TÉL 015 (P133520)
Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, TurkeyMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, TurkeyMuseum Number
Ist L — ?Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. [...]
2'. ma2 1(gesz2) gur-bi 1(gesz2) 7(disz)-kam
3'. u4 1(disz)-ta u4 1(u) 3(disz)-sze3
4'. 1(u) 3(disz) ma2 1(gesz2) gur
5'. u4 2(u) 5(disz)-sze3
6'. 1(u) 2(disz) ma2 1(gesz2) gur
7'. u4 2(u) 6(disz)-sze3
8'. 1(u) 1(disz) ma2 1(gesz2) gur u4 2(u) 7(disz)-sze3
9'. 1(u) [ma2 1(gesz2)] gur# u4 2(u) 8(disz)-kam
10. [ma2 1(gesz2)] gur# u4 2(u) 9(disz)-kam
11. [...]
reverse
1 line blank
1'. ma2 bala-a gub-ba
2'. iti amar-a-a-[si] u4 2(u) 9(disz)-kam
1 line blank
(date)
obverse
1. [...]
2'. ma2 1(gesz2) gur-bi 1(gesz2) 7(disz)-kam
3'. u4 1(disz)-ta u4 1(u) 3(disz)-sze3
4'. 1(u) 3(disz) ma2 1(gesz2) gur
5'. u4 2(u) 5(disz)-sze3
6'. 1(u) 2(disz) ma2 1(gesz2) gur
7'. u4 2(u) 6(disz)-sze3
8'. 1(u) 1(disz) ma2 1(gesz2) gur u4 2(u) 7(disz)-sze3
9'. 1(u) [ma2 1(gesz2)] gur# u4 2(u) 8(disz)-kam
10. [ma2 1(gesz2)] gur# u4 2(u) 9(disz)-kam
11. [...]
reverse
1 line blank
1'. ma2 bala-a gub-ba
2'. iti amar-a-a-[si] u4 2(u) 9(disz)-kam
1 line blank
(date)
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
- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: TÉL, 15
[Lambert1968TÉL] Lambert, Maurice, and Charles Virolleaud. 1968. Tablettes Économiques de Lagash (Époque de La IIIe Dynastie d’Ur) Copiées En 1900 Au Musée Impérial Ottoman. Cahiers de La Société Asiatique 19. Paris: Imprimerie Nationale.
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- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: --.--.10.29
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (015375) (015375)
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Cite this Artifact
“TÉL 015 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P133520.
TÉL 015 artifact entry (No. P133520). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P133520
TÉL 015 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P133520 (Accessed: December 9, 2025).
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