ITT 2, 00796 (P110666)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

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Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist L 00796

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. [... zi3] sig15#
2. [...] zi3-gu
3. 2(barig) zi3 1(barig) 2(ban2) esza
4. e2 dingir-re-ne-sze3
5. 4(ban2) zi3 2(ban2) esza
6. er2 siskur2-ra-sze3
7. 2(barig) 3(ban2) ninda gala igi-du8
8. siskur2 sza3-ge guru7 lugal
9. giri3 {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka
10. 1(ban2) zi3 sig15 1(ban2) zi3-gu
11. 2(ban2) zi3 dub-dub 1(ban2) esza
12. nig2-siskur2 szu-ga-lam-ma
13. u3 e2 unu{ki}-sze3
reverse
1. 2(ban2) zi3 1(ban2) esza
2. {d}balag-u4-da-ke4 iri nigin2!-nigin2!
3. 2(ban2) zi3 sig15 2(ban2) zi3-gu
4. 2(ban2) dabin 1(ban2) esza
5. nig2#-siskur2#-ra ab2 NE SZID? [an]-ta#-sur-ra-sze3
6. [... zi3] sig15# 2(ban2) zi3-gu
7. [...] 1(ban2) esza
8. [...] pirig# [...]-sze3
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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: ITT 2, 796

    [Genouillac1910-1911ITT2] Genouillac, Henri de. 1910-1911. Textes de l’époque d’Agadé et de l’époque d’Ur (Fouilles d’Ernest de Sarzec En 1894). Vol. 2. Inventaire Des Tablettes de Tello, Conservées Au Musée Impérial Ottoman. Paris: Ernest Leroux.

  • history: ASJ 20, p.13-16

    [Heimpel1998circumambulation] Heimpel, Wolfgang. 1998. “A Circumambulation Rite.” Acta Sumerologica 20: 13–16.

  • history: TCTI 1, 796

    [Lafont1989TCTI1] Lafont, Bertrand, and Fatma Yıldız. 1989. Tablettes Cunéiformes de Tello Au Musée d’Istanbul Datant de l’époque de La IIIe Dynastie d’Ur. I: (ITT II/1,617-1038). Publications de l’Institut Historique et Archéologique Néerlandais de Stamboul 65. Leiden: Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut te Istanbul.

  • collation: TCTI 1, p. 96

    [Lafont1989TCTI1] Lafont, Bertrand, and Fatma Yıldız. 1989. Tablettes Cunéiformes de Tello Au Musée d’Istanbul Datant de l’époque de La IIIe Dynastie d’Ur. I: (ITT II/1,617-1038). Publications de l’Institut Historique et Archéologique Néerlandais de Stamboul 65. Leiden: Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut te Istanbul.

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  • Museum No.: Ist L 00796
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-04 at 16:34:15 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-04 at 16:28:36 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:32:04 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:13:49 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:50 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“ITT 2, 00796 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P110666.
ITT 2, 00796 artifact entry (No. P110666). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110666 (Original work published 2001)
ITT 2, 00796 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110666 (Accessed: October 25, 2025).
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	month = {jul 4},
	title = {ITT 2, 00796 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P110666},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110666},
}


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DA  - 2024/7/4/
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TI  - ITT 2, 00796 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“ITT 2, 00796 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P110666.
ITT 2, 00796 artifact entry (No. P110666). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110666 (Original work published 2001)
ITT 2, 00796 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110666 (Accessed: October 25, 2025).
@misc{2024ITT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-25]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {ITT 2, 00796 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P110666},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110666},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P110666
LB  - CDLI:P110666
M1  - 2025/10/25/
TI  - ITT 2, 00796 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P110666
ER  -
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