FAOS 15/2, 068 (P227551)

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 0117 = FLP 2655

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. [5(asz@c) lu2 ziz2-ba 4(ban2@c)]
2. [engar ki-gub-me]
3. [6(asz@c) lu2] 4(ban2@c)#
4. [dal-muszen]-me
5. [3(ban2@c) ur-{d}]en#-ki
6. [3(ban2@c) za3]-mu#
7. [3(ban2@c) ur]-du6
8. [3(ban2@c)] lugal#-uszur3#-[ra]-nu2#
9. [3(ban2@c) amar]-ezem#
10. [4(ban2@c) ur]-sag#
11. gal-ug3
12. [ziz2-bi 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) gur saggal]
column 2
1. [ur-sag]
2. [1(u@c) 6(asz@c) lu2 4(ban2@c)]
3. [ziz2-bi 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 4(ban2) ur-{d}{sze3}szer7]-da#
4. 2(u@c) la2 3(asz@c) lu2 4(ban2@c)#
5. ziz2-bi 3(asz@c) la2 4(ban2@c)# inim-du11
6. 2(ban2@c) gab2-ra#-ni
7. 1(u@c) lu2 4(ban2@c)
8. ziz2#-bi# [1(asz@c) 2(barig@c)] 4(ban2@c)# [e2-nam]
9. 1(u@c) [4(asz@c) lu2 4(ban2@c)]
10. [ziz2-bi 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) szesz-lu2-du10]
  rest broken
column 3
1'. RU#-lugal#-me#
2'. 2(u@c) lu2# 4(ban2@c)
3'. ziz2-bi 3(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) amar-ki
4'. 1(u@c) 4(asz@c) lu2 4(ban2@c)
  rest broken
column 4
1'. 2(asz@c) aszgab 4(ban2@c)#
2'. 3(asz@c) ad#-kup4# 4(ban2@c)#
3'. 2(asz@c) tug2#-du8# 4(ban2@c)
4'. 1(asz@c) zadim# 2(ban2@c)
5'. 1(asz@c) szagan-kesz2 2(ban2@c)#
6'. 1(u@c) 3(asz@c) lu2# 2(ban2@c)
7'. 4(ban2@c) ugula#
8'. [ma2-lah5-me]
column 5
1'. [sipa] szaganx(AMA){sza:gan#} me#
2'. 4(ban2@c) a2#-ne2-kur-ra
3'. 3(ban2@c) gab2#-ra-ni
4'. 4(ban2@c)# sag-ga2#-tuku-a#
  rest broken
  1 column missing
reverse
column 1
1'. 4(ban2@c) {d}nin-gir2#-su#-lu2-mu#
2'. sukkal#
3'. 2(ban2@c) ur#-[du6]
4'. i3#-du8
5'. 1(asz@c) [2(asz@c) gab2-dan6 4(ban2@c)]
  rest broken
column 2
1'. 4(ban2@c) [ur-{d}nin-mu2]
2'. [lu2 zi-ga]
3'. 3(ban2@c) [ur]-dam#
4'. lu2# [esz2-gid2]
5'. 4(ban2@c)# [a-ba-sa2]
6'. 4(ban2@c) en-bi
7'. 4(ban2@c) amar-giri16{ki}
8'. dub#-sar#-me
9'. 3(asz@c)#? [x] bahar2# 2(ban2@c)
10'. [ziz2-bi ...]
  rest broken
column 3
1'. [...] lu2# [...]
2'. 3(asz@c) lu2# 3(ban2@c)
3'. x x [...] 2(ban2@c)
4'. 3(ban2@c)#? lugal#-kesz3#{ki}
5'. dub#-sar
6'. lu2 geme2#-tar-kam#
  rest broken
column 4
1'. szu-nigin2 1(asz@c) [lu2] 2(barig@c)
2'. 4(asz@c)# [lu2] 1(barig@c)
3'. 3(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) 4(asz@c) [lu2] 4(ban2@c)
4'. 5(asz@c) lu2# 3(ban2@c)
5'. 1(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) lu2 2(ban2@c)#
  blank space
column 5
1. [gu2-an-sze3 x lu2 ziz2-ba tur mah-ba]
2. [ziz2]-bi# [x] 2(barig@c) la2 2(ban2@c) [gur saggal]
3. [ziz2-ba lu2 szuku dab5-ba]
4. [{d}ba-ba6]
5. [sa6]-sa6#
6. [dam] URU-[KA-gi]-na#
7. [lugal]
8. [lagasz{ki}-ka]
column 6
1. [en-ig-gal]
2. nu#-banda3#
3. ganun [kiri6]-ta#
4. ezem# {d}[ba]-ba6-ka#
5. [e]-ne-ba# 3(|ASZxDISZ@t|)

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: FAOS 15/2, 68

    [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 0117 = FLP 2655
  • Accession No.: FLP 0117

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level:
  • Excavation No:
  • Findspot Square:
  • Findspot Comments:

  • Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Urukagina_l.03.00.00
  • Alternative Years:
  • Date Comments:
  • 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
2011-09-29 at 08:50:11 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2011-09-18 at 07:14:24 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:05:21 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-06-11 at 20:04:21 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, 068 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2003. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P227551.
FAOS 15/2, 068 artifact entry (No. P227551). (2003, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P227551
FAOS 15/2, 068 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P227551 (Accessed: March 17, 2025).
@misc{2003FAOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-17]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {FAOS 15/2, 068 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P227551},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P227551},
}


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