TÉL 213b (P133727)

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(u) gir 2(disz)
2. ur-{d}nansze
3. 1(disz) gir 2(disz) lu2-{d}ba-ba6
4. sza3 nigin6{ki}
5. 2(u) gir 2(disz) gu4 unu3?-me
6. 3(u) 2(disz) kusz udu gukkal
7. sza3 gir2-su{ki}
8. 3(u) 8(disz) kusz udu
9. gu2-u3-mu
10. sza3 nigin6{ki}
11. 1(gesz2) 1(u) kusz udu
12. sipa udu gi-me
13. 1(disz) kusz ansze ur-esz3-lil2-[la2]
14. 1(disz) kusz ansze ur-{d}ba-ba6
15. 1(disz) kusz ansze {d}utu-mu
16. 1(disz) kusz ansze ur-mes
17. 1(disz) kusz ansze ur-{d}nansze
18. 1(disz) kusz ansze lu2-{d}nin-szubur
19. na-gab2-tum
20. 6(disz) kusz ansze
21. sipa szaganx(AMA){gan}-na-me
  1 line blank
22. kusz gid2-da
23. sipa unu3?-ke4-ne
24. u3!(SZA3) sipa szaganx(AMA){gan}-[na]-ke4-ne#
25. e2 {d}nansze#
26. sza3 nigin6#[{ki}]
27. mu si-ma-num2{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/P133727

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) 015581

References

  • primary: TÉL, 213b

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-07-22 at 14:19:50 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2017-07-22 at 14:06:23 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:08:28 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 213b Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P133727.
TÉL 213b artifact entry (No. P133727). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P133727
TÉL 213b artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P133727 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
@misc{2001TEL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-29]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {T{\' {E}}{L} 213b artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P133727},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P133727},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P133727
LB  - CDLI:P133727
M1  - 2026/4/29/
TI  - TÉL 213b artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P133727
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“TÉL 213b Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P133727.
TÉL 213b artifact entry (No. P133727). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P133727
TÉL 213b artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P133727 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
@misc{2001TEL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-29]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {T{\' {E}}{L} 213b artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P133727},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P133727},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P133727
LB  - CDLI:P133727
M1  - 2026/4/29/
TI  - TÉL 213b artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P133727
ER  - 
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