Fs Sigrist 016, no. 4 (P381724)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Garrett, Robert, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

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Garrett, Robert, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Museum Number

Garrett 001

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (gaba-ri)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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1. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 7(disz) gurusz nu-banda3 ur-{gesz}gigir
 en: 97 workmen, the supervisor: Ur-gigir;
2. 1(gesz2) la2 2(disz@t) nu-banda3 igi-zu-bar-ra
 en: 58, the supervisor: Igizubara;
3. 3(u) 6(disz) nu-banda3 ur-nigar{gar}
 en: 36, the supervisor: Ur-Nigar;
4. 6(disz) nu#-banda3# lu2#-{d}ba-ba6
 en: 6, the supervisor: Lu-Baba;
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5. szunigin 3(gesz2) 1(u) 7(disz) gurusz
 en: Together: 197 workmen.
6. sza3-bi-ta
 en: Therefrom:
7. 3(u) lugal-ra-us2-sa
 en: 30, royal entourage;
8. 1(u) e2-uz-ga
 en: 10, uzga house;
9. 5(disz) e2-gu4-gaz
 en: 5, slaughterhouse;
10. 5(disz) duh-IL2
 en: 5, chaff carriers;
11. 5(disz) gu2 gir
 en: 5, ...;
12. 5(disz) gu2 gir ma2 lugal
 en: 5, ... of the royal barge;
13. 5(asz) gu2 gir murgu2 gur8
 en: 5, ... of the ...;
14. 3(disz) sipa {ansze}si2-si2
 en: 3, grooms;
15. 2(u) la2 2(disz@t) <e2>-muhaldim ki ur-nigar{gar}
 en: 18, kitchen, with Ur-nigar;
16. 2(u) la2 2(disz@t) <e2>-muhaldim ki ur-{d}nansze
 en: 18, kitchen, with Ur-Nanše;
17. 5(disz) e2-lunga ki lugal-an-na-tum2
 en: 5, brewery, with Lugal-anatum;
18. 2(disz) e2-lunga ki ur-mes
 en: 2, brewery, with Ur-mes;
19. 1(disz) e2 ur-{d}namma
 en: 1, household of Ur-Namma;
20. 1(disz) gu2 tul2 sag-da-na
 en: 1, ... in Sagdana,
21. 1(disz) zi3-IL2 ki ur-{d}ba-ba6
 en: 1, flour carrier, with Ur-Baba;
22. 1(disz) zi3-IL2 ki nam-mah
 en: 1, flour carrier, with Nammaḫ;
23. 1(disz) zi3-IL2 ki lugal-inim-gi
 en: 1, flour carrier, with Kugal-inimgi;
24. 2(disz) im-IL2
 en: 2, clay carriers;
25. 2(disz) ga2-nun-da tusz-a
 en: 2, in the storage house stationed;
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1. 1(disz)# dub-sar# [gesz-kin]-ti
 en: 1, scribe of labor;
2. 1(disz) dub-sar i3 zu2-lum
 en: 1, scribe of oil and dates;
3. 1(disz) dub-sar in-bul5-bul5
 en: 1, scribe of ...-straw;
4. 1(disz) dub-sar ar-za-na
 en: 1, scribe of arzana(-flour);
5. 1(disz) dub-sar zi3 nig2-ar-ra imgaga3
 en: 1, scribe of flour, groats, spelt;
6. 1(disz) dub-sar ku6 nisi
 en: 1, scribe of fish and vegetables;
7. 1(disz) ur-{d}nin-a-zu
 en: 1, Ur-Ninazu;
8. 1(disz) ur-sa6-ga durunx(|KU.KU|)?
 en: 1, Ursaga ...;
9. 1(disz) ki nam-mah
 en: 1, with Nammaḫ;
10. 1(disz) ur-{d}ba-ba6 gaba-ta?
 en: 1, Ur-Baba ...;
11. 1(disz) ka e2-gal
 en: 1, mouth of the palace;
12. 2(disz) ma2-la2-a gi unu{ki}-sze3
 en: 2, hung boat, to reeds of Uruk;
13. 5(disz) ma2 {gesz}ma-nu
 en: 5, boat of willow;
14. 1(u) ma2 gi-la2
 en: 10, boat of ...;
15. 1(u) e2 ensi2
 en: 10, household of the governor;
16. 3(disz) gi-IL2 sza3 nibru{ki}
 en: 3, reed carriers in Nippur;
17. 3(disz) ma2 i3-si-in{ki}
 en: 3, boat of Isin;
18. 7(disz) |ZI&ZI|-sze3# ki-{d}suen
 en: 7, ... Ki-Suen;
19. 2(u) la2 3(disz@t) im-du8-a
 en: 17, pise plasterers;
20. 1(disz) tu al-la
 en: 1, sick, Alla;
21. 1(disz) tu lu2-e2-a
 en: 1, sick, Lu-Ea;
22. 1(disz) gudu4 {d}mes-lam-ta-e3-a
 en: 1, gudu-priest of Meslamta’ea;
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23. szunigin 3(gesz2) 8(disz) gurusz gub-ba
 en: Total: 188 workers on hand;
24. 4(disz) iri-ta nu-banda3 igi-zu-bar-ra
 en: 4 out of town, supervisor: Igizubara;
25. 3(disz) iri-ta la2-ia3 2(disz) nu-banda3 ur-{gesz}gigir
 en: 3 out of town, deficit; 2, supervisor: Ur-gigir;
26. u4 3(u) la2 1(disz@t)-kam
 en: 29th day,
27. iti ezem-{d}li9-si4
 en: month: “Festival of Lisi”.

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Fs Sigrist p. 11-19,, 4

    [Allred2008FsSigrist] Allred, Lance. 2008. “Labor Assignments from the City of Girsu.” Edited by Piotr Michalowski. On the Third Dynasty of Ur: Studies in Honor of Marcel Sigrist, 11–19.

  • history: Cooks and Kitchens, 234, 1

    [Allred2006diss] Allred, Lance. 2006. Phdthesis. Cooks and Kitchens: Centralized Food Production in Late Third Millennium Mesopotamia. Phdthesis, Johns Hopkins University.

  • history: YOS 15, 105

    [Goetze2009YOS15] Goetze, Albrecht. 2009. Cuneiform Texts from Various Collections. Yale Oriental Series, Babylonian Texts 15. New Haven: Yale University Press.

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  • Museum No.: Garrett 001
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-14 at 08:44:53 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2017-12-05 at 04:57:57 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:53:53 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-05-05 at 09:52:43 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2014-06-10 at 16:04:54 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-10-24 at 15:32:45 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:04:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:56:11 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2007-12-13 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“Fs Sigrist 016, No. 4 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P381724.
Fs Sigrist 016, no. 4 artifact entry (No. P381724). (2024, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P381724 (Original work published 2007)
Fs Sigrist 016, no. 4 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P381724 (Accessed: December 14, 2024).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {Fs {Sigrist} 016, no. 4 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P381724},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P381724},
}


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