dub
14'. szunigin x 6(disz) sila3 esza
15'. sze-bi 3(barig) 5(ban2) 7(disz) sila3
  calculation: 5 × 2 + 45 + 10 + 26 × 2 = 117
16'. nig2-siskur-ra e2 dingir-re-ne u3 ga-gu7 e3-a
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [...] geme2 kikken2
2'. amar-ku5# du3#-a#-ku5# u3# a-bala SIG7-a {gesz}kiri6
  blank space
3'. ($ blank space $) 8(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 gur
  blank space
4'. sza3 {kusz}du10-gan-na
5'. zi-ga nig2-diri
6'. kiszib3 ur-nigar{gar} dumu ur-{d}ig-alim!
7'. kiszib3 lu2-ba-gara2 dub-sar
8'. u3 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
9'. giri3 ur-{d}nin-mar{ki} dumu lugal-uszumgal
10'. iti GAN2-masz-ta
11'. iti sze-il2-la-<sze3>
12'. iti 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
13'. mu en {d}inanna unu{ki}-ga masz2-e i3-pa3

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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: Zinbun 18, p.95-121, p. 98 3

    [Maekawa1982castration] Maekawa, Kazuya. 1982. “Animal and Human Castration in Sumer. Part III: More Texts of Ur III Lagash on the Term Amar-KUD.” Zinbun 18: 95–121.

  • history: ITT 2, 630

    [Genouillac1910-1911ITT2] Genouillac, Henri de. 1910-1911. Textes de l’époque d’Agadé et de l’époque d’Ur (Fouilles d’Ernest de Sarzec En 1894). Vol. 2. Inventaire Des Tablettes de Tello, Conservées Au Musée Impérial Ottoman. Paris: Ernest Leroux.

  • history: TCTI 1, 630

    [Lafont1989TCTI1] Lafont, Bertrand, and Fatma Yıldız. 1989. Tablettes Cunéiformes de Tello Au Musée d’Istanbul Datant de l’époque de La IIIe Dynastie d’Ur. I: (ITT II/1,617-1038). Publications de l’Institut Historique et Archéologique Néerlandais de Stamboul 65. Leiden: Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut te Istanbul.

  • citation: BBVO 10, p. 87 n. 282 (obv. i 1-4)

    [Englund1990Fischerei] Englund, Robert K. 1990. Organisation Und Verwaltung Der Ur III-Fischerei. Berliner Beiträge Zum Vorderen Orient, Band 10. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer.

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  • Museum No.: Ist L 00630
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.02.01.00, Ibbi-Suen.02.05.00, Ibbi-Suen.02.06.00, Ibbi-Suen.02.07.00, Ibbi-Suen.02.08.00, Ibbi-Suen.02.09.00, Ibbi-Suen.02.10.00, Ibbi-Suen.02.11.00, Ibbi-Suen.02.12.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-04 at 16:34:15 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2017-07-22 at 14:06:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:56:34 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-12-16 at 16:41:37 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-04-26 at 13:28:03 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:24:09 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:31:15 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
“Zinbun 18, 098 03 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P142599.
Zinbun 18, 098 03 artifact entry (No. P142599). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P142599 (Original work published 2001)
Zinbun 18, 098 03 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P142599 (Accessed: November 22, 2024).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P142599},
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