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JCS 20, 035 3 (P111950)

Letter tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Sissa, Mantua, Italy

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Museum Collection(s)

Sissa, Mantua, Italy

Museum Number

Sissa 03

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

56.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [x] 3(barig) sze gur lugal
2. SI-A-a-mu
3. 2(gesz2) 3(u) al-la
4. 2(gesz2) 3(u) e2-a-ra-bi2
5. 2(gesz2) 3(u) i-ri-ib
6. 2(gesz2) 3(u) hi-ir-zi
7. 2(gesz2) 2(u) tu-ra-a
8. 2(gesz2) i-szar-be-li2
9. 2(gesz2) szu-dur-ul3
10. 2(gesz2) puzur4-szu-ni
11. 1(gesz2) 1(u) i-ri-ib
12. 1(gesz2) 1(u) du-du
reverse
1. a-sza3 du6-mu-la-ka
2. u3 lu-da-uz-ma
3. he2-ne-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

Sissa, Mantua, Italy

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 56.0 high × 39.0 wide × 19.0 thick
Weight:
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: JCS 20 (pp.34-47), p. 35 3

[Leemans1966Sissa] Leemans, Wilhelmus F. 1966. “Cuneiform Texts in the Collection of Dr. Ugo Sissa.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 20 (1): 34–47. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359648.
history: BiOr 26 (pp. 171-176), 175 385

[Hallo1969BiOr26] Hallo, William W. 1969. “The Neo-Sumerian Letter Orders.” Bibliotheca Orientalis 26: 171–76.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: Sissa 03
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Findspot Square:
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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
2024-09-09 at 15:34:42	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2016-07-28 at 15:16:49	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 13:33:54	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-05-02 at 14:14:58	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:19:19	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 (015049) (015049)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“JCS 20, 035 3 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P111950.

JCS 20, 035 3 artifact entry (No. P111950). (2024, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P111950 (Original work published 2001)

JCS 20, 035 3 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P111950 (Accessed: January 26, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {JCS 20, 035 3 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P111950},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P111950},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“JCS 20, 035 3 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P111950.

JCS 20, 035 3 artifact entry (No. P111950). (2024, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P111950 (Original work published 2001)

JCS 20, 035 3 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P111950 (Accessed: January 26, 2026).

@misc{2024JCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {JCS 20, 035 3 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P111950},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P111950},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/9/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P111950
LB  - CDLI:P111950
M1  - 2026/1/26/
TI  - JCS 20, 035 3 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P111950
ER  -