TÉL 111g (P133620)

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. di til-la#
2. 1(disz) geme2-{d}ig-alim dumu nam-mah SIG7-a-ra
3. mar#-tu dumu lu2-nigin6{ki}-ke4
4. inim in-ni-gar-ra
5. geme2-mu <<ni>> i3-me-a!
6. i3-bi2-za-asz e2-gal-e ma-ab-szum2-ma
7. gu3-de2-a ab-ba-iri
8. lu2-gir2-su{ki}
9. ur#?-x-da#? ugula kas4
10. maszkim-bi-me bi2-in-du11
11. en3 ba#!-ne-tar-ra
12. mu inim-bi nu-u3-zu bi2-in-ne2-sza-sze3
13. geme2 lu2-gu2-gal dumu lu2#-{d}ba-ba6-ka
14. [ba-na]-gi-in
15. [erin]-da# maszkim
16. [lu2-{d}]szara2
17. [lu2-eb]-gal
18. [ur-{d}isztaran] di#-ku5-bi-me
19. [gu3-de2-a] dumu szagina
20. [...] x dumu ur-{d}lamma
21. lu2# mar-za ki-ba tusz-sza-me
22. mu bad3 mar#-tu# ba-du3!

Textual annotations

#new_text=P133620 # ID FORM LEMMA UPOSTAG XPOSTAG FEATS HEAD DEPREL DEPS MISC 1 di did[lawsuit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 2 til-la til[complete] VERB V _ _ _ _ _ 3 1(disz) 1(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 4 geme2-{d}ig-alim Geme'igalim[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 5 dumu dumu[child] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 6 nam-mah Nammah[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing|Case=Gen _ _ _ _ 7 SIG7-a-ra Sigara[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 8 mar-tu Martu[1] PROPN EN Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 9 dumu dumu[child] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 10 lu2-nigin6{ki}-ke4 Lunigin[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing|Case=Gen,Erg _ _ _ _ 11 inim inim[word] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Abs _ _ _ _ 12 in-ni-gar-ra gar[claim] VERB V Verb Form=Fin|Person=3|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 13 geme2-mu geme[female_worker] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Abs _ _ _ _ 14 ni ni[self] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Abs _ _ _ _ 15 i3-me-a me[be] VERB V Verb Form=Fin|Person=3|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 16 i3-bi2-za-asz ibiza[financial_loss] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 17 e2-gal-e egal[palace] NOUN N Number=Sing|Animacy=Nhum _ _ _ _ 18 ma-ab-szum2-ma szum[give] VERB V Person=3|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 19 gu3-de2-a Gude'a[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 20 ab-ba-iri abba'iri[city_elder] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 21 lu2-gir2-su{ki} Lugirsu[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 22 ur-x-da _[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 23 ugula ugula[overseer] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 24 kas4 kas[runner] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Gen,Abs _ _ _ _ 25 maszkim-bi-me maszkim[administrator] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Abs,Abs|Animacy=Nhum _ _ _ _ 26 bi2-in-du11 dug[speak] VERB V Person=3|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 27 en3 en[word] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Abs _ _ _ _ 28 ba-ne-tar-ra tar[ask] VERB V Voice=Mid|Person=3|Number=Plur _ _ _ _ 29 mu mu[name] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 30 inim-bi inim[matter] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Abs|Animacy=Nhum _ _ _ _ 31 nu-u3-zu n] VERB V Polarity=Neg|Verb Form=Fin|Person=3|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 32 bi2-in-ne2-sza-sze3 e[speak] VERB V Number=Plur|Person=3 _ _ _ _ 33 geme2 geme[female_worker] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Abs _ _ _ _ 34 lu2-gu2-gal Lugugal[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 35 dumu dumu[child] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 36 lu2-{d}ba-ba6-ka Lubaba[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing|Case=Gen _ _ _ _ 37 ba-na-gi-in gin[comfirm] VERB V Voice=Mid|Person=3|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 38 erin-da Erinda[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing|Case=Abs _ _ _ _ 39 maszkim maszkim[administrator] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Abs _ _ _ _ 40 lu2-{d}szara2 Luszara[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 41 lu2-eb-gal Lu'ebgal[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 42 ur-{d}isztaran Uristaran[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing|Case=Abs _ _ _ _ 43 di-ku5-bi-me dikud[judge] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Abs|Animacy=Nhum _ _ _ _ 44 gu3-de2-a Gude'a[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 45 dumu dumu[child] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 46 szagina szakkanak[governor] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Gen _ _ _ _ 47 ... _[_] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 48 x _[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 49 dumu dumu[child] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 50 ur-{d}lamma Urlamma[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing|Case=Gen,Abs _ _ _ _ 51 lu2 lu[person] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 52 mar-za marza[rites] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 53 ki-ba ki[place] NOUN N Number=Sing|Animacy=Nhum _ _ _ _ 54 tusz-sza-me tusz[sit] VERB V Person=3|Number=Plur _ _ _ _ 55 mu mu[year] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 56 bad3 bad[wall] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 57 mar-tu Martu[1] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Abs _ _ _ _ 58 ba-du3 du[build] VERB V Voice=Mid|Person=3|Number=Sing _ _ _ _

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/P133620

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 — ?
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 015475

References

  • primary: TÉL, 111g

    [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: NG 2, 89

    [Falkenstein1956NG2] Falkenstein, Adam. 1956. Die Neusumerische Gerichtsurkunden. Zweiter Teil: Umschrift, Übersetzung Und Kommentar. Abhandlungen. Philosophisch-Historische Klasse. Neue Folge, Heft 40. München: Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften.

  • history: Babyloniaca 3 (pp. 81-132), pl.8, 17

    [Pelagaud1910Babyloniaca3] Pelagaud, F. 1910. “Sá-Tilla. Textes Juridiques de La ‘seconde’ Dynastie d’Our.” Babyloniaca 3: 81–132, pls. 2–8.

  • history: RevSem. 11 (pp. 180-186), 184 10

    [Virolleaud1903RevSem11] Virolleaud, Charles. 1903. “Di-Tilla,” Revue Sémitique d’Épigraphie et d’Histoire Ancienne, 11: 180–86.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-28 at 15:05:45 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-10-28 at 14:59:26 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2022-12-04 at 11:30:39 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Annotation McGrath, William; Wang Jinyan Machine Translation and Automated Analysis of Cuneiform Languages Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2017-07-22 at 14:06:22 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI 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 Artifact

“TÉL 111g Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P133620.
TÉL 111g artifact entry (No. P133620). (2024, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P133620 (Original work published 2001)
TÉL 111g artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P133620 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P133620},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“TÉL 111g Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P133620.
TÉL 111g artifact entry (No. P133620). (2024, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P133620 (Original work published 2001)
TÉL 111g artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P133620 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {T{\' {E}}{L} 111g artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P133620},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P133620},
}

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DA  - 2024/10/28/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P133620
LB  - CDLI:P133620
M1  - 2026/4/29/
TI  - TÉL 111g artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P133620
ER  - 
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