ITT 2, 00899 (P110769)

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 00899

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

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tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [gub-ba]-am3
2'. [...] ba-usz2
3'. [...] engar
  single ruling
4'. [x]-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da nu-banda3-gu4
5'. [n] ab2-mah2
6'. 3(asz@c) gu4-gesz
7'. 1(asz@c) gu4-gesz sag-gu4 2(disz)-sze3
8'. 1(asz@c) nu gu4-gesz
9'. 1(asz@c) ab2 1(disz)
10'. 1(asz@c) ab2 amar ga#
11'. gub#-ba-am3
12'. [x] ab2 szu-gi4
13'. [x x] amar ga
14'. [x-{d}nu]-musz#-da engar
15'. [...]-am3
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. {d}utu-bar-ra engar
  single ruling
2'. ugula lugal-kisal#? nu-banda3-gu4
3'. 1(asz@c) ab2-mah2
4'. 3(asz@c) gu4-gesz
5'. 1(asz@c) gu4-gesz sag ab2-mah2-sze3
6'. 1(asz@c) ab2 amar ga
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. 4(asz@c) gu4-gesz
2'. 1(asz@c) ab2 1(disz)
3'. 1(asz@c) gu4 1(disz)
4'. gub#-ba-am3
5'. 1(disz) ab2 2(disz) su-ga#
6'. x-x-x-ga engar
7'. 2(asz@c) eme6# 1(disz)
8'. 3(asz@c) dur3
9'. 1(asz@c) eme6 sag dur3#-sze3#
10'. 1(asz@c) dur3
11'. 1(asz@c) dur3 3(disz) su-su engar
  rest broken
column 4
  beginning broken
1'. [n x x] sag-gu4 [x-sze3]
2'. [n] gu4 1(disz) sag ab2-mah2-sze3
3'. [gub]-ba-am3
4'. 1(disz) ab2 szu-gi4
5'. zi-ga
6'. ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 engar
7'. 5(asz@c) eme6#
8'. [n] dur3#
9'. [...] su-ga
10'. [...] nu-banda3-gu4
11'. 1(asz@c) dur3 amar ga
12'. [gub]-ba-am3
13'. ur-mes engar
  single ruling
14'. ugula ba-zi nu-banda3-gu4
15'. 6(asz@c) eme6
16'. 4(asz@c) dur3
17'. 1(asz@c) eme6 [x]
18'. 1(asz@c) dur3 [x]
19'. 1(asz@c) dur3 szu-gi4#
20'. [gub]-ba#-am3
  rest broken
column 5
  beginning broken
1'. 1(asz@c) [...]
2'. [...]
  single ruling
3'. ugula ur-{d}[...]
  single ruling
4'. szesz-ki-ag2 [...]
5'. 1(asz@c) eme6#?
6'. 1(asz@c) dur3#?
7'. 1(asz@c) nu dur3# [...]
8'. gub-ba-am3#
9'. 4(disz) eme6#
10'. 1(disz) dur3#
11'. ri-ri-ga#
12'. 1(asz@c) eme6#
13'. 1(asz@c) dur3#
14'. nig2-ka9 na-gab2-tum#
15'. 1(asz@c) dur3 [(x)] sag-gu4 [x-sze3]
16'. ki lu2-{d}[...]
17'. 1(asz@c) [...]
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-si-[...]
  single ruling
2'. ugula# {d}nanna-[...]
3'. 2(asz@c) ab2 [...]
4'. 4(asz@c) gu4 [...]
5'. 1(asz@c) gu4 szu-[gi4]
6'. 1(asz@c) nu gu4 [...]
7'. 1(asz@c) gu4 [...]
8'. gub-ba-[am3]
9'. [...]
10'. 2(asz@c) [...]
11'. 4(asz@c) [...]
12'. 1(asz@c) [...]
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
  single ruling
1'. ugula ur-bad3-tibirx(KU)-ra
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. ki# ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 dub-sar gu4 1(u)-ta
column 4
  broken
column 5
  broken

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: ITT 2, 899

    [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, 899

    [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: TCTI 1, p. 293

    [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.

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  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: Ist L 00899
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-04 at 16:34:15 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:32:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:13:53 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:04:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-02-01 at 13:27:44 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-02-01 at 12:15:40 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 18:30:56 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

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Cite this Artifacts

“ITT 2, 00899 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P110769.
ITT 2, 00899 artifact entry (No. P110769). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110769 (Original work published 2001)
ITT 2, 00899 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110769 (Accessed: January 24, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {ITT 2, 00899 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P110769},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110769},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“ITT 2, 00899 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P110769.
ITT 2, 00899 artifact entry (No. P110769). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110769 (Original work published 2001)
ITT 2, 00899 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110769 (Accessed: January 24, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {ITT 2, 00899 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P110769},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110769},
}


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DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P110769
LB  - CDLI:P110769
M1  - 2026/1/24/
TI  - ITT 2, 00899 artifact entry
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