ITT 5, 06766 (P111476)

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 06766

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. ur-nigar{gar}-ra
2. u3-na-a-du11
3. 4(disz) gurusz 1(barig) sze-ta
4. u2-IL2 {ansze}kunga2 ensi2-me
  traces
reverse
1. [...]
2. sze-bi# [ha-ba-ab]-szum2-mu
3. nigin-ba sze-ba-ka ba-a-gi-in
4. inim ensi2-kam

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P111476

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 06766
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 005623

References

  • primary: ITT 5, 6766

    [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, 248

    [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
2011-07-22 at 13:33:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:14:32 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:19:07 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“ITT 5, 06766 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P111476.
ITT 5, 06766 artifact entry (No. P111476). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P111476
ITT 5, 06766 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P111476 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).
@misc{2001ITT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-16]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {ITT 5, 06766 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P111476},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P111476},
}


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DA  - 2001/12/20/
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LB  - CDLI:P111476
M1  - 2026/4/16/
TI  - ITT 5, 06766 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“ITT 5, 06766 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P111476.
ITT 5, 06766 artifact entry (No. P111476). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P111476
ITT 5, 06766 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P111476 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).
@misc{2001ITT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-16]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {ITT 5, 06766 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P111476},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P111476},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P111476
LB  - CDLI:P111476
M1  - 2026/4/16/
TI  - ITT 5, 06766 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P111476
ER  -
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