TÉL 239a (P133754)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(gesz2) 2(u) 6(disz) erin2 sza3-gu4
2. 4(u) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) ug3-IL2
3. u4 2(gesz2) 1(u)-sze3
4. a2-bi 6(szar2) 5(gesz'u) 3(u) 5(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
5. 1(u) 5(disz) szitim u4 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz)-sze3
6. a2-bi 1(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz)
7. gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
8. 2(gesz2) 8(disz) bar-ra-kar-ra
9. u4 1(u) 2(disz)-sze3
10. a2-bi 2(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz)
11. gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
12. 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 4(u) 1(disz) aga3-us2
13. lu2# sze gur10 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
14. [...]-bi# 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 5(u) 1(disz) gurusz
15. [...] diri geme2 usz-bar
16. gurusz# u4 1(disz)-sze3
17. [...]
reverse
1. 3(szar2) [...]
2. GAN2 [...]
3. 3(bur'u)? 1(bur3)? 1(esze3)? 4(iku)? GAN2#
4. GAN2 diri [...]
5. gurusz-e 1(iku) GAN2-ta
6. a2-bi 1(szar2) 3(gesz2) 5(u) 2(disz)
7. gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
8. 1(asz) guru7 2(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 4(u) gur
9. sze GAN2-gu4
10. 8(gesz2) 2(asz) 1(barig) gur
11. sze GAN2 diri
12. gurusz-e 1(barig) 4(ban2)-ta
13. a2-bi 4(szar2) 3(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz)? 1/2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
1(gesz2) gur missing in one of the two grain items to make this work
14. 9(gesz2) 2(u) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
calculation: 43 1/2 x 130 = 5655; 5655 ÷ 10 = 565 1/2
15. [a2 u4]-tusz-a ug3-IL2
16. [...] gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3

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Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	--.--.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P133754
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P133754

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

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

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	015608

References

primary: TÉL, 239a

[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.
citation: ASJ 14, p.173-243, p. 221

[Maekawa1992agricultural-8] Maekawa, Kazuya. 1992. “The Agricultural Texts of Ur III Lagash of the British Museum (VIII).” Acta Sumerologica 14: 173–243.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2012-04-08 at 10:56:07	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2012-03-21 at 17:41:24	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 14:08:32	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:28:00	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“TÉL 239a Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P133754.

TÉL 239a artifact entry (No. P133754). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P133754

TÉL 239a artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P133754 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {T{\' {E}}{L} 239a artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P133754},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P133754},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P133754
LB  - CDLI:P133754
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - TÉL 239a artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P133754
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“TÉL 239a Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P133754.

TÉL 239a artifact entry (No. P133754). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P133754

TÉL 239a artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P133754 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).

@misc{2001TEL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {T{\' {E}}{L} 239a artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P133754},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P133754},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P133754
LB  - CDLI:P133754
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - TÉL 239a artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P133754
ER  -