TÉL 223 (P133737)
Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, TurkeyMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, TurkeyMuseum Number
Ist L — ?Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 5(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 3(u)
2. [si-i3-tum]
3. [4(u) 3(disz)] 1/2(disz) gurusz bar-ra-kar
4. u4 1(u) 2(disz)-sze3
5. [a2]-bi 8(gesz2) 4(u) 2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
6. [...] erin2 lu2 sze gur10 1(iku) 1/4(iku)! GAN2-ta
7. [a2]-bi 5(u) 6(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
8. [1(szar2)] 8(gesz2) 8(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
9. [sza3]-bi-ta
10. 3(bur'u) 6(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2 sze gur10 1(ban2)-ta
11. a2-bi 7(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
12. 8(gesz2) 2(u) 5(disz) sze gesz ra-a
13. [...] 4(ban2)-ta
14. [...] 5(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz
15. u4 1(disz)-sze3
obverse
1. 5(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 3(u)
2. [si-i3-tum]
3. [4(u) 3(disz)] 1/2(disz) gurusz bar-ra-kar
4. u4 1(u) 2(disz)-sze3
5. [a2]-bi 8(gesz2) 4(u) 2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
6. [...] erin2 lu2 sze gur10 1(iku) 1/4(iku)! GAN2-ta
7. [a2]-bi 5(u) 6(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
8. [1(szar2)] 8(gesz2) 8(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
9. [sza3]-bi-ta
10. 3(bur'u) 6(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2 sze gur10 1(ban2)-ta
11. a2-bi 7(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
12. 8(gesz2) 2(u) 5(disz) sze gesz ra-a
13. [...] 4(ban2)-ta
14. [...] 5(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz
15. u4 1(disz)-sze3
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Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: TÉL, 223
[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.
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- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: --.--.00.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2012-04-08 at 10:56:07 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2012-03-21 at 17:41:24 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:08:30 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:28:00 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (015591) (015591)
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Cite this Artifact
“TÉL 223 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P133737.
TÉL 223 artifact entry (No. P133737). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P133737
TÉL 223 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P133737 (Accessed: December 8, 2025).
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year = {2001},
month = {dec 20},
title = {T{\' {E}}{L} 223 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P133737},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P133737},
}
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