ITT 2, 02789 (P110926)

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 02789

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
1. [di til-la]
2. [ku-li dumu] ur#-e2-an-na#-ke4#
3. [ba-ba]-mu nar in-ug#-a-asz
4. [igi] sukkal#-mah-sze3 ba-gi-in
5. mu# ku-li ba-gaz-<sze3>
6. egir-a-ni u3 dam dumu-ni
7. dumu ba-ba-mu-ke4-ne
8. ba-ne-szum2-ma
9. lu2-gir2-su{ki} maszkim-bi-im
10. mu 5(disz)-kam-ka
11. dam dumu ku-li
12. dumu ba-ba-mu-ke4-ne ba-an-da-zah3-zah3-esz2
reverse
1. dumu ba-ba-mu-ke4-ne mu-dab5-dab5-be2-esz
2. igi di-ku5-ne-sze3
3. nam-geme2-da ba-da-kur2-esz2
4. lu2-gir2-su{ki} maszkim sukkal-mah-ke4
5. du11-ga-ni si bi2-sa2
6. dam dumu ku-li
7. nam#-geme2-sze3
8. [dumu] ba-ba-mu-ke4-ne
9. [ba]-ne#-gi-in
10. [...] x-x maszkim
11. [lu2-{d}szara2 lu2-eb]-gal
12. [ur-{d}isztaran lu2-dingir]-ra
13. [di-ku5-bi-me]
rest broken

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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, 2789

[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: NG 2, 41

[Falkenstein1956NG2] Falkenstein, Adam. 1956. Die Neusumerische Gerichtsurkunden. Zweiter Teil: Umschrift, Übersetzung Und Kommentar. Abhandlungen. Philosophisch-Historische Klasse. Neue Folge, Heft 40. München: Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften.
history: TCTI 2, 2789

[Lafont1996TCTI2] Lafont, Bertrand, and Fatma Yıldız. 1996. Tablettes Cunéiformes de Tello Au Musée d’Istanbul Datant de l’époque de La IIIe Dynastie d’Ur. II: (ITT II/1, 2544-2819, 3158-4342, 4708-4713). Publications de l’Institut Historique et Archéologique Néerlandais de Stamboul 77. Leiden: Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut te Istanbul.
history: Rendre la justice, p.35-68, no. 26

[Lafont2000textes-judiciaires] Lafont, Bertrand. 2000. “Les Textes Judiciaires Sumériens.” In Rendre La Justice En Mésopotamie. Archives Judiciaires Du Proche-Orient Ancien (IIIe-Ier Millénaires Avant J.-C.), edited by Francis Joannès, 35–68. Temps & Espaces. Saint Denis: Presses Universitaires de Vincennes.
citation: Xenia 32 (pp. 53-78), Sd 064 n. 94

[Wilcke1992Xenia32] Wilcke, Claus. 1992. “Diebe, Räuber, Mörder.” Aussenseiter Und Randgruppen : Beiträge Zu Einer Sozialgeschichte Des Alten Orients, Xenia, 32: 53–78.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: Ist L 02789
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: --.--.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-10-28 at 14:52:36	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-04 at 16:34:15	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2011-07-22 at 13:32:27	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-05-02 at 14:14:03	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2010-02-11 at 04:29:20	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:18:57	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

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Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (002009) (002009)

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Cite this Artifacts

“ITT 2, 02789 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P110926.

ITT 2, 02789 artifact entry (No. P110926). (2024, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110926 (Original work published 2001)

ITT 2, 02789 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110926 (Accessed: January 29, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“ITT 2, 02789 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P110926.

ITT 2, 02789 artifact entry (No. P110926). (2024, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110926 (Original work published 2001)

ITT 2, 02789 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110926 (Accessed: January 29, 2026).

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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P110926},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110926},
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