ITT 5, 06694 (P111424)

Letter tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist L 06694

Period

Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. szar3-isz11-e
2. na-be2-a
3. lugal-gu10
4. u3-na-du11
5. szesz-gu10
6. in-dim2-dim2
7. x [...]
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. igi er2-pa3#?-[sze3?]
3'. szu ha-ba-ti
4'. szar3-isz11
5'. lu2 GAG DU KA x
6'. KA in-x [x]

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Consult sign list of Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)
Consult word list of Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Letter
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P111424
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P111424

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 06694
Accession Number

References

primary: ITT 5, 6694

[deGenouillac1921ITT5] Genouillac, Henri de. 1921. Inventaire Des Tablettes de Tello, Conservées Au Musée Impérial Ottoman. Tome 5: Époque Présargonique, Époque d’Agadé, Époque d’Ur. Paris: Ernest Leroux.
history: FAOS 19, Gir 14

[Kienast1995FAOS19] Kienast, Burkhart, and Konrad Volk. 1995. Die Sumerischen Und Akkadischen Briefe Des III. Jahrtausends Aus Der Zeit Vor Der III. Dynastie von Ur (SAB). Freiburger Altorientalische Studien, Band 19. Stuttgart: Franz Steiner.
history: OrAnt 7, p.165-179, p. 172 7

[Pettinato1968lettere] Pettinato, Giovanni. 1968. “Aggiunte al Corpus Di Lettere Amministrative Della Terza Dinastia Di Ur.” Oriens Antiquus 7: 165–79.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-08-23 at 18:30:44	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2015-02-10 at 21:49:44	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:19:06	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“ITT 5, 06694 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P111424.

ITT 5, 06694 artifact entry (No. P111424). (2024, August 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P111424 (Original work published 2001)

ITT 5, 06694 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P111424 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“ITT 5, 06694 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P111424.

ITT 5, 06694 artifact entry (No. P111424). (2024, August 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P111424 (Original work published 2001)

ITT 5, 06694 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P111424 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 23},
	title = {ITT 5, 06694 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P111424},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P111424},
}

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