TCTI 3, 05305 (P501430)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist L 05305

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	--.--.--.00
Accounting Period

Seals

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

Seal	Seal Number	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 000444 (composite) (P430540)	S000444	Girsu (mod. Tello)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

CDLI number	P501430
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P501430

Physical information

unopened envelope

Artifact type	Tablet & envelope unopened envelope
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 05305
Accession Number

References

primary: TCTI 3, 05305

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

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-05-24 at 18:14:37	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2024-08-08 at 14:11:09	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-08-08 at 10:54:11	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-04-15 at 07:21:24	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2024-04-15 at 07:17:53	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2017-09-05 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Lafont, Bertrand	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“TCTI 3, 05305 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 24, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P501430.

TCTI 3, 05305 artifact entry (No. P501430). (2025, May 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P501430 (Original work published 2017)

TCTI 3, 05305 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P501430 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P501430},
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Cite this Artifacts

“TCTI 3, 05305 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 24, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P501430.

TCTI 3, 05305 artifact entry (No. P501430). (2025, May 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P501430 (Original work published 2017)

TCTI 3, 05305 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P501430 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {may 24},
	title = {TCTI 3, 05305 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P501430},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P501430},
}

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M1  - 2026/4/7/
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