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TCTI 2, 03935 (P133131)

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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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist L 03935

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. 3(asz) sze gur lugal
2. sze ur5-ra
3. a-sza3 du6-ge6-ta
blank space
seal impression
4. ki ur-nig2-ta
5. kiszib3 ba-zi dumu du-du e2 {d}nin-sun2
reverse
1. su-su-dam
blank space
seal impression
2. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6
3. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 bad3 mar-tu mu-du3
envelope
obverse
4. 3(asz) sze gur lugal
5. sze ur5-ra
6. a-sza3 du6-ge6-ta
7. ki ur-nig2-ta
8. ba-zi dumu du-du
reverse
1. szu ba-ti
2. su-su-dam
blank space
3. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6
4. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 bad3 mar-tu mu-du3
seal 1
1. ba-zi
2. dub-sar
3. dumu du-du

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
Material: Clay
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Join Information:
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Artifact comments:

Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: TCTI 2, 3935

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: Ist L 03935
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.05.08.00 (us2 year)
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2017-10-13 at 15:03:20	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2013-10-03 at 12:39:35	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 14:07:21	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-05-02 at 14:36:59	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2009-06-03 at 10:54:21	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:27:44	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 (044306) (044306)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 002028 (composite) (P454738)	Girsu (mod. Tello)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“TCTI 2, 03935 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P133131.

TCTI 2, 03935 artifact entry (No. P133131). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P133131

TCTI 2, 03935 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P133131 (Accessed: March 1, 2026).

@misc{2001TCTI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-01]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {TCTI 2, 03935 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P133131},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P133131},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P133131
LB  - CDLI:P133131
M1  - 2026/3/1/
TI  - TCTI 2, 03935 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P133131
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“TCTI 2, 03935 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P133131.

TCTI 2, 03935 artifact entry (No. P133131). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P133131

TCTI 2, 03935 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P133131 (Accessed: March 1, 2026).

@misc{2001TCTI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-01]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {TCTI 2, 03935 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P133131},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P133131},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P133131
LB  - CDLI:P133131
M1  - 2026/3/1/
TI  - TCTI 2, 03935 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P133131
ER  -