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

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

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P111360

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number Ist L 06553 + 06591
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 002883

References

  • 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.

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
2011-07-22 at 13:33:06 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:14:26 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:06:49 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 18:34:39 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“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: May 18, 2026).
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	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 Artifact

“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: May 18, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-18]},
	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  - 2026/5/18/
TI  - ITT 3, 06553+06591 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P111360
ER  -
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