ITT 5, 06993 (P111703)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist L 06993

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 6(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
2. su-ga lu2-sa6-i3-zu
3. dumu lugal-za3-ge-si
4. mu dusu2!-ni
5. a-sza3 nag-esir2 e-si-na-bi ib2-gu7-a-sze3
reverse
1. kiszib3 lu2-{d}dumu-zi
2. giri3 ba-zi
  blank space
3. mu e2 {d}szara2 umma{ki} ba-du3
seal 1
1. lu2-{d}dumu-zi
2. dumu ma-ni
3. sagi
4. {d}gu3-de2-a

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

Suter, Fs Beckman 312, 316

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 003076a (composite) (P455786) S003076a Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P111703

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 06993
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 005846

References

  • primary: ITT 5, 6993

    [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: BagM 27 (pp. 215-228), 224 n. 55, fig. 12 (seal)

    [Fischer1996BagM27] Fischer, Claudia. 1996. “Gudea Zwischen Tradition Und Moderne.” Baghdader Mitteilungen 27: 215–28.

  • history: RA 057 (pp. 193-200), 198 55

    [Lambert1963RA57Argent2] Lambert, Maurice. 1963. “L’usage de l’argent-Métal à Lagash Au Temps de La IIIe Dynastie d’Ur (Suite).” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 57: 193–200.

  • history: Fs Beckman (pp. 309-324), 316 S2 (seal)

    [Suter2013FsBeckman] Suter, Claudia E. 2013. “The Divine Gudea on Ur III Seal Images.” In Beyond Hatti : A Tribute to Gary Beckman, 309–24.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-27 at 19:22:08 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-10-24 at 16:25:42 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-09 at 13:24:58 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:33:33 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:14:45 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:07:49 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:19:12 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, 06993 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P111703.
ITT 5, 06993 artifact entry (No. P111703). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P111703 (Original work published 2001)
ITT 5, 06993 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P111703 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P111703},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“ITT 5, 06993 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P111703.
ITT 5, 06993 artifact entry (No. P111703). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P111703 (Original work published 2001)
ITT 5, 06993 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P111703 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 27},
	title = {ITT 5, 06993 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P111703},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P111703},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P111703
LB  - CDLI:P111703
M1  - 2026/4/23/
TI  - ITT 5, 06993 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P111703
ER  -
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