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ITT 5, 06694 (P111424)

Letter tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

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Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist L 06694

Period

Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. szar3-isz11-e
2. na-be2-a
3. lugal-gu10
4. u3-na-du11
5. szesz-gu10
6. in-dim2-dim2
7. x [...]
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. igi er2-pa3#?-[sze3?]
3'. szu ha-ba-ti
4'. szar3-isz11
5'. lu2 GAG DU KA x
6'. KA in-x [x]

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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, 6694

[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: FAOS 19, Gir 14

[Kienast1995FAOS19] Kienast, Burkhart, and Konrad Volk. 1995. Die Sumerischen Und Akkadischen Briefe Des III. Jahrtausends Aus Der Zeit Vor Der III. Dynastie von Ur (SAB). Freiburger Altorientalische Studien, Band 19. Stuttgart: Franz Steiner.
history: OrAnt 7, p.165-179, p. 172 7

[Pettinato1968lettere] Pettinato, Giovanni. 1968. “Aggiunte al Corpus Di Lettere Amministrative Della Terza Dinastia Di Ur.” Oriens Antiquus 7: 165–79.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: Ist L 06694
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Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Chronology

Period: Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-08-23 at 18:30:44	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2015-02-10 at 21:49:44	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:19:06	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI	CDLI	approved

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Cite this Artifact

“ITT 5, 06694 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P111424.

ITT 5, 06694 artifact entry (No. P111424). (2024, August 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P111424 (Original work published 2001)

ITT 5, 06694 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P111424 (Accessed: December 28, 2025).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P111424},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“ITT 5, 06694 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P111424.

ITT 5, 06694 artifact entry (No. P111424). (2024, August 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P111424 (Original work published 2001)

ITT 5, 06694 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P111424 (Accessed: December 28, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 23},
	title = {ITT 5, 06694 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P111424},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P111424},
}

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PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2025/12/28/
TI  - ITT 5, 06694 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P111424
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