TSA 02 (P221363)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in Musées royaux d’Art et d’Histoire, Brussels, Belgium

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Musées royaux d’Art et d’Histoire, Brussels, Belgium

Museum Number

MRAH O.0003

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative [identification uncertain]

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 5(asz@c) sze gur saggal
2. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) ziz2
3. en-ig-gal
4. nu-banda3
5. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) sze
6. 1(asz@c) la2 3(ban2@c) ziz2
7. nig2-lu2
8. sukkal
9. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze
10. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ziz2
11. igi-ga
12. ama munus
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) sze
2. 1(asz@c) la2 3(ban2@c) ziz2
3. ki2-num
4. ka-szagan
5. 4(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze
6. 4(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) ziz2
7. sig4-zi
8. 1(u@c) la2 5(ban2@c) sze
9. 4(asz@c) 3(barig@c) la2 1(ban2@c) ziz2
10. amar-ezem
11. 5(asz@c) sze
12. 4(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) ziz2
13. gir2-nun
column 3
1. 5(asz@c) la2 1(barig@c) sze
2. 5(asz@c) la2 1(barig@c) ziz2
3. nam-lu2
4. mi2-us2-sa2 ensi2-ka
5. 1(asz@c) la2 2(ban2@c) sze
6. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) ziz2
7. lu2-tu
8. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze
9. me-an-ne2-si
10. 3(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze
11. 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ziz2
12. ur-{d}ba-ba6
13. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze
column 4
1. igi-zi
2. szesz munus-me
3. 4(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) sze
4. 2(asz@c) 5(ban2@c) ziz2
5. il2
6. nu-banda3
7. 1(u@c) la2 5(ban2@c) sze
8. lu2-{d}ba-ba6
9. sukkal-mah
10. 5(asz@c) la2 3(ban2@c) sze
11. ur-igi
12. gal-UN
13. lu2 igi-ka
14. 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) sze
column 5
1. 4(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) ziz2
2. me
3. 2(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) sze
4. me-nigar-ta
5. dumu bara2-ul-gur3
6. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze
7. narx(RSP468bis)
8. engar
9. 2(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) sze
10. 2(asz@c) 1(barig@c) ziz2
11. geme2-ub5-ku3-ga
column 6
1. 3(asz@c) la2 2(ban2@c) sze
2. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ziz2
3. {d}nin-gir2-su-ig-gal
4. sagi-mah
5. 3(asz@c) sze
6. 2(asz@c) la2 1(ban2@c) ziz2
7. mu6-sub3
8. 5(asz@c) sze
9. 5(asz@c) ziz2
10. la-la
11. nimgir
reverse
column 1
1. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze
2. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ziz2
3. ga:esz8-mah
4. 5(asz@c) sze
5. ka-guru7
6. 4(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze
7. 2(asz@c) 1(barig@c) ziz2
8. ur-e2
9. gala-mah gir2-su{ki}
10. 5(asz@c) sze
11. sanga-NIG2
column 2
1. 5(asz@c) sze
2. ensi2 gal
3. 1(u@c) la2 2(barig@c) sze
4. 5(asz@c) la2 5(ban2@c) ziz2
5. bara2-nam-tar-ra
6. 5(asz@c) la2 3(ban2@c) sze
7. 5(asz@c) la2 5(ban2@c) ziz2
8. nigar-mud
9. dub-sar-mah
10. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze
11. sanga uru11{ki}
12. 4(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) sze
column 3
1. 2(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) ziz2
2. nu-banda3
3. {d}nin-gir2-su-ka
4. 2(asz@c) 1(barig@c) sze
5. 2(barig) ziz2
6. nita-zi
7. sagi
8. 5(asz@c) sze
9. 5(asz@c) ziz2
10. ur-igi
11. nu-banda3
12. 5(asz@c) sze
13. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ziz2
column 4
1. igi-mu
2. dub-sar
column 5
1. szu-nigin2 2(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) 2(asz@c) la2 1(ban2@c) sze gur saggal
2. 1(gesz2) 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) la2 2(ban2@c) ziz2
3. geme2-tar-sir2-sir2-ra
4. dumu URU-KA-gi-na
5. lugal
6. lagasz{ki}-ka
7. ki {d}utu-ka
column 6
1. i3-tusz-sza4-a
2. bara2 gur5-a
3. mu-na-kux(DU)
4. sza3-bi-ta 1(gesz2@c) sze gur saggal
5. 3(u@c) ziz2
6. KU-KU
7. x x-ge
8. ba-ta-de6 1(|ASZxDISZ@t|)

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: TSA, no. 2

    [Genouillac1909TSA] Genouillac, Henri de. 1909. Tablettes Sumériennes Archaïques. Paris: Paul Geuthner.

  • history: RIAA (1925), 018

    [Speleers1925RIAA] Speleers, Louis. 1925. Recueil Des Inscriptions de l’Asie Antérieure Des Musées Royaux Du Cinquantenaire à Bruxelles; Textes Sumériens, Babyloniens et Assyriens.

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  • Museum No.: MRAH O.0003
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Urukagina_l.01.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-04 at 12:42:15 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-05-07 at 08:46:36 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-09-29 at 05:36:17 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2011-09-25 at 15:06:16 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:04:19 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-04-21 at 17:44:28 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:48 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Heinle, Michael; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“TSA 02 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2003. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221363.
TSA 02 artifact entry (No. P221363). (2003, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221363
TSA 02 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221363 (Accessed: March 19, 2025).
@misc{2003TSA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-19]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {feb 26},
	title = {TSA 02 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221363},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221363},
}


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