TCTI 3, 05357 (P416120)

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 05357

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 6(disz) gurusz u4 2(u)-sze3
2. ma2 sze gir2-su{ki}-ta
3. gu2-ab-ba{ki}-sze3 gid2-da
4. gu2-ab-ba{ki}-ta
5. ma2 zi3-da gid2-da
reverse
1. esz3 didli-me
2. ugula lu2#-dingir#-ra
3. kiszib3 ur-nigar{gar}
4. iti szu-numun
5. mu# en {d}nanna kar#-zi-da ba-hun
seal 1
1. ur-nigar{gar}
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lu2-{d}nin-szubur

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 004619 (composite) (P457329) S004619 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P416120

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 05357
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 191582

References

  • primary: TCTI 3, 05357

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

  • history: Fs Owen p.167-179, p. 177, L. 5357

    [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
2015-06-25 at 07:33:18 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-06-25 at 07:29:30 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-05-22 at 03:06:44 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, 05357 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 24, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P416120.
TCTI 3, 05357 artifact entry (No. P416120). (2025, May 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P416120 (Original work published 2011)
TCTI 3, 05357 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P416120 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“TCTI 3, 05357 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 24, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P416120.
TCTI 3, 05357 artifact entry (No. P416120). (2025, May 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P416120 (Original work published 2011)
TCTI 3, 05357 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P416120 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
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