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TCTI 2, 03461 (P132693)

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

Metadata / catalogue

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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

Seal Chemistry

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Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist L 03461

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)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 7(asz) 2(barig) sze gur lugal
2. sza3-gal gaszam nu-dab5
3. ki gu3-de2-a-ta
4. kiszib3 ur-gu2!-en-na
5. i3-dub guru7 tur
reverse
1. giri3 lu2-ba-gara2
seal impression
2. iti amar-a-a-si
3. mu ma2-dara3-abzu ba-du8
seal 1
1. ur-gu2-en-na
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lu2-dingir-ra

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 & envelope Artifact type comments:
unopened envelope
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm):
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
Artifact comments:
unopened envelope

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: TCTI 2, 3461

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: Ist L 03461
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.02.10.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2011-07-22 at 14:06:35	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-05-02 at 14:36:29	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:27:35	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 (043871) (043871)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 004493 (composite) (P457203)	Girsu (mod. Tello)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Notes

General Notes: -

CDLI Notes: -

Cite this Artifacts

“TCTI 2, 03461 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P132693.

TCTI 2, 03461 artifact entry (No. P132693). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P132693

TCTI 2, 03461 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P132693 (Accessed: March 20, 2026).

@misc{2001TCTI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-20]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {TCTI 2, 03461 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P132693},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P132693},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
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LB  - CDLI:P132693
M1  - 2026/3/20/
TI  - TCTI 2, 03461 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“TCTI 2, 03461 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P132693.

TCTI 2, 03461 artifact entry (No. P132693). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P132693

TCTI 2, 03461 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P132693 (Accessed: March 20, 2026).

@misc{2001TCTI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-20]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {TCTI 2, 03461 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P132693},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P132693},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P132693
LB  - CDLI:P132693
M1  - 2026/3/20/
TI  - TCTI 2, 03461 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P132693
ER  -