TÉL 205 (P133717)

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. 6(asz) gur sze
2. ki ab-ba-kal-la-ta
3. 5(u) gur ki ur-e2-ninnu-ta
4. 7(asz) gur ki ku5-da-mu-ta
5. 1(gesz2) 8(asz) ki nam-zi-tar-ra-ta
6. 5(asz) ki ur-{d}gesz-bar-e3-ta
7. 5(gesz2) 2(u) 4(asz) 3(barig) ki ur-{d}lamma-ta
8. 1(gesz2) [ki] lu2-[gu]-la-ta
9. 7(asz) ki en-i3-na-kal-la-ta
10. 1(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) ki lu2-dingir-ra-ta
11. 4(asz) 4(barig) ki lu2-nimgir-ta
12. 2(gesz2) 2(u) 8(asz) ki ur-{d}en-lil2-la2-ta
13. 4(u) gur ki ur-{d}ba-ba6 ugula kikken-ta
14. 1(gesz2) 5(asz) gur ki ma2-gur8-re-ta
15. 4(asz) gur ki ur-{d}ig-alim-ta
reverse
1. 1(u) 4(asz) gur ki ur-{d}ba-ba6
2. ha-ba-lu5-ge2-ta
3. 1(gesz2) 8(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) gur
4. ki lugal-sukkal-ta
5. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 8(asz) 4(barig) ki ur-ama-na-ta
6. 8(gesz2) 4(u) 3(asz) gur
7. sze nig2-gal2-la
  blank space
8. szunigin 3(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 5(u) 4(asz) gur
9. sag-bi 1(gesz2) 3(asz) 4(barig) gur
10. sze 2(asz) zi-ga
11. giri3 lu2-usz-gi-na

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/P133717

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) 015571

References

  • primary: TÉL, 205

    [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, 17

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

  • citation: Fs Hirsch = WZKM 86, p.143-150, p. 143

    [Gomi1996difference] Gomi, Tohru. 1996. “On Various Expressions for ‘Difference’ in Neo-Sumerian Texts.” Wiener Zeitschrift Für Die Kunde Des Morgenlandes 86: 143–50.

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
2017-03-03 at 09:56:28 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:08:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:27:59 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“TÉL 205 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 15, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P133717.
TÉL 205 artifact entry (No. P133717). (2024, August 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P133717 (Original work published 2001)
TÉL 205 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P133717 (Accessed: April 30, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 15},
	title = {T{\' {E}}{L} 205 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P133717},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P133717},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“TÉL 205 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 15, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P133717.
TÉL 205 artifact entry (No. P133717). (2024, August 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P133717 (Original work published 2001)
TÉL 205 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P133717 (Accessed: April 30, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-30]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 15},
	title = {T{\' {E}}{L} 205 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P133717},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P133717},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/15/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P133717
LB  - CDLI:P133717
M1  - 2026/4/30/
TI  - TÉL 205 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P133717
ER  -
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