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ITT 5, 06685 (P111423)

Letter tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 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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Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist L 06685

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. lugal#-x
2. u3-na-du11
3. ur-{d}isztaran
4. nu-banda3
5. u4-da sza3-ga2 he2-dab5 ib2-be2
reverse
1. he2-dab5
2. u4-da sze nu-tuku ib2-be2
3. erin2 ur-{d}isztaran
4. he2-ma-zi-zi

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Consult word list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Collections

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: ITT 5, 6685

[deGenouillac1921ITT5] Genouillac, Henri de. 1921. Inventaire Des Tablettes de Tello, Conservées Au Musée Impérial Ottoman. Tome 5: Époque Présargonique, Époque d’Agadé, Époque d’Ur. Paris: Ernest Leroux.
history: TCS 1, 157

[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 06685
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Chronology

Period: Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Period Comments:
period uncertain
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:19:06	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

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Cite this Artifacts

“ITT 5, 06685 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P111423.

ITT 5, 06685 artifact entry (No. P111423). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P111423

ITT 5, 06685 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P111423 (Accessed: March 9, 2026).

@misc{2001ITT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-09]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {ITT 5, 06685 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P111423},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P111423},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P111423
LB  - CDLI:P111423
M1  - 2026/3/9/
TI  - ITT 5, 06685 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P111423
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“ITT 5, 06685 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P111423.

ITT 5, 06685 artifact entry (No. P111423). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P111423

ITT 5, 06685 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P111423 (Accessed: March 9, 2026).

@misc{2001ITT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-09]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {ITT 5, 06685 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P111423},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P111423},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P111423
LB  - CDLI:P111423
M1  - 2026/3/9/
TI  - ITT 5, 06685 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P111423
ER  -