ITT 2, 00970 (P110840)

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 00970

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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Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(u) 8(disz)# [gurusz]
2. e2-gu-za#-[la2-me]
3. 5(u) 2(disz) esz3 [didli-me]
4. ugula lugal-eridu{ki}-sze3
5. 1(gesz2) 5(u) gurusz sza3-bi-ta
6. 1(u) 6(disz) e2-uz-ga min-a-bi
7. 6(disz) e2-gu4-gaz
8. 5(disz) gu2-gir
9. 5(disz) {gesz}ma-nu-IL2
10. 1(disz) e2 ur-{d}namma
11. 2(disz) e2 {d}szul-gi
12. 2(disz) e2 {d}amar-{d}suen
13. 4(disz) sa2-du11 nin
14. 2(disz) in-bul-bul
reverse
1. 1(u) nig2-gu3-de2 e2-gal
2. 4(disz) e2-kas4 gub-ba
3. 5(disz) zi3 esza
4. 2(disz) i3 [zu2]-lum
5. 2(disz) [ku6] sar
6. 2(disz) [x] IL2#
21. 6(disz) igi [...] mun-gazi [...] |GA2xME|
22. 4(disz) nig2-dab5 [gesz-kin]-ti
23. 6(disz) mar2-da [x] IL2
10. 2(u) 6(disz) sza3 ga2-nun
blank space
11. szunigin 1(gesz2) 5(u) gurusz#
12. x [x] x x [...]

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Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Collections

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: ITT 2, 970

[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: TCTI 1, 970

[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. 179

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: Ist L 00970
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: --.--.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-04 at 16:34:15	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-04 at 16:28:36	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2017-03-03 at 09:53:58	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2013-07-22 at 12:40:11	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 13:32:23	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-05-02 at 14:14:00	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:18:53	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (001972) (001972)

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Cite this Artifacts

“ITT 2, 00970 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P110840.

ITT 2, 00970 artifact entry (No. P110840). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110840 (Original work published 2001)

ITT 2, 00970 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110840 (Accessed: April 4, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“ITT 2, 00970 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P110840.

ITT 2, 00970 artifact entry (No. P110840). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110840 (Original work published 2001)

ITT 2, 00970 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110840 (Accessed: April 4, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110840},
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