TÉL 231 (P133746)

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. [... x-{d}]ba-ba6
3. [...] i3-dab5
4. [1(disz) ur-bad3]-tibirx(KU)-ra
5. [1(disz)?] ma2 udu
6. [1(disz) ur]-{d}nansze
7. [1(disz) e2-hi]-li#-i3-du3
8. [1(disz) szesz-kal]-la TUR
9. [ur-bad3]-tibirx(KU)-ra i3-dab5
10. [1(disz) ...]-ke4-zu
11. [1(disz) ur]-{d}ig-alim
12. [1(disz) x]-{d}ba-ba6
13. [1(disz) x]-{d}nansze
14. [1(disz) x]-sa6-sa6
15. [...-ke4]-zu i3-dab5
16. [1(disz)?] nam#-mah
17. [hu-wa]-wa
18. [...]
column 2
1. ur-szu-ga-lam-ma
2. la2-ia3 1(disz)? he2-gal2
3. nam-mah i3-dab5
4. 1(disz) ki-gub-ni
5. ab-ba-kal#-la
6. 1(disz) ma-[...]
7. 1(disz) ur-[ama]-na
8. 1(disz) lu2-[...]
9. ki-gub-ni [i3]-dab5#
10. 1(disz) lugal-[...]
11. 1(disz) ur-{d}[...]
12. 1(disz) ur-[...]
13. 1(disz) lu2-[...]
14. [...]
15. lugal-[... i3-dab5]
16. 1(disz) lu2-[{d}nin-gir2-su]
17. 1(disz) e2-anzu2#[{muszen}]
18. la2-ia3 1(disz)? na-[ba-sa6]
19. 1(disz) ur-{d}[szul-pa]-e3
20. 1(disz) lu2-{d}[utu]
21. lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su i3-dab5
22. 1(disz) lugal-dalla
23. 1(disz) ur-{d}ig-alim
24. 1(disz) nig2-{d}ba-ba6
25. 1(disz) ur-dun
26. 1(disz) ur-{d}nansze
column 3
1. lugal-dalla i3-[dab5]
2. 1(disz) lu2-ma-ma
3. 1(disz) lugal-igi-husz
4. 1(disz) du11-ga-ni
5. 1(disz) ur-{gesz}gigir
6. 1(disz) lu2-{gesz}gigir
7. lu2-ma-ma i3-dab5
8. 1(disz) ur-{gesz}gigir
9. 1(disz) da-da
10. 1(disz) da-zi
11. 1(disz) nimgir-ki-ag2
12. 1(disz) ur-{d}ig-alim
13. ur-{gesz}gigir i3-dab5
14. 1(disz) lugal-ab-ba
15. 1(disz) ur-nig2
16. 1(disz) lu2-e2-an-ka
17. 1(disz) {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka
18. 1(disz) lu2-e2-ki
19. lugal-ab-ba i3-dab5
20. 1(disz) ur-dub-szen
21. 1(disz) ur-{d}lamma gu-[za-la2]
22. 1(disz) ur-{d}lamma
23. 1(disz) bu3-lu5-mu
24. 1(disz) a-NE-i3-zi
25. ur-dub-szen i3-dab5
26. 1(disz) iri{ki}-bi
27. 1(disz) lu2-{d}dumu-zi
28. 1(disz) lu2-{d}nin-szubur#
column 4
1. [...]
2. [iri-ki-bi i3]-dab5
3. [...]
4. [1(disz) x-{d}]nin#-szubur
5. [1(disz) ...]-du7
6. [...]
7. [...]-na
8. [...] i3-dab5
9. [1(disz) x-{d}nin]-szubur
10. [...]
11. [1(disz) x-{d}]nansze
12. [x-{d}nin]-szubur# i3-dab5
13. [gurusz] gub-ba
14. [...]
15. [...]-zu
16. [...]-ge
17. [...]-mah
18. [...]
19. [...]-{d}EN-[...]

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/P133746

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) 015600

References

  • primary: TÉL, 231

    [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
2020-08-24 at 00:37:16 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2016-11-09 at 15:34:45 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:08:31 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 231 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P133746.
TÉL 231 artifact entry (No. P133746). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P133746
TÉL 231 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P133746 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2001TEL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {T{\' {E}}{L} 231 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P133746},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P133746},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P133746
LB  - CDLI:P133746
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - TÉL 231 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P133746
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TÉL 231 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P133746.
TÉL 231 artifact entry (No. P133746). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P133746
TÉL 231 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P133746 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2001TEL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {T{\' {E}}{L} 231 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P133746},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P133746},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P133746
LB  - CDLI:P133746
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - TÉL 231 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P133746
ER  -
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