TÉL 137 (P133649)

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(gesz2) 2(u) sze gur lugal
2. sze-numun a-sza3 {d}nansze-gar-ra-sze3
3. i3-dub a-sza3 gudu4
4. e2-duru5 ur-kun-ta
reverse
1. ki ur-e2-ninnu-ta
2. ur-sa6-ga-mu
3. szu ba-ti
4. giri3 ur-{d}ig-alim
5. dumu ur-sa6-[ga-mu]
6. mu hu-uh2-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul

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/P133649

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) 015503

References

  • primary: TÉL, 137

    [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: Comptabilité, 02

    [Virolleaud1903Comptabilité] Virolleaud, Charles. 1903. Comptabilité Chaldéenne, Époque de La Dynastie Dite Seconde d’Our. Poitiers.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-15 at 10:23:46 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-26 at 15:07:13 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:08:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:27:58 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“TÉL 137 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 15, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P133649.
TÉL 137 artifact entry (No. P133649). (2024, August 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P133649 (Original work published 2001)
TÉL 137 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P133649 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 15},
	title = {T{\' {E}}{L} 137 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P133649},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P133649},
}

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DA  - 2024/8/15/
PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/4/29/
TI  - TÉL 137 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“TÉL 137 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 15, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P133649.
TÉL 137 artifact entry (No. P133649). (2024, August 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P133649 (Original work published 2001)
TÉL 137 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P133649 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
@misc{2024TEL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 15},
	title = {T{\' {E}}{L} 137 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P133649},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P133649},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/15/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P133649
LB  - CDLI:P133649
M1  - 2026/4/29/
TI  - TÉL 137 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P133649
ER  - 
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