TÉL 228 (P133743)

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
column 1
1. [...]
2. 1(ban2) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) nin-za3-[ge-si]
3. 1(ban2) nin-u2-szim-e
4. dumu-ni-me
5. 3(ban2) 3(disz) nin-me-esz3-ta
6. [...] sza3 ki-be2 gi4
7. dumu-ni
8. 3(ban2) ama#?-kal-la
9. 1(ban2) 1(disz) {d}lamma-al-sa6 dumu-ni
10. 3(ban2) tug2 nin-zi-sza3-gal2
11. 3(ban2) 3(disz) nin-da-ba-an
12. 1(ban2) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) nin-ku3-ge-ki-ag2
13. 1(ban2) 1(disz) nin-e2-gal-e-si
14. dumu-ni-me
15. 3(ban2) 3(disz) nin-en3-tar-mu
16. 2(ban2) 2(disz) ba-gara2-lu2-ti
17. dumu-ni
column 2
1. [...]
2. 1(ban2) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) nin-e-[...]-an-gi4
3. 1(ban2) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sza3-ha-ma-gar
4. 1(ban2) 1(disz) e2-kur-ba-si
5. dumu-ni-me
6. 3(ban2) 3(disz) nin-me-kal-la
7. geme2 usz-bar-me
8. 1(barig) 4(disz) {d}utu-bar-ra
9. 1(ban2) 4(disz) lu2-{d}dumu-zi
10. dumu#-ni
11. lu2 azlag2-me
  1 line blank
12. ur-nigar{gar} i3-dab5
13. 1(barig) 4(disz) lu2-e3-a nu-banda3-gu4
14. 1(ban2) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) TAR-ni-szu-ta
15. 1(ban2) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) lugal-u2-szim-e
column 3
1. [...]
2. ur-[...]
3. 1(barig) 4(disz) lugal-ezem
4. 1(ban2) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) lugal-ri?-[...]
5. {d}utu-si-sa2
6. dumu-ni-me
7. 4(ban2) 3(disz) ur-nimin-ku3-ga
8. 1(barig) 4(disz) {d}ba-ba6-igi-du
9. szu-na-mu-gi4
10. 1(ban2) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) nig2-sza3-te
11. 1(ban2) 1(disz) lugal-GAN2-zi
12. dumu-ni-me
13. 1(barig) 4(disz) e2-nig2-IL2
14. ARAD2 a-kal-la
15. lugal-ezem i3-dab5
16. nu 1(disz) ur-{d}utu engar
17. nu 1(ban2) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) {d}utu-he2-gal2# dam#-gar3#
reverse
  (not indicated)

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/P133743

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) 015597

References

  • primary: TÉL, 228

    [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
2016-07-28 at 16:37:11 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:08:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:28:00 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“TÉL 228 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P133743.
TÉL 228 artifact entry (No. P133743). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P133743
TÉL 228 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P133743 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-29]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {T{\' {E}}{L} 228 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P133743},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P133743},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P133743
LB  - CDLI:P133743
M1  - 2026/4/29/
TI  - TÉL 228 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“TÉL 228 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P133743.
TÉL 228 artifact entry (No. P133743). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P133743
TÉL 228 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P133743 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
@misc{2001TEL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-29]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {T{\' {E}}{L} 228 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P133743},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P133743},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P133743
LB  - CDLI:P133743
M1  - 2026/4/29/
TI  - TÉL 228 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P133743
ER  - 
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