CDLB 2017/001 6 (P202113)
Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 102106Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Exercice tablet about barley and field surfaces)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
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1. 1(u)# 9(asz)# 3(barig) 1(ban2) sze gur lugal
en: 19 gur 3 barig 1 ban2 barley, (according to the) royal (measure),
2. ki ur-{d}da-mu-ta
en: from Ur-Damu;
3. 2(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) ki ur-{d}lamma dumu lu2-{d}suen-ta
en: 21 gur 2 barig 4 ban2 from Ur-Lamma, son of Lu-Suen;
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4. szunigin 4(u) 1(asz) 5(ban2) sze! gur
en: total: 41 gur 5 ban2 barley;
5. sza3-bi-ta
en: therefrom:
6. 6(bur3) 1(esze3) 5(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
en: 6 bur3 1 eše3 5 iku field area (sowed with) 1 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 each (bur3);
7. 3(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-ta
en: 3 bur3 1 eše3 3 1/4 iku field area (sowed with) 1 gur 3 barig 1 ban2 5 sila3 each (bur3);
8. 1(bur'u) 2(bur3) 2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
en: 1 bur’u, 2 bur3 2 eše3 3 iku field area (sowed with) 1 gur 4 barig each (bur3).
9. sze-bi 3(u) 8(asz) 4(barig) 4(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur
en: the barley: 38 gur 4 barig 4 1/3 sila;
10. mu-kux(DU)
en: delivery;
reverse
1. lu2-x-[...] x
en: Lu-...,
2. da-da [dumu ur]-gu#-la
en: Dada, son of Ur-gula;
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3. a-sza3-mah
en: Great-Field;
4. nig2-ka9-ak
en: running account,
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5. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal
en: year: “Amar-Suen is king.”
obverse
1. 1(u)# 9(asz)# 3(barig) 1(ban2) sze gur lugal
en: 19 gur 3 barig 1 ban2 barley, (according to the) royal (measure),
2. ki ur-{d}da-mu-ta
en: from Ur-Damu;
3. 2(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) ki ur-{d}lamma dumu lu2-{d}suen-ta
en: 21 gur 2 barig 4 ban2 from Ur-Lamma, son of Lu-Suen;
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4. szunigin 4(u) 1(asz) 5(ban2) sze! gur
en: total: 41 gur 5 ban2 barley;
5. sza3-bi-ta
en: therefrom:
6. 6(bur3) 1(esze3) 5(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
en: 6 bur3 1 eše3 5 iku field area (sowed with) 1 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 each (bur3);
7. 3(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-ta
en: 3 bur3 1 eše3 3 1/4 iku field area (sowed with) 1 gur 3 barig 1 ban2 5 sila3 each (bur3);
8. 1(bur'u) 2(bur3) 2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
en: 1 bur’u, 2 bur3 2 eše3 3 iku field area (sowed with) 1 gur 4 barig each (bur3).
9. sze-bi 3(u) 8(asz) 4(barig) 4(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur
en: the barley: 38 gur 4 barig 4 1/3 sila;
10. mu-kux(DU)
en: delivery;
reverse
1. lu2-x-[...] x
en: Lu-...,
2. da-da [dumu ur]-gu#-la
en: Dada, son of Ur-gula;
blank space
3. a-sza3-mah
en: Great-Field;
4. nig2-ka9-ak
en: running account,
blank space
5. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal
en: year: “Amar-Suen is king.”
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- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Administrative (Exercice tablet about barley and field surfaces)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: CDLB 2017/1, 6
[Alivernini2017CDLB] Alivernini, Sergio. 2017. “Nine Unpublished Texts in the Collection of the British Museum.” Cuneiform Digital Library Bulletin 2017.
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- Museum No.: BM 102106
- Accession No.: 1906-05-12, 0027
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.00.00.00
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- Accounting Period: 0
| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-06-09 at 08:19:18 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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| 2017-06-21 at 16:37:48 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2017-06-20 at 21:08:46 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Alivernini, Sergio | CDLI | approved |
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| 2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas | CDLI | approved |
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