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ITT 5, 06784 (P111494)

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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Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist L 06784

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. 3(barig) esir2 E2-A
2. 2(disz) ad-kup4
3. 7(disz) pesz murgu
4. 1(disz) udu 1(disz) masz2
5. 2(ban2) zi3 sig15
6. 4(ban2) dabin
7. [n] gu2? kasz dida du
reverse
1. [n] sila3 esza
2. 4(ban2)? zu2-lum
3. 5(disz) sila3 i3-nun
4. nig2-siskur2 ki gesz-i3-sze3
5. ha-ba-ab-szum2-mu

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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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: ITT 5, 6784

[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, 356

[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 06784
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Chronology

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

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2011-07-22 at 13:33:18	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-05-02 at 14:14:33	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:19:08	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	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 (005641) (005641)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“ITT 5, 06784 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P111494.

ITT 5, 06784 artifact entry (No. P111494). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P111494

ITT 5, 06784 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P111494 (Accessed: March 8, 2026).

@misc{2001ITT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-08]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {ITT 5, 06784 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P111494},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P111494},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P111494
LB  - CDLI:P111494
M1  - 2026/3/8/
TI  - ITT 5, 06784 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P111494
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“ITT 5, 06784 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P111494.

ITT 5, 06784 artifact entry (No. P111494). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P111494

ITT 5, 06784 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P111494 (Accessed: March 8, 2026).

@misc{2001ITT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-08]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {ITT 5, 06784 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P111494},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P111494},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P111494
LB  - CDLI:P111494
M1  - 2026/3/8/
TI  - ITT 5, 06784 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P111494
ER  -