ITT 3, 06155 (P111261)

Letter 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 06155

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. lu2-{d}szara2
2. u3-na-a-du11
3. 1(disz) ur-{d}lamma
4. u3 ba-za
reverse
1. lu2 na-an-ba-du3
2. ze2-e-me maszkim-a-ni
3. [he2]-me

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P111261

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 06155
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 002780

References

  • primary: ITT 3, 6155

    [deGenouillac1912ITT3] Genouillac, Henri de. 1912. Inventaire Des Tablettes de Tello, Conservées Au Musée Impérial Ottoman. Tome 3: Textes de l’époque d’Ur. Paris: Ernest Leroux.

  • history: Michalowski Letters, 087:151

    [Michalowski1993Letters] Michalowski, Piotr. 1993. Letters from Early Mesopotamia. Vol. 3. Writings from the Ancient World.

  • history: TCS 1, 128

    [Sollberger1966TCS1] Sollberger, Edmond. 1966. The Business and Administrative Correspondence under the Kings of Ur. Texts from Cuneiform Sources 1. Locust Valley, New York: J.J. Augustin.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-07 at 08:51:13 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata, Other metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-07-04 at 08:40:46 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-04 at 08:39:26 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:33:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:14:22 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:19:03 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“ITT 3, 06155 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P111261.
ITT 3, 06155 artifact entry (No. P111261). (2024, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P111261 (Original work published 2001)
ITT 3, 06155 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P111261 (Accessed: April 15, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 7},
	title = {ITT 3, 06155 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P111261},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P111261},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/7/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P111261
LB  - CDLI:P111261
M1  - 2026/4/15/
TI  - ITT 3, 06155 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P111261
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“ITT 3, 06155 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P111261.
ITT 3, 06155 artifact entry (No. P111261). (2024, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P111261 (Original work published 2001)
ITT 3, 06155 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P111261 (Accessed: April 15, 2026).
@misc{2024ITT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 7},
	title = {ITT 3, 06155 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P111261},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P111261},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/7/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P111261
LB  - CDLI:P111261
M1  - 2026/4/15/
TI  - ITT 3, 06155 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P111261
ER  -
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