ITT 3, 05607 (P111217)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist L 05607

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. ur-{d}ig-alim-ra
2. u3-na-a-du11
3. sze nig2-gal2-la u3 masz a-sza3-ga-bi
4. ur-{d}utu ha-za-num2
5. i3-in-{ga2}gar-ra
6. a-sza3 en-nu-lum-ma-ka#
reverse
1. sze nig2-gal2-la u3 masz a-sza3-ga-bi
2. szesz-gi-na u3 nam-mah
3. sipa {d}suen-ka-ke4-ne
4. gaba [a]-sza3# {d}inanna-ka
5. en-ne2-ki-ag2-ra
6. ha-na-ab-zi-zi
7. mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P111217

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number Ist L 05607
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 002726

References

  • primary: ITT 3, 5607

    [deGenouillac1912ITT3] Genouillac, Henri de. 1912. Inventaire Des Tablettes de Tello, Conservées Au Musée Impérial Ottoman. Tome 3: Textes de l’époque d’Ur. Paris: Ernest Leroux.

  • history: TCS 1, 222

    [Sollberger1966TCS1] Sollberger, Edmond. 1966. The Business and Administrative Correspondence under the Kings of Ur. Texts from Cuneiform Sources 1. Locust Valley, New York: J.J. Augustin.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-07 at 08:51:13 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata, Other metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:32:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:14:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:19:02 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“ITT 3, 05607 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P111217.
ITT 3, 05607 artifact entry (No. P111217). (2024, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P111217 (Original work published 2001)
ITT 3, 05607 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P111217 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 7},
	title = {ITT 3, 05607 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P111217},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P111217},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/7/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P111217
LB  - CDLI:P111217
M1  - 2026/4/29/
TI  - ITT 3, 05607 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P111217
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“ITT 3, 05607 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P111217.
ITT 3, 05607 artifact entry (No. P111217). (2024, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P111217 (Original work published 2001)
ITT 3, 05607 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P111217 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
@misc{2024ITT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 7},
	title = {ITT 3, 05607 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P111217},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P111217},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/7/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P111217
LB  - CDLI:P111217
M1  - 2026/4/29/
TI  - ITT 3, 05607 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P111217
ER  -
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