FAOS 15/2, 067 (P227550)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

FLP 2653

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 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. [3(asz@c) lu2 sze-ba 1(barig@c)] 2(ban2@c)
2. engar# ki#-gub-me
3. 4(asz@c) dal-muszen 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
4. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) geszgal-si
5. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) {d}nansze-da#-nu-me-a
6. [ugula ki-siki]-ka#-me#
7. [1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) lugal-pa-e3]
8. [sipa szah2]
9. [1(u@c) 3(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)]
10. [2(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c)]
column 2
1. [2(barig) ur]-sag#
2. sze#-bi 8(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(barig) gur saggal
3. ur-sag#
4. 2(u@c) la2# 3(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)#
5. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) ugula
6. sze-bi# 6(asz@c) ur-{d}{sze3}szer7-da PAP
7. 1(u@c) 6(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
8. 7(asz@c)# lu2# [1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c)]
9. [sze-bi 7(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) szesz-lu2-du10]
10. [2(u@c) la2 3(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)]
column 3
1. 3(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c)#
2. sze-bi# 6(asz@c) [x] 2(barig@c) 1(ban2@c)# inim#-ma-ni#-zi#
3. 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
4. 2(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c)
5. sze-bi 3(asz@c)# [2(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)] dam#-dingir-mu PAP
6. RU#-lugal-me
7. 4(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c)
8. sze-bi 1(asz@c) [e2]-inim#-[si]-sa2#
9. [szu]-ku6#
10. [4(asz@c) simug 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c)]
11. [3(asz@c) nagar 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c)]
12. [7(asz@c) aszgab 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c)]
column 4
1. 6(asz@c)# ad-kup4 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c)
2. 1(asz@c)# tug2-du8 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
3. 3(asz@c) tug2-du8 1(barig@c) [1(ban2@c)]
4. 1(barig@c) 1(ban2) szagan-kesz2
5. 1(u@c)# 2(asz@c)# lu2# 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c)#
6. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) ugula# ma2-lah5-me
7. 2(asz@c) lu2 tir 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c)#
8. sze-bi 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) 3(barig@c) gesz-kin-ti
9. 1(asz@c) 1(disz@t) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
10. 7(asz@c)#? [x] lu2 [1(barig@c)]
11. [sze-bi 2(asz@c) 2(ban2@c) 1(barig) 2(ban2) gir2-nun]
12. [gab2-kas4]
column 5
1. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) za3-mu PAP
2. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) lugal#-mu#-da#-kusz2
3. sipa# ansze# surx(ERIM)-ka-me
4. 4(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c)#
5. sze-bi# [1(asz@c)] sipa szaganx(AMA){sza#:gan}-me
6. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) a2#-ne2-kur-ra
7. 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) gab2-ra ni
8. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) inim-du11
9. 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) gab2-ra inim#-[ma-ni-zi]
10. [sag-apin-me]
11. [1(barig@c) nigar-mud]
12. [2(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c)]
column 6
1. gab2-ra#-[ni-me]
2. 1(barig@c) en#-[DU]
3. 2(asz@c) lu2# [1(barig@c)]
4. gab2-[ra-ni-me]
5. 2(barig@c) lugal#-da-[nu-me-a]
6. 2(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c)#
7. gab2-ra-ni-me
8. sipa udu siki-ka-me
9. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) urix(RSP380bis) PAP
10. gab2-ra udu nig2-gu7-a#
11. 4(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)#
12. [sze-bi 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) ugula il2-me]
column 7
  beginning broken
1'. 4(asz@c)#? [x lu2 1(barig@c)]
2'. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)# [ugula]
3'. sze-bi# [1(asz@c)] 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) [ur-{d]}ab#-[u2]
4'. 3(asz@c)#? [x lu2 1(barig@c)]
5'. 1(barig@c) [2(ban2@c) ugula]
6'. [sze-bi 1(asz@c) 2(ban2) e-ta-e11]
  rest broken
  1 column missing
reverse
column 1
  (traces)
column 2
1'. x
2'. [1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)] lugal#-[mu]-da-kusz2# PAP
3'. muhaldim-me
4'. 1(barig@c) {d}nin-gir2#-su-lu2-mu
5'. sukkal#
6'. 1(barig@c) ur-du6#
7'. i3-[du8]
8'. 2(barig) gu#-[u2]
9'. [lu2 esz2-gid2]
10'. 1(barig@c)# [2(ban2@c) ur-{d}nin-mu2]
  rest broken
column 3
1'. dub#-sar# me#
2'. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) en-na-u4-mu PAP
3'. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) szesz-tur PAP
4'. lu2 igi-nigin2 didli-me
5'. 7(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c)
6'. sze-bi 2(asz@c) la2 1(barig@c) bahar2#-[me]
  rest broken
column 4
1'. 2(barig@c) x-x
2'. 2(barig@c) x-x
3'. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) x amar-giri16
4'. 2(barig@c) [x] x
  blank space
column 5
1. szu#-nigin2 1(u) 3(disz@t) lu2 2(barig@c)
2. 1(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) 7(disz@t) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
3. 5(u@c) 4(asz@c) lu2# 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c)
4. 1(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c)
  blank space
column 6
1. [gu2-an-sze3 3(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) 4(asz@c) 2(u) lu2 sze-ba tur mah]-ba
2. [sze]-bi 1(gesz2@c) 6(asz@c) [1(barig@c)] 4(ban2@c) [8(disz@t) 2(barig)] gur# saggal#
3. sze#-ba lu2# szuku dab5#-ba
4. [e2-{d}ba-ba6-ka]
5. [sa6-sa6]
6. [dam URU-KA-gi-na]
7. [lugal]
8. [lagasz{ki}-ka]
column 7
1. [...]
2. guru7# x x-ta#
3. en-szu-gi4-gi4
4. agrig#-ge
5. e#-ne-ba 6(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
6. 5(disz@t)#? [x] ba-am6

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • primary: FAOS 15/2, 67

    [Selz1993FAOS15/2] Selz, Gebhard J. 1993. Altsumerische Verwaltungstexte Aus Lagaš. Teil 2: Altsumerische Wirtschaftsurkunden Aus Amerikanischen Sammlungen. Freiburger Altorientalische Studien, Band 15/2. Stuttgart: Franz Steiner.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: FLP 2653
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Urukagina_l.06.05.00
  • Alternative Years:
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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 08:44:58 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-10-08 at 12:30:53 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2011-09-29 at 08:48:29 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2011-08-24 at 13:17:23 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2009-08-16 at 18:18:55 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:05:20 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-06-11 at 18:54:20 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:36:02 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2003-08-19 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“FAOS 15/2, 067 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2003. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P227550.
FAOS 15/2, 067 artifact entry (No. P227550). (2003, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P227550
FAOS 15/2, 067 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P227550 (Accessed: March 17, 2025).
@misc{2003FAOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-17]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {FAOS 15/2, 067 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P227550},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P227550},
}


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