TÉL 240 (P133755)
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
column 1
1. [...]
2. [...]-ne
3. [...]
4. [...]-{d}ig-alim#
5. [...] ka5-a
6. 1(disz) sila3 ur-{d}ba-ba6
7. 2/3(disz) <gin2> ab-ba-sa6-ga
8. 1(disz) 1/3(disz) a2-na-asz-gi4
9. 1(ban2) a-kal-la engar
10. ugula-ne-ne
column 2
1. [...]
2. 1(disz) 1/3(disz) [...]
3. ur-[...]
4. nig2-u2-rum
5. 1/3(disz) lugal-si-gar
6. ug3-IL2-me
7. 2(ban2) lugal-u2-szim-e
1 line blank
8. nu-banda3 al-la
obverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. [...]-ne
3. [...]
4. [...]-{d}ig-alim#
5. [...] ka5-a
6. 1(disz) sila3 ur-{d}ba-ba6
7. 2/3(disz) <gin2> ab-ba-sa6-ga
8. 1(disz) 1/3(disz) a2-na-asz-gi4
9. 1(ban2) a-kal-la engar
10. ugula-ne-ne
column 2
1. [...]
2. 1(disz) 1/3(disz) [...]
3. ur-[...]
4. nig2-u2-rum
5. 1/3(disz) lugal-si-gar
6. ug3-IL2-me
7. 2(ban2) lugal-u2-szim-e
1 line blank
8. nu-banda3 al-la
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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, 240
[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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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (015609) (015609)
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Cite this Artifact
“TÉL 240 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P133755.
TÉL 240 artifact entry (No. P133755). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P133755
TÉL 240 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P133755 (Accessed: December 10, 2025).
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