TCTI 2, 03450 (P132682)

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 03450

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. 1(gesz2) sze gur [(x)]
2. a2 lu2 hun-ga2 ki gesz#-[i3-sze3]
  blank space
  seal impression
3. ki lugal-{d}szul#-[gi-ta]
4. mu lugal-[igi-husz-sze3]
reverse
1. kiszib3# [ur-{d}ba-ba6 u3 lu2-{d}ba-ba6]
2. mu ur-[{d}ba-ba6-sze3]
3. kiszib3 ur-{d}[lamma]
  blank space
  seal impression
4. [mu ma2]-gur8#-mah# ba#-dim2
envelope
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) sze gur
2. a2 lu2 hun-ga2
3. ki gesz-i3-sze3
4. ki lugal-{d}szul-gi-ta
reverse
1. lugal-igi-husz
2. szu ba-ti
3. mu lugal-igi-husz-sze3
4. kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 u3 lu2-{d}ba-ba6
5. mu ma2-gur8-mah ba-dim2
left
1. mu ur-{d}ba-ba6-sze3
2. kiszib3 ur-{d}lamma ib2-ra
seal 1
1. lu2-{d}ba-ba6
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lu2-[...]
seal 2
1. ur-{d}lamma
2. dumu ur-{d}utu

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: TCTI 2, 3450

    [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. + tabl.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: Ist L 03450
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.08.00.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-03-09 at 12:32:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Gacia, Veronika; Sallaberger, Walther Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2021-07-27 at 18:22:44 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2017-10-13 at 15:03:20 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:06:35 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:36:29 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:53:18 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:27:35 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 003044 (composite) (P455754) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
CDLI Seals 005029 (composite) (P457739) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact

“TCTI 2, 03450 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P132682.
TCTI 2, 03450 artifact entry (No. P132682). (2023, March 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P132682 (Original work published 2001)
TCTI 2, 03450 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P132682 (Accessed: December 4, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-04]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {mar 9},
	title = {TCTI 2, 03450 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P132682},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P132682},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/3/9/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P132682
LB  - CDLI:P132682
M1  - 2025/12/4/
TI  - TCTI 2, 03450 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P132682
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TCTI 2, 03450 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P132682.
TCTI 2, 03450 artifact entry (No. P132682). (2023, March 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P132682 (Original work published 2001)
TCTI 2, 03450 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P132682 (Accessed: December 4, 2025).
@misc{2023TCTI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-04]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {mar 9},
	title = {TCTI 2, 03450 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P132682},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P132682},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/3/9/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P132682
LB  - CDLI:P132682
M1  - 2025/12/4/
TI  - TCTI 2, 03450 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P132682
ER  -
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