ITT 2, 00858 (P110728)

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 00858

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. {kusz}du10-gan
2. sza3-bi su-ga
3. kasz zi3 i3
4. sza3 gu2-ab-ba{ki}
5. kiszib3 nu-ur2-{d}iszkur
6. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
7. mu en eridu{ki}-ga ba-a-hun
seal 1
seal 1
column 1
1. gu3-de2-a
2. ensi2
3. lagasz{ki}
column 2
1. lu2-[...]
2. sa12-[du5 ...]
3. [ARAD2-zu]
  (largely illegible)

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 005804 (composite) (P458514) S005804 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.08.00.00, Šū-Suen.02.02.00 (us2 year)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P110728

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 00858
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 031788

References

  • primary: ITT 2, 858

    [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: RIME 3/2, .01.03.x2002, ex. 002

    [Frayne1997RIME3/2] Frayne, Douglas R. 1997. Ur III Period (2112-2004 BC). Vol. 3/2. Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: TCTI 1, 858

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-22 at 14:47:43 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-04 at 16:34:15 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2017-06-26 at 15:50:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-06-07 at 12:25:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:32:08 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:13:51 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:51 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“ITT 2, 00858 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P110728.
ITT 2, 00858 artifact entry (No. P110728). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110728 (Original work published 2001)
ITT 2, 00858 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110728 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 22},
	title = {ITT 2, 00858 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P110728},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110728},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/22/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P110728
LB  - CDLI:P110728
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - ITT 2, 00858 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P110728
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“ITT 2, 00858 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P110728.
ITT 2, 00858 artifact entry (No. P110728). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110728 (Original work published 2001)
ITT 2, 00858 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110728 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
@misc{2024ITT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 22},
	title = {ITT 2, 00858 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P110728},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110728},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/22/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P110728
LB  - CDLI:P110728
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - ITT 2, 00858 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P110728
ER  -
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