ITT 2, 00742 (P110611)

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 00742

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) 4(u) 3(disz) erin2 sza3-gu4
2. 2(u) 7(disz) ug3-IL2
3. iti sze-il2-la u4 2(u) ba-zal-ta
4. iti szu-numun-sze3
5. a2-bi 6(szar2) 5(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 4(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
  calculation: (163 + 27) × (10 + (4 × 30)) = 24,700 = 6.51.40
6. iti 4(disz) u4 1(u)-kam
7. 2(gesz2) 2(u) la2 1(disz) bar-ra-kar-ra gurx(|SZE.KIN|) 3(iku) GAN2
8. sze gesz ra-a 3(asz) gur-ta
9. a2-bi 2(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 8(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
10. 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 1(u) 6(disz) aga3-us2 lugal gurx(|SZE.KIN|) 1(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2-ta
11. a2-bi 1(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 3(u) 5(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
12. [x] gurusz# u4 1(gesz2) 2(u) 1(disz)-sze3
column 2
1. a2-bi 3(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 1(u)? gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
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2. szunigin 8(szar2) 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 1(u) 3(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
3. sza3-bi-ta
4. 3(szargal){gal} GAN2 gu4
5. 3(bur'u) 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2 diri
6. gurx(|SZE.KIN|) gurusz-e 1(iku) GAN2-ta!
7. a2-bi 1(szar2) 3(gesz2) 2(u) 8(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
8. 1(asz) guru7 1(gesz'u) 4(asz) 4(ban2) gur
9. sze GAN2-gu4
10. 9(gesz2) 2(asz) 1(barig) gur
11. sze GAN2 diri
12. gurusz-e 1(barig) 4(ban2)-ta
reverse
column 1
1. a2-bi 3(szar2) 5(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 2(u) la2 1(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
2. 5(gesz2) 5(u) 1(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
3. [...] ug3-IL2
4. 4(gesz2) 2(u) 6(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
5. kun-zi-da i7 idigna e2-duru5 nin-a2-zi-da
6. 2(u) 1(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
7. kun-zi-da kar-sag-zi
8. 3(u) la2 3(disz) gurusz u4 2(u) 6(disz)-sze3
9. a2-bi 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 4(u) 2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
10. i7 bi2-za-gi-li-da gub-ba
11. 4(gesz2) 2(u) 6(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
12. gu2 a-sza3 {d}na-ru2-a-igi-du-ka szu ur3-ra
13. 4(u) 3(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
14. kun-zi-da i7 idigna!
15. ma2 muszen-na-sze3 du8-ha
column 2
1. 4(u) 6(disz) [...]
2. [...] gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
3. e a-sza3 nin-a2-zi-da-ka gub-ba
4. 4(u) 3(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
5. szum2{sar} bu-ra
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6. szunigin 6(szar2) [x] gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
7. zi-ga
8. la2-ia3 1(szar2) [x] gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
9. sza3-bi-ta
10. 1(u) 7(disz) erin2 u4 2(gesz2) 1(u)-sze3
11. 1(gesz2) erin2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
12. 2(disz) ug3-IL2 u4 2(gesz2) la2 3(disz)-sze3
13. a2-bi 4(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 4(u) 4(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
14. iri-ta nu-e3
15. la2-ia3 1(szar2) 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 4(u) 8(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
16. nig2-ka9-ak a2 buru14
17. ur-{d}ba-ba6 szabra
left
1. e2 {d}nin-mar{ki}
2. 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, 742

    [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, 742

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: Ist L 00742
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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 09:54:10 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-07-28 at 16:34:51 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-12-10 at 17:08:52 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:43:32 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-02-22 at 12:47:20 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:32:00 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:13:46 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:04:40 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:49 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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CDLI Notes:

20120211 englund: obv. 1 7-10 cited Maekawa ASJ 14, 221 900 sila3 per bara-kra approx 100/man, but here 139 x 12 = 1668, Maekawa 12 = 3/1 + 900/100 cannot be correct; s. K. Maekawa, ASJ 19 (1997) 128 n. 22

Cite this Artifact
“ITT 2, 00742 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P110611.
ITT 2, 00742 artifact entry (No. P110611). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110611 (Original work published 2001)
ITT 2, 00742 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110611 (Accessed: April 29, 2025).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110611},
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