TÉL 063 (P133571)

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 — ?

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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tablet
obverse
column 1
  (ten lines broken)
1'. sila3# i3
2'. [...]-ezem
3'. sila3# i3
4'. [...]-za
5'. [...]-me
6'. sila3# i3
7'. [...] sa6
8'. [...] i3
9'. [...]-gu
10'. [...]
11'. [...]
12'. [...]
13'. [...]
14'. [...]
15'. [...]
column 2
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1'. [...] dida
2'. [...] i3#-gesz
3'. [...] a-ra2 3(disz)
4'. [...] i3-gesz
5'. 1(u) dabin
6'. hu-li2-bar elam
7'. 2(disz) dug dida saga
8'. 4(disz) dug dida du
9'. 4(disz) zi3-gu saga
10'. 1(u) 2(disz) dabin
11'. 2(disz) KU sze 2(disz) sila3 i3
12'. dam hu-li2-bar
13'. 2(disz) dug dida saga
14'. 2(disz) dabin
15'. ar-szi-ah hu-li2-bar-da gen-na
16'. [...] kasz 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda
17'. [...] gin2 i3
18'. 2(u) 4(disz) [...]
19'. [...]
column 3
1. [...]
2. [... zi3]-gu
3. [...] sila3 esza
4. siskur2 ki gesz-i3
5. 1(disz) dug dida saga
6. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15
7. 3(disz) sila3 zi3 dub-dub
8. 2(disz) sila3 esza
9. siskur2 pesz-murgu2 al-ur5-ra kar za-gin3
10. 1(disz) dug dida saga
11. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15
12. 5(disz) sila3 zi3-gu
13. 3(disz) sila3 zi3 dub-dub
14. 2(disz) sila3 esza
15. siskur2 {d}nun-gal
16. e2-a-na ku4?-ra
17. 1(disz) dug dida du
18. 1(disz) zi3 sig15
19. 3(disz) sila3 zi3 dub-dub
20. 2(disz) sila3 esza
21. siskur2 ki-tir-sza3
22. [...]-{d}ba-ba6
23. [...]
column 4
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. szunigin 1(u) 2(disz) [...]
4. 3(disz) gesz-[i3]
5. szunigin 5(disz) sila3 sze-[lu2]
6. szunigin 5(disz) sila3 gazi
7. szunigin 5(disz) sila3 mun
8. szunigin 7(disz) sila3 ku6 masz TUL2
9. szunigin 2(disz) sila3 ku6 al-u2-sa!
10. kas4 1(disz)
11. szunigin 4(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 sze gur
12. sza3-gal ansze zi-gum2?-ma
13. szunigin 1(barig) la2 2(disz) sila3 kasz
14. szunigin 1(barig) la2 2(disz) sila3 ninda
15. sipa ur-mes
16. szunigin 1(asz) 3(barig) 4(disz) sila3 kasz
17. szunigin 4(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda
18. sza3 en-nu
19. szunigin 1(u) [...]
20. sza3-gal lu2 hu-bu7{bu}
21. szunigin 2(disz) dug dida saga#
22. szunigin 2(gesz2) kasz [du]
23. szunigin 3(disz) zi3 sig15
24. szunigin 3(ban2) la2 1(disz) sila3 zi3-[gu]
25. szunigin 1(disz) [...]
26. [...]
column 5
  beginning broken
1'. kas4 [...]
2'. 4(ban2) 8(disz) [sila3]
3'. 2(disz) dug dida [saga]
4'. 1(barig) 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 dabin
5'. 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 ninda
6'. 1/3(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 i3
7'. ip-qu2-sza ma2 zi3 [da] gen-na
8'. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
9'. 5(disz) sila3 kasz du
10'. [...] 4(disz) gesz-i3
11'. [sza3-gal ansze] zi-gum2?-[ma] saga
12'. [...] gin2 i3
13'. [zi3]-gu sukkal
14'. [...] saga
15'. [...] saga
16'. [...]
column 6
  beginning broken
1'. 4(ban2) zi3 1/2(disz) sila3 [...]
2'. lu2 sar
3'. 1(barig) 3(ban2) kasz 1(u) 3(disz) zi3
4'. 2(disz) gin2 1(disz) sila3 i3
5'. elam an-sza-an-na{ki}-me
6'. 1(disz) dug dida du
7'. 1(disz) dabin
8'. s,e-ra-am lu2 kas4
9'. 1(disz) dug dida du
10'. 1(disz) dabin
11'. puzur4-esz18-dar?
12'. 1(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 kasz
13'. 1(disz) dug dida [...]
14'. [...]
reverse
  (reverse not given)

Consult previous versions and their differences
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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: TÉL, 63

    [Lambert1968TÉL] Lambert, Maurice, and Charles Virolleaud. 1968. Tablettes Économiques de Lagash (Époque de La IIIe Dynastie d’Ur) Copiées En 1900 Au Musée Impérial Ottoman. Cahiers de La Société Asiatique 19. Paris: Imprimerie Nationale.

  • history: RevSem 11 (pp. 76-81), 76 2

    [Virolleaud1903RevSem11[2]] Virolleaud, Charles. 1903. “Textes Relatifs Au Culte Des Divinités de Lagash. Textes de Telloh ( 2e Dynastie d’Ur) Appartenant Au Musée de Constantinople,” Revue Sémitique d’Épigraphie et d’Histoire Ancienne, 11: 76–81.

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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-17 at 07:19:36 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2018-01-01 at 10:29:05 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:56:27 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-07-28 at 16:12:23 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2014-02-25 at 17:49:19 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:08:10 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:54:51 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:27:53 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“TÉL 063 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P133571.
TÉL 063 artifact entry (No. P133571). (2024, September 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P133571 (Original work published 2001)
TÉL 063 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P133571 (Accessed: August 29, 2025).
@misc{2024TEL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 17},
	title = {T{\' {E}}{L} 063 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P133571},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P133571},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/17/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P133571
LB  - CDLI:P133571
M1  - 2025/8/29/
TI  - TÉL 063 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P133571
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TÉL 063 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P133571.
TÉL 063 artifact entry (No. P133571). (2024, September 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P133571 (Original work published 2001)
TÉL 063 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P133571 (Accessed: August 29, 2025).
@misc{2024TEL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 17},
	title = {T{\' {E}}{L} 063 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P133571},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P133571},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/17/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P133571
LB  - CDLI:P133571
M1  - 2025/8/29/
TI  - TÉL 063 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P133571
ER  -
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