TCTI 2, 02573 (P132187)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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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Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist L 02573

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 2(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur lugal
  blank space
  seal impression
2. sze ur5-ra erin2 e2-kuruszda
3. ki ur-{d}en-lil2 ka-guru7-ta
reverse
1. kiszib3 ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da ugula
2. giri3 ur5-bi-sze3-ba-du11
  blank space
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3. iti amar-a-a-se-ge4
4. mu hu-[hu-nu]-ri{ki} [ba-hul]
seal 1
1. ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-sa6-ga?

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope Artifact type comments:

    unopened envelope

  • Material: Clay
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  • Artifact comments:

    unopened envelope

  • primary: TCTI 2, 2573

    [Lafont1996TCTI2] Lafont, Bertrand, and Fatma Yıldız. 1996. Tablettes Cunéiformes de Tello Au Musée d’Istanbul Datant de l’époque de La IIIe Dynastie d’Ur. II: (ITT II/1, 2544-2819, 3158-4342, 4708-4713). Publications de l’Institut Historique et Archéologique Néerlandais de Stamboul 77. Leiden: Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut te Istanbul.

    Sealed envel.

  • citation: AfO 46-47 (pp. 257-259), 258

    [Englund1999/2000AfO46-47] Englund, Robert K. 1999-2000. “Reviewed Work: Tablettes Cunéiformes de Tello Au Musée d’Istanbul, Datant de l’époque de La IIIe Dynastie d’Ur II (ITT II/1, 2544-2819, 3158-4342, 4708-4713).” Archiv Für Orientforschung 46–47: 257–59.

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  • Museum No.: Ist L 02573
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.07.10.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-03 at 17:21:27 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-05 at 18:36:10 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2017-10-13 at 15:03:20 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-02-02 at 21:50:57 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:05:50 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:35:57 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:27:23 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005197 (composite) (P457907) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact

“TCTI 2, 02573 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P132187.
TCTI 2, 02573 artifact entry (No. P132187). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P132187 (Original work published 2001)
TCTI 2, 02573 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P132187 (Accessed: December 3, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {TCTI 2, 02573 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P132187},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P132187},
}


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PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2025/12/3/
TI  - TCTI 2, 02573 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“TCTI 2, 02573 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P132187.
TCTI 2, 02573 artifact entry (No. P132187). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P132187 (Original work published 2001)
TCTI 2, 02573 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P132187 (Accessed: December 3, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {TCTI 2, 02573 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P132187},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P132187},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P132187
LB  - CDLI:P132187
M1  - 2025/12/3/
TI  - TCTI 2, 02573 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P132187
ER  -
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