OIP 014, 057 (P222238)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum (formerly Oriental Institute), Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum (formerly Oriental Institute), Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

OIM A00670

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

57.0 mm × 55.0 mm × 23.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [x] sze gur saggal
2. [ur]-szubur
3. gal-ug3 ma2 gal-gal
4. [x] 2(barig@c) lugal-uruda
5. ar3-du2 e2-sza3-ga-ta!
6. e!-ta-e3-a
column 2
1. ugula
2. 5(asz@c) szu-na
3. ugula iri ur-nig2
4. lugal-sa6-ga
5. 3(asz@c) ur-e2-babbar2
6. lu2 a-NI-NI
7. 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ge6-na
8. nagar
reverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) lugal-sza3
2. 1(asz@c) lugal-{an}anzu2{muszen}
3. nagar sza3
4. 1(asz@c) en-ku4
5. sipa
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) lugal-nig2
2. sipa
3. 1(asz@c) lugal-i3-kusz2!
4. 6(asz@c) ur-e2-babbar2#
5. ma2-lah5
6. [x ...]
column 3
1. ugula surx(ERIM) suh5-ha
2. 2(barig@c) igi-zi
3. 2(barig@c) szubur
4. ma2-gin2
5. szu-[nigin2 x sze gur saggal]
  rest broken

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 57.0 high × 55.0 wide × 23.0 thick
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  • primary: OIP 14, 57

    [Luckenbill1930OIP14] Luckenbill, Daniel D. 1930. Inscriptions from Adab. Oriental Institute Publications, Volume 14. Chicago, Illinois: The University of Chicago Press.

  • history: JESHO 18, p.189-218, p. 207

    [Bauer1975Darlehensurkunden] Bauer, Josef. 1975. “Darlehensurkunden Aus Girsu.” Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient 18: 189–218.

  • history: OIP 138, p. 137

    [Wilson2012OIP138] Wilson, Karen L., and Jacob Lauinger. 2012. Bismaya: Recovering the Lost City of Adab. Oriental Institute Publications 138.

    as OIP 014, 074

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: OIM A00670
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello) [uncertain]
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  • Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Lugalanda.00.00.00 ?
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-04 at 12:42:14 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-07-28 at 16:22:24 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-05-07 at 08:46:17 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-10-09 at 08:33:56 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2011-10-04 at 17:31:48 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:04:57 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-05-30 at 18:22:30 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:35:08 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
“OIP 014, 057 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2003. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P222238.
OIP 014, 057 artifact entry (No. P222238). (2003, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P222238
OIP 014, 057 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P222238 (Accessed: May 21, 2024).
@misc{2003OIP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-05-21]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {feb 26},
	title = {OIP 014, 057 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P222238},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P222238},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2003/2/26/
PY  - 2003
ID  - P222238
LB  - CDLI:P222238
M1  - 2024/5/21/
TI  - OIP 014, 057 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.ucla.edu/P222238
ER  -
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