ITT 2, 00619 (P110488)

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 00619

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

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Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(u) 4(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur lugal
2. sze gada saga guru7-a tak4-a
3. ur-mes
4. 2(asz) 4(barig) 5(disz) sila3 gur
5. da-a-da
6. 2(asz) 4(barig) sze gur tug2 saga
7. 1(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze ba-usz2
8. ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6
9. 9(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze tug2 saga
10. 1(barig) 5(ban2) sze ba-usz2
11. ad-da
12. 2(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) gur sze tug2 saga
13. 1(barig) 2(ban2) sze ba-usz2
14. i3-zu
blank space
15. kiszib3 tuku
16. 1(u) 5(ban2) gur sze gada saga
17. ($ blank space $) sze ba-usz2
18. lu2-hu-rim3{ki}
19. 4(asz) 5(ban2) gur sze tug2 saga
20. 1(barig) sze ba-usz2
21. ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da dumu gu-za-ni
22. 1(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) gur sze tug2 saga
23. 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze ba-usz2
24. lugal-dam
25. 1(u) 8(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) gur sze tug2 saga
26. 2(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze ba-usz2
column 2
1. ku5-da
2. 3(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur tug2 saga
3. 1(barig) sze ba-usz2
4. e2-zi-mu
5. 2(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur gada saga
6. 2(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze ba-usz2
7. lugal-uszur3
8. 5(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) gur sze tug2 saga
9. 1(barig) 1(ban2) sze ba-usz2
10. lu2-{d}en-ki
11. 1(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) gur sze tug2 saga
12. 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze ba-usz2
13. ab#-ba-gu-la
14. 2(gesz2) 3(asz) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
15. geme2 usz-bar-me
16. zah3 1(barig) lugal-uszur3
17. lu2-{d}nin-mar{ki} ugula
18. zah3 5(ban2) lu2-{d}na-ru2-a dumu geme2-ga2-nun
19. lu2-{d}inanna ugula
20. usz2 3(ban2) lu2-{d}szul-gi
21. di-ni-li2 ugula
22. zah3 1(barig) {d}utu-bar-ra
23. nam-lu2-ni ugula
24. usz2 1(barig) lu2-bala-sa6-ga
25. usz2 1(ban2) dumu-ni
26. lugal-ezem ugula
27. usz2 1(barig) ug3-IL2
column 3
1. di-mi ugula
2. zah3 1(barig) lugal-inim-gi-na
3. nig2-u2-rum ugula
4. zah3 1(barig) lu2-{d}na-ru2-a
5. dumu sa6-sa6
6. ur-{d}lamma ugula
7. zah3 1(barig) ur-{d}su4-an-na
8. zah3 1(ban2) dumu-ni
9. lu2-{d}nin-szubur ugula
10. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6-ta
11. iti sze-il2-la-sze3
12. sze-bi 8(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) gur
13. iti 5(disz)-kam
14. usz2 1(ban2) dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6
15. usz2 1(ban2) dumu lu2-dingir-ra
16. lu2-{d}nin-mar{ki} ugula
17. usz2 1(barig) {d}utu-ik-s,ur2
18. usz2 [1(ban2)] dumu# nam-mah-ha-ni
19. nam-lu2-ni ugula
20. usz2 1(barig) ur-{d}igi-zi-bar-ra
21. di-mi ugula
22. zah3 4(ban2) {d}utu-ba-e3
23. ur-mes ugula
24. usz2 3(ban2) ur-dub-szen
25. nig2-u2-rum ugula
26. usz2 1(barig) ba-ta-e11-de3
27. lu2-du ugula
column 4
1. zah3 1(barig) giri3-ni-i3-sa6
2. zah3 1(barig) lu2-{d}na-ru2-a
3. zah3 5(ban2) ur-{d}ba-ba6
4. dumu nin-e-i3-zu
5. ur-nig2 ugula
6. sze-bi 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
7. iti sze-il2-la
8. 1(u) 5(ban2) gur
9. lu2 azlag2-me
10. zah3 1(barig) ba-ta-sa6-ge ad-kup4
11. iti GAN2-masz-ta
12. iti sze-il2-la-sze3
13. sze-bi 2(asz) 2(barig) gur
14. iti 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
15. giri3-se3-ga
blank space
16. szunigin 2(gesz2) 1(u) 5(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
blank space
17. nu-banda3 lugal-sukkal
reverse?
column 1
1. 1(u) 3(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) gur sze gada saga
2. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 1(disz) sze ba-usz2
3. lu2-{d}nin-mar{ki}
4. 7(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) gur sze tug2 saga
5. ($ blank space $) sze ba-usz2
6. ur-{d}ba-ba6
7. 6(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) gur sze tug2 saga
8. [...] 1(ban2)? sze ba-usz2
9. [lu2]-{d}asznan
10. [...] gur# sze tug2 saga
11. [...] x x sze ba-usz2
12. [lugal]-sukkal
13. [... gur sze tug2 saga]
14. [...] sze ba-usz2#
15. [lugal]-ab#-ba
16. 1(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) [x] gur sze tug2 saga
17. ($ blank space $) sze ba-usz2
18. lu2-{d}nin-szubur
19. 2(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) sze gur tug2 saga
20. ($ blank space $) sze ba-usz2
21. {d}utu-ba-e3
22. 1(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur sze tug2 saga u3 guru7-a tak4-a
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23. lu2-{d}utu
24. 8(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) gur sze tug2 saga
25. 1(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) sze ba-usz2
26. giri3-ni-i3-sa6
column 2
1. 7(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur sze tug2 saga u3 guru7-a tak4-a
blank space
2. ba-gu-gu
3. 1(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) gur sze tug2 saga
4. 3(ban2) sze ba-usz2
5. da-da-mu
6. 8(asz) 4(ban2) gur sze tug2 saga
7. 4(ban2) sze ba#-[usz2]
8. lu2-{d}igi-ma#-[sze3]
9. 2(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) [...] 2(ban2) [gur sze tug2? saga]
10. 3(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) [sila3 sze ba-usz2]
11. lugal-[mudra5]
12. 8(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) [gur sze tug2 saga]
13. 1(barig) 1(ban2) [sze ba-usz2]
14. lugal-im-ru-[a]
15. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 9(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) gur
16. geme2 usz-bar-me
17. usz2 1(barig) nam-ti-esz3-ta
18. usz2 1(ban2) 5(disz) <sila3> dumu-ni
19. lu2-na ugula
20. zah3 1(barig) lu2-{d}dumu-zi
21. lugal-di-ku5 ugula
22. zah3 1(barig) ug3-IL2
23. ur-mes ugula
24. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6-ta
25. iti sze-il2-la-sze3
26. sze-bi 3(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
27. iti 5(disz)-kam
column 3
1. [x 1(barig)] gurum2-e
2. lu2-sa6-ga ugula
3. usz2 1(ban2) 5(disz) <sila3> ur-{gesz}dar-du3 dumu am-ra-ni
4. giri3-ni-i3-sa6 ugula
5. usz2 1(ban2) szul-du11-ge-du7
6. dumu iri-na-en-nu-bi
7. lu2-na ugula
8. usz2 1(barig) lu2-{d}inanna
9. lugal-di-ku5 ugula
10. zah3 1(barig) iri-ni-ba-ag2
11. ab-ba-du10-ga ugula
12. iti sze-il2-la
13. sze-bi 3(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
14. 3(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) gur
15. lu2 azlag2-me
16. zah3 1(barig) lu2-{d}na-ru2-a lu2-gi SZID
17. zah3 1(barig) ARAD2-dam lu2#-im#-babbar2
18. zah3 1(barig) lugal-sza3-la2
19. zah3 1(barig) lu2-{d}na-ru2-a
20. ug3-IL2 e2-usz-bar-me
21. iti GAN2-masz-ta
22. iti sze-il2-la-sze3
23. sze-bi 9(asz) 3(barig) gur
24. iti 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
blank space
25. giri3-se3-ga-me
column 4
blank space
1. szunigin 2(gesz2) 1(u) 2(asz) 4(barig) gur
blank space
2. nu-banda3 ur-ama-na
3. szunigin 4(gesz2) 2(u) 8(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
4. guru7-a tak4-a
blank space
5. sze tug2 saga gada saga tar-ra
6. e2-usz-bar sza3# gu2-ab#-[ba]{ki#}-ka
7. iti 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
8. giri3 sa6-sa6-ga
9. mu bad3 mar-tu ba-du3

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Collections

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: ITT 2, 619

[Genouillac1910-1911ITT2] Genouillac, Henri de. 1910-1911. Textes de l’époque d’Agadé et de l’époque d’Ur (Fouilles d’Ernest de Sarzec En 1894). Vol. 2. Inventaire Des Tablettes de Tello, Conservées Au Musée Impérial Ottoman. Paris: Ernest Leroux.
history: TCTI 1, 619

[Lafont1989TCTI1] Lafont, Bertrand, and Fatma Yıldız. 1989. Tablettes Cunéiformes de Tello Au Musée d’Istanbul Datant de l’époque de La IIIe Dynastie d’Ur. I: (ITT II/1,617-1038). Publications de l’Institut Historique et Archéologique Néerlandais de Stamboul 65. Leiden: Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut te Istanbul.
history: Waetzoldt, UNT, 88

[Waetzoldt1972UNT] Waetzoldt, Hartmut. 1972. Untersuchungen Zur Neusumerischen Textilindustrie. Studi Economici e Tecnologici, N. 1. Roma: Centro per le antichità e la storia dell’arte del Vicino Oriente.
citation: TCTI 1, p. 27

[Lafont1989TCTI1] Lafont, Bertrand, and Fatma Yıldız. 1989. Tablettes Cunéiformes de Tello Au Musée d’Istanbul Datant de l’époque de La IIIe Dynastie d’Ur. I: (ITT II/1,617-1038). Publications de l’Institut Historique et Archéologique Néerlandais de Stamboul 65. Leiden: Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut te Istanbul.
citation: AOS 68, p. 117-141, p. 140 n. 157

[Waetzoldt1987compensation] Waetzoldt, Hartmut. 1987. “Compensation of Craft Workers and Officials in the Ur III Period.” In Labor in the Ancient Near East, edited by Marvin A. Powell, 117–41. American Oriental Series, Volume 68. New Haven, Connecticut: American Oriental Society.

to ii 16ff.
collation: TCTI 1, p. 27

[Lafont1989TCTI1] Lafont, Bertrand, and Fatma Yıldız. 1989. Tablettes Cunéiformes de Tello Au Musée d’Istanbul Datant de l’époque de La IIIe Dynastie d’Ur. I: (ITT II/1,617-1038). Publications de l’Institut Historique et Archéologique Néerlandais de Stamboul 65. Leiden: Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut te Istanbul.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: Ist L 00619
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.04.01.00, Šū-Suen.04.08.00, Šū-Suen.04.12.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period: Šū-Suen.04.01.00 to Šū-Suen.04.12.00

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-04 at 16:34:15	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2017-03-03 at 09:54:04	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2015-12-10 at 17:14:13	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2014-02-07 at 14:30:04	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 13:31:43	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-05-02 at 14:13:37	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2009-06-03 at 10:04:17	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:18:46	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI	CDLI	approved

External Resources

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Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (017021) (017021)

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Cite this Artifact

“ITT 2, 00619 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P110488.

ITT 2, 00619 artifact entry (No. P110488). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110488 (Original work published 2001)

ITT 2, 00619 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110488 (Accessed: December 22, 2025).

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Cite this Artifact

“ITT 2, 00619 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P110488.

ITT 2, 00619 artifact entry (No. P110488). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110488 (Original work published 2001)

ITT 2, 00619 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110488 (Accessed: December 22, 2025).

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