TÉL 046a (P133554)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist L 09544

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [...]
2. 1(disz) i3-nun-na
3. 1(disz) ga-ar3
4. 1(barig) [...] 4(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
5. 1(u) 5(disz) dug ga-szex(SIG7)-a
6. 2(u) {gesz}haszhur had2
7. 7(asz)# gu2 szum2-sikil
8. 7(asz) gu2 szum2 gaz
reverse
1. dumu-munus lugal
2. an-sza-an{ki}-sze3 du-ni
3. giri3 da-a-a sal-hu-ba
4. dumu a-gu-da
  1 line blank
5. iti GAN2-masz
6. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki#}-ma-ke4 [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P133554

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number Ist L 09544
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 015409

References

  • primary: TÉL, 46a

    [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.

  • history: ITT 5, 9544

    [deGenouillac1921ITT5] Genouillac, Henri de. 1921. Inventaire Des Tablettes de Tello, Conservées Au Musée Impérial Ottoman. Tome 5: Époque Présargonique, Époque d’Agadé, Époque d’Ur. Paris: Ernest Leroux.

  • history: ZA 019 (pp. 377-385), 384 1

    [Virolleaud1905-1906ZA19] Virolleaud, Charles. 1905-1906. “Quelques Textes Cunéiformes Inédits.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 19: 377–85.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-09 at 08:26:57 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-09 at 08:23:36 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:08:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:27:53 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“TÉL 046a Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P133554.
TÉL 046a artifact entry (No. P133554). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P133554 (Original work published 2001)
TÉL 046a artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P133554 (Accessed: October 17, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“TÉL 046a Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P133554.
TÉL 046a artifact entry (No. P133554). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P133554 (Original work published 2001)
TÉL 046a artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P133554 (Accessed: October 17, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P133554},
}

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PY  - 2024
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