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ITT 3, 06553+06591 (P111360)

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

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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist L 06553 + 06591

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. ka5-a-mu
2. u3-na-a-du11
3. dumu um-mi-a lu2 lugal-i3-ti ib2-be2-a
reverse
1. sze-ba he2-bi2-ib2-dab5-be2

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)

Collections

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Join Information:
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Text Information

Genre(s): Letter
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: ITT 3, 6553 + 6591

[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: TÉL, 112

[Lambert1968TÉL] Lambert, Maurice, and Charles Virolleaud. 1968. Tablettes Économiques de Lagash (Époque de La IIIe Dynastie d’Ur) Copiées En 1900 Au Musée Impérial Ottoman. Cahiers de La Société Asiatique 19. Paris: Imprimerie Nationale.
history: TCS 1, 82

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: Ist L 06553 + 06591
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-07 at 08:51:13	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2011-07-22 at 13:33:06	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-05-02 at 14:14:26	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2009-06-03 at 10:06:49	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2008-01-03 at 18:34:39	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (002883) (002883)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“ITT 3, 06553+06591 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P111360.

ITT 3, 06553+06591 artifact entry (No. P111360). (2024, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P111360 (Original work published 2001)

ITT 3, 06553+06591 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P111360 (Accessed: March 6, 2026).

@misc{2024ITT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 7},
	title = {ITT 3, 06553+06591 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P111360},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P111360},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“ITT 3, 06553+06591 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P111360.

ITT 3, 06553+06591 artifact entry (No. P111360). (2024, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P111360 (Original work published 2001)

ITT 3, 06553+06591 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P111360 (Accessed: March 6, 2026).

@misc{2024ITT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 7},
	title = {ITT 3, 06553+06591 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P111360},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P111360},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/7/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P111360
LB  - CDLI:P111360
M1  - 2026/3/6/
TI  - ITT 3, 06553+06591 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P111360
ER  -