TCTI 3, 06443 (P416112)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist L 06443

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [x ma2 1(gesz2) gur gu2 e2 lunga]
2. [x ma2 ZUM e2 lunga]
3. [x ma2 e2-kiszib3-ba szim]
4. 8(disz)# ma2# [ugula kikken2-me]
5. 1(u) ma2 gi {gesz}ma-nu
6. 3(disz) ma2 erin2-na
7. 1(disz) ma2 mun gazi
8. 1(disz) ma2 i3 zu2-lum
9. 1(disz) ma2 zi3 esza
10. 2(disz) ma2 ninda#
11. 1(disz) ma2 ra-gaba [unu]{ki}
12. 4(disz) ma2 dug sila3
13. 2(disz) ma2 gu4 udu
14. 1(disz) [ma2] gir4-sze-sa#
15. 5(disz)#? [ma2 aga3]-us2 ki sukkal-mah
16. [x ma2 aga3-us2] ki i3-la-lum
17. [x ma2 sipa ur]-gi7
18. [x ma2 sipa ur]-mah#?
19. [x ma2 szandana bala?]
reverse
1. [x] ma2# ninda gesz-[rum]
2. 8(disz) ma2 siki uri5{ki}-sze3
3. 1(disz) ma2 {gesz}banszur
4. 1(disz) ma2 gal za-hum
5. 1(disz) ma2 sipa si2-si2
6. 1(disz) ma2 udu sza3 e2-gal
7. 2(disz) ma2 zi3 si-ga
8. 1(disz) ma2 kasz sa2-du11 szagina
9. 2(disz) ma2 kas4 giri3 {d}nanna-kam
10. 3(u) ma2 [gid2] da-a
  (line written on dry clay)
  single ruling
11. szunigin 4(u) la2 2(disz) ma2# hi-a
12. [ma2 bala-a] gub#-ba
13. [...]
14. [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P416112

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 06443
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 191574

References

  • primary: TCTI 3, 06443

    [LafontTBD] Lafont, Bertrand, Fatma Yıldız, and Kazuya Maekawa. TBD. Tablettes Cunéiformes de Tello Au Musée d’Istanbul .

  • history: Fs Owen p.167-179, p. 171, L. 6443

    [Lafont2010Girsu] Lafont, Bertrand. 2010. “Sur Quelques Dossiers Des Archives de Girsu.” In Why Should Someone Who Know Something Conceal It? Cuneiform Studies in Honor of David I. Owen on His 70th Birthday, edited by Alexandra Kleinerman and Jack M. Sasson, 167–79. Bethesda: CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-05-24 at 18:14:37 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata, Other metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-08-08 at 10:56:32 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2018-06-21 at 12:40:34 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:53:53 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-06-25 at 09:21:51 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-06-25 at 07:26:37 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-06-25 at 06:59:39 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-05-22 at 01:25:20 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-05-22 at 01:15:25 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-01-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“TCTI 3, 06443 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 24, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P416112.
TCTI 3, 06443 artifact entry (No. P416112). (2025, May 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P416112 (Original work published 2011)
TCTI 3, 06443 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P416112 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“TCTI 3, 06443 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 24, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P416112.
TCTI 3, 06443 artifact entry (No. P416112). (2025, May 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P416112 (Original work published 2011)
TCTI 3, 06443 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P416112 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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