TÉL 231 (P133746)

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
1. [...]
2. [... x-{d}]ba-ba6
3. [...] i3-dab5
4. [1(disz) ur-bad3]-tibirx(KU)-ra
5. [1(disz)?] ma2 udu
6. [1(disz) ur]-{d}nansze
7. [1(disz) e2-hi]-li#-i3-du3
8. [1(disz) szesz-kal]-la TUR
9. [ur-bad3]-tibirx(KU)-ra i3-dab5
10. [1(disz) ...]-ke4-zu
11. [1(disz) ur]-{d}ig-alim
12. [1(disz) x]-{d}ba-ba6
13. [1(disz) x]-{d}nansze
14. [1(disz) x]-sa6-sa6
15. [...-ke4]-zu i3-dab5
16. [1(disz)?] nam#-mah
17. [hu-wa]-wa
18. [...]
column 2
1. ur-szu-ga-lam-ma
2. la2-ia3 1(disz)? he2-gal2
3. nam-mah i3-dab5
4. 1(disz) ki-gub-ni
5. ab-ba-kal#-la
6. 1(disz) ma-[...]
7. 1(disz) ur-[ama]-na
8. 1(disz) lu2-[...]
9. ki-gub-ni [i3]-dab5#
10. 1(disz) lugal-[...]
11. 1(disz) ur-{d}[...]
12. 1(disz) ur-[...]
13. 1(disz) lu2-[...]
14. [...]
15. lugal-[... i3-dab5]
16. 1(disz) lu2-[{d}nin-gir2-su]
17. 1(disz) e2-anzu2#[{muszen}]
18. la2-ia3 1(disz)? na-[ba-sa6]
19. 1(disz) ur-{d}[szul-pa]-e3
20. 1(disz) lu2-{d}[utu]
21. lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su i3-dab5
22. 1(disz) lugal-dalla
23. 1(disz) ur-{d}ig-alim
24. 1(disz) nig2-{d}ba-ba6
25. 1(disz) ur-dun
26. 1(disz) ur-{d}nansze
column 3
1. lugal-dalla i3-[dab5]
2. 1(disz) lu2-ma-ma
3. 1(disz) lugal-igi-husz
4. 1(disz) du11-ga-ni
5. 1(disz) ur-{gesz}gigir
6. 1(disz) lu2-{gesz}gigir
7. lu2-ma-ma i3-dab5
8. 1(disz) ur-{gesz}gigir
9. 1(disz) da-da
10. 1(disz) da-zi
11. 1(disz) nimgir-ki-ag2
12. 1(disz) ur-{d}ig-alim
13. ur-{gesz}gigir i3-dab5
14. 1(disz) lugal-ab-ba
15. 1(disz) ur-nig2
16. 1(disz) lu2-e2-an-ka
17. 1(disz) {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka
18. 1(disz) lu2-e2-ki
19. lugal-ab-ba i3-dab5
20. 1(disz) ur-dub-szen
21. 1(disz) ur-{d}lamma gu-[za-la2]
22. 1(disz) ur-{d}lamma
23. 1(disz) bu3-lu5-mu
24. 1(disz) a-NE-i3-zi
25. ur-dub-szen i3-dab5
26. 1(disz) iri{ki}-bi
27. 1(disz) lu2-{d}dumu-zi
28. 1(disz) lu2-{d}nin-szubur#
column 4
1. [...]
2. [iri-ki-bi i3]-dab5
3. [...]
4. [1(disz) x-{d}]nin#-szubur
5. [1(disz) ...]-du7
6. [...]
7. [...]-na
8. [...] i3-dab5
9. [1(disz) x-{d}nin]-szubur
10. [...]
11. [1(disz) x-{d}]nansze
12. [x-{d}nin]-szubur# i3-dab5
13. [gurusz] gub-ba
14. [...]
15. [...]-zu
16. [...]-ge
17. [...]-mah
18. [...]
19. [...]-{d}EN-[...]

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: TÉL, 231

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: Ist L — ?
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2020-08-24 at 00:37:16 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2016-11-09 at 15:34:45 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:08:31 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:28:00 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 231 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P133746.
TÉL 231 artifact entry (No. P133746). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P133746
TÉL 231 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P133746 (Accessed: August 17, 2025).
@misc{2001TEL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-17]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {T{\' {E}}{L} 231 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P133746},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P133746},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P133746
LB  - CDLI:P133746
M1  - 2025/8/17/
TI  - TÉL 231 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P133746
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TÉL 231 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P133746.
TÉL 231 artifact entry (No. P133746). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P133746
TÉL 231 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P133746 (Accessed: August 17, 2025).
@misc{2001TEL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-17]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {T{\' {E}}{L} 231 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P133746},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P133746},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P133746
LB  - CDLI:P133746
M1  - 2025/8/17/
TI  - TÉL 231 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P133746
ER  -
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