ITT 2, 04159 (P111009)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist L 04159

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. di til-la
2. 1(disz) igi-{d}ba-ba6-sze3 dumu lugal-u2-szim-e
3. nam-geme2 la-a-sze3 ba-gi-in
4. sukkal-mah ba-an-de6
5. da-an-u2-pi2 maszkim
6. 1(disz) ur!-gu-za-na ARAD2 ur-nig2 dumu lugal-gaba-ka
7. tul2-ta in-sa10-a
8. u3 3(u) 4(barig) sze gur lugal
9. inim ur-nig2-ka ba-an-gi-in
10. ARAD2 u3 sze
11. ki ur-nig2-ta
12. a-kal-la dumu tul2-ta-ra
13. ba-an-na-gi-in
14. lugal-du10-ga maszkim
15. lu2-{d}szara2
16. lu2-eb-gal
17. ur-{d}isztaran
18. di-ku5-bi-me
19. mu ma2-dara3-abzu ba-ab-du8

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P111009

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
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 04159
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 002092

References

  • primary: ITT 2, 4159

    [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, 174

    [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, 4159

    [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.

Revisions and credits

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 13:32:32 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:14:07 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:58 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“ITT 2, 04159 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P111009.
ITT 2, 04159 artifact entry (No. P111009). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P111009 (Original work published 2001)
ITT 2, 04159 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P111009 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {ITT 2, 04159 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P111009},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P111009},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“ITT 2, 04159 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P111009.
ITT 2, 04159 artifact entry (No. P111009). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P111009 (Original work published 2001)
ITT 2, 04159 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P111009 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {ITT 2, 04159 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P111009},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P111009},
}


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PY  - 2024
ID  - P111009
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M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - ITT 2, 04159 artifact entry
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