ITT 2, 00621 (P110490)

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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Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist L 00621

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
column 1
1. 2(gesz2) 3(u) 4(disz) erin2 sza3-gu4
2. 3(u) la2 1(disz) ug3-IL2
3. u4 2(gesz2) 1(u)-sze3
4. a2-bi 6(szar2) 3(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 3(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
  calculation: 183 × 130 = 23790
5. 1(u) 5(disz) szitim u4 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz)-sze3
6. a2-bi 1(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
  calculation: 15 × 75 = 1125
7. 2(gesz2) 2(u) 6(disz) bar-ra-kar-ra u4 1(u) 2(disz)-sze3
8. a2-bi 2(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
  calculation: 146 × 12 = 1752
9. 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2)! 1(u) 2(disz) aga3-us2 lugal sze gur10 1(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2-ta
  calculation: 792 × 1.25 = 990
10. a2-bi 1(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 3(u) gurusz
11. 1(szar2) 3(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 4(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
12. ki ur-{d}ba-ba6 szabra-ta
13. 4(gesz'u) 2(disz) [n] gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
14. ki ur-{d}nin-mar{ki}-ta
  (rasur?)
15. szunigin [n] 8(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
16. sza3-bi-ta
column 2
1. sza3-bi-ta
  sic
2. 3(szar2) 7(bur3) GAN2 gu4
3. 3(bur'u) 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2 diri
4. sze gur10 1(iku) GAN2-ta
5. a2-bi 1(szar2) 5(gesz2) 3(u) 4(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
  calculation: 3.3.8.1.4 at 1(iku)/day = 3934
6. 2(asz) guru7 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 3(u) 2(asz) gur#
7. sze GAN2-gu4
8. 9(gesz2) 2(asz) 1(barig) gur
9. sze GAN2 diri
10. gurusz-e 1(barig) 4(ban2)-ta
11. a2-bi 7(szar2) 1(gesz2) 4(u) 2(disz) 2/3(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
  calculation: 8434.2 × 300/100 = 25302.6
12. 6(gesz2) 1(u) 7(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
13. u4-tusz-a ug3-IL2
  calculation: (29 × 130 =) 3770 / 10 = 377
14. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sar gur10-e
15. a2-bi 2(gesz'u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
16. 5(gesz2) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 i7 x x
17. a-sza3 szu?-ur3?-ra?
18. a-sza3 mah
reverse
column 1
1. 4(gesz2) 3(u) 4(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
2. ka i7 nin-pirig-banda3 du8-a
3. 4(u) 6(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
4. ka i7 lu2-{d}nansze
5. u3 kun-zi-da a-sza3 mah
6. 4(gesz2) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
7. i7 nin-pirig-banda3{da} gub-ba#
8. szunigin 8(szar2) 4(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 5(u) 2(disz) 2/3(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
9. zi 2(gesz'u) 7(gesz2)
10. la2-ia3 1(szar2) 1(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 5(u) [n] u4 1(disz)-sze3
11. sza3-bi-ta
12. 2(u) la2 1(disz) erin2 u4 2(gesz2) 1(u)-sze3
13. 4(gesz2)? erin2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
column 2
1. 1(gesz2) 1(disz) ug3-IL2 u4 2(gesz2) la2 3(disz)-sze3
2. 2(disz)? ug3-IL2 u4 3(u) la2 2(disz)-sze3
3. a2-bi [...] 1(u) 2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
4. iri-ta nu-e3
5. la2-ia3 x x x x x x x gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
6. nig2-ka9#-[ak a2] buru14
7. ur-[{d}ba-ba6] szabra#
8. e2 {d}[nin]-mar{ki#}
9. iti sze-il2-la u4 2(u) ba-zal-ta
10. iti szu-numun-sze3
11. iti 4(disz) u4 1(u)-kam
12. mu us2-sa ma2-dara3 abzu ba-ab-du8

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: ITT 2, 621

    [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, 621

    [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.

  • citation: AfO 40-41 (pp.98-103), 100-101

    [Englund1993-1994AfO40-41] Englund, Robert K. 1993-1994. “Review of Tablettes Cunéiformes de Tello Au Musée d’Istanbul, Datant de l’époque de La III Dynastie d’Ur I.” Archiv Für Orientforschung 40–41.

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  • Museum No.: Ist L 00621
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.02.12.20, Šū-Suen.03.04.00 (us2 year)
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  • Accounting Period: 0

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
2017-03-03 at 09:54:05 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-03-13 at 21:58:36 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-02-11 at 17:32:32 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:31:43 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:13:37 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:04:20 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 18:28:53 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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20120211 englund: obv. ii 12-13 has 1/10 u4 tusz-a

Cite this Artifact
“ITT 2, 00621 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P110490.
ITT 2, 00621 artifact entry (No. P110490). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110490 (Original work published 2001)
ITT 2, 00621 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110490 (Accessed: May 5, 2025).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110490},
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