TCTI 2, 03859 (P133055)

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 03859

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 4(u) gurusz 6(disz) sila3 dabin-ta
2. zi3-bi 2(asz) gur
3. simug hur-sag ba-al-me
reverse
1. nu-banda3 dingir-s,e2-li2
2. kiszib3! szu!-ti-<nu?>-um! lu2 {gesz}tukul
  blank space
3. a-dam-szah2{ki}-sze3 du-ne-ne!
4. iti ezem-{d}li9-si4
seal 1
1. szu-ti-nu-um
2. aga3?-us2 lugal
3. [...]

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: TCTI 2, 3859

    [Lafont1996TCTI2] Lafont, Bertrand, and Fatma Yıldız. 1996. Tablettes Cunéiformes de Tello Au Musée d’Istanbul Datant de l’époque de La IIIe Dynastie d’Ur. II: (ITT II/1, 2544-2819, 3158-4342, 4708-4713). Publications de l’Institut Historique et Archéologique Néerlandais de Stamboul 77. Leiden: Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut te Istanbul.

    Sealed tabl.

  • history: Fs Limet p.87-93, p. 89

    [Lafont1996cuivre] Lafont, Bertrand. 1996. “L’extraction Du Mineral de Cuivre En Iran à La Fin Du IIIe Millénaire.” In Tablettes et Images Aux Pays de Sumer et d’Akkad. Mélanges Offerts à Monsieur H. Limet, edited by Önhan Tunca and D. Deheselle, 87–93. A.P.H.A., Association Pour La Promotion de l’Histoire et de l’Archéologie Orientales. Mémoires, no. 1. Liège: Université de Liège.

  • citation: AfO 46-47 (pp. 257-259), 259

    [Englund1999/2000AfO46-47] Englund, Robert K. 1999-2000. “Reviewed Work: Tablettes Cunéiformes de Tello Au Musée d’Istanbul, Datant de l’époque de La IIIe Dynastie d’Ur II (ITT II/1, 2544-2819, 3158-4342, 4708-4713).” Archiv Für Orientforschung 46–47: 257–59.

  • citation: Fs Black 245

    [Potts2010FsBlack] Potts, Daniel T. 2010. “Adamšah, Kimaš and the Miners of Lagaš.” In Your Praise Is Sweet : A Memorial Volume for Jeremy Black from Students, Colleagues and Friends. London : British Institute for the Study of Iraq.

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  • Museum No.: Ist L 03859
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-03 at 17:21:27 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-05 at 18:36:10 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:07:11 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:36:54 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:54:16 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:27:42 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 004223 (composite) (P456933) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“TCTI 2, 03859 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P133055.
TCTI 2, 03859 artifact entry (No. P133055). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P133055 (Original work published 2001)
TCTI 2, 03859 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P133055 (Accessed: July 11, 2025).
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