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ITT 5, 08220 (P111719)

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 08220

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

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. na-ni
2. u3-na-a-du11
3. [x] 1(barig) zi3 munu4 hi-a gur
4. [ki] ur-{d}en-lil2-ta
5. ba-zi
reverse
1. he2-na-ab-zi-zi
2. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 na-ru2-a-mah {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-ra mu-ne-du3
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szu-{d}suen
2. lugal kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. ARAD2-{d}nanna
2. sukkal-mah
3. dumu ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
4. sukkal-mah
5. ARAD2-zu

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, 8220

[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, 183

[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 08220
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.06.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2018-08-23 at 08:57:09	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2013-10-03 at 12:39:35	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2013-07-29 at 12:58:54	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2013-07-22 at 17:56:46	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2013-06-10 at 16:00:43	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 13:33:34	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-05-02 at 14:14:46	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2009-06-03 at 10:07:53	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:19:12	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 (005863) (005863)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 000043 (composite) (P430144)	Girsu (mod. Tello)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)	Šū-Suen.01.00.00, Šū-Suen.09.05.00

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Cite this Artifacts

“ITT 5, 08220 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P111719.

ITT 5, 08220 artifact entry (No. P111719). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P111719

ITT 5, 08220 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P111719 (Accessed: March 10, 2026).

@misc{2001ITT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-10]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {ITT 5, 08220 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P111719},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P111719},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P111719
LB  - CDLI:P111719
M1  - 2026/3/10/
TI  - ITT 5, 08220 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P111719
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“ITT 5, 08220 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P111719.

ITT 5, 08220 artifact entry (No. P111719). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P111719

ITT 5, 08220 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P111719 (Accessed: March 10, 2026).

@misc{2001ITT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-10]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {ITT 5, 08220 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P111719},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P111719},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P111719
LB  - CDLI:P111719
M1  - 2026/3/10/
TI  - ITT 5, 08220 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P111719
ER  -