ITT 5, 06981 (P111691)

Administrative tag 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 06981

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tag

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (pisan-dub-ba)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

object tag
obverse
1. pisan-dub-ba
 en: Basket-of-tablets:
 de: Tafelkorb:
2. gurum2 ak dib-ba
 en: made inventory of those who passed by,
 de: ‘Musterung’, ‘Übernahme’,
3. lu2 gesz-i3-ke4-ne
 en: xxx
 de: ‘Leute der Ölpflanzen,
4. e-da tusz-a
 en: xxx
 de: die dabei stationiert waren’,
5. szu-ku6 a-du10-ga
 en: xxx
 de: ‘SüßwasserFischer’,
6. szu-ku6 a-ab-ba
 en: xxx
 de: ‘SeeFischer’,
7. szu-ku6 ki#-da#
 en: xxx
 de: ‘Fischer des ...’,
reverse
1. szu-ku6 nig2-[...]
 en: xxx
 de: ‘Fischer des ...’,
2. erin2 e2 [...]
 en: xxx
 de: ‘erin2-Arbeiter des Hauses ...’
3. i3-[gal2]
 en: xxx
 de: sind darin.
4. mu [us2?-sa? ma-da za-ab-sza]-li{ki} ba#-hul#-ta
 en: xxx
 de: Vom Jahr [(nach) ?] ,Zabšali wurde zerstört’ (SS 7 [8?])
6. mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal-sze3
 en: xxx
 de: bis zum Jahr ‘Ibbi-Suen ist König’ (IS 1).

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (pisan-dub-ba)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šū-Suen.07.00.00 to Ibbi-Suen.01.00.00 (us2 year)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P111691

Physical information

Artifact type Tag
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 06981
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 005834
Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia (i3.MesopOil) 4299

References

  • primary: ITT 5, 6981

    [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: BBVO 10, p. 235

    [Englund1990Fischerei] Englund, Robert K. 1990. Organisation Und Verwaltung Der Ur III-Fischerei. Berliner Beiträge Zum Vorderen Orient, Band 10. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer.

  • history: Nelson pisan-dub-ba, no. 083

    [Nelson1976pisandubba] Nelson, Richard C. 1976. “Pisan-Dub-Ba Texts from the Sumerian Ur III Dynasty.” Phdthesis, University of Minnesota.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-08 at 14:04:21 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-03-09 at 12:32:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Gacia, Veronika; Sallaberger, Walther Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2021-10-07 at 10:00:58 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View
2015-05-06 at 08:18:29 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2012-06-09 at 09:47:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:33:32 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:14:44 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:19:11 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“ITT 5, 06981 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P111691.
ITT 5, 06981 artifact entry (No. P111691). (2024, October 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P111691 (Original work published 2001)
ITT 5, 06981 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P111691 (Accessed: May 16, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 8},
	title = {ITT 5, 06981 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P111691},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P111691},
}


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TI  - ITT 5, 06981 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“ITT 5, 06981 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P111691.
ITT 5, 06981 artifact entry (No. P111691). (2024, October 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P111691 (Original work published 2001)
ITT 5, 06981 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P111691 (Accessed: May 16, 2026).
@misc{2024ITT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 8},
	title = {ITT 5, 06981 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P111691},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P111691},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/8/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P111691
LB  - CDLI:P111691
M1  - 2026/5/16/
TI  - ITT 5, 06981 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P111691
ER  -
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