TÉL 109 (P133617)

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 — ?

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. 1(disz) geme2 ba?-usz2
2. a-ru-a {d}ba-ba6
3. 3(disz) e2 {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka
4. nam-erim2-bi ba-ku5#
5. ki lu2-bala-sa6-ga-ta
reverse
1. giri3 ka5-a-mu
2. dub-sar
3. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 na-ru2-a-mah {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-ra mu-na-du3

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P133617

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

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

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 015472

References

  • primary: TÉL, 109

    [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: RevSem 11 (pp. 76-81), 77 3

    [Virolleaud1903RevSem11[2]] Virolleaud, Charles. 1903. “Textes Relatifs Au Culte Des Divinités de Lagash. Textes de Telloh ( 2e Dynastie d’Ur) Appartenant Au Musée de Constantinople,” Revue Sémitique d’Épigraphie et d’Histoire Ancienne, 11: 76–81.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-17 at 07:19:36 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:08:13 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:27:57 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“TÉL 109 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P133617.
TÉL 109 artifact entry (No. P133617). (2024, September 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P133617 (Original work published 2001)
TÉL 109 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P133617 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 17},
	title = {T{\' {E}}{L} 109 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P133617},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P133617},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“TÉL 109 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P133617.
TÉL 109 artifact entry (No. P133617). (2024, September 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P133617 (Original work published 2001)
TÉL 109 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P133617 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
@misc{2024TEL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 17},
	title = {T{\' {E}}{L} 109 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P133617},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P133617},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/17/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P133617
LB  - CDLI:P133617
M1  - 2026/4/29/
TI  - TÉL 109 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P133617
ER  - 
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