TÉL 242 (P133758)

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

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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

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tablet
obverse
1. usz2 2(ban2) lu2-{d}dumu-zi dumu nin-he2-gal2
2. ur-{d}nansze ugula
3. usz2 1(barig) KA-gu
4. ur-{d}ig-alim dumu he2-na-ti
5. usz2 1(ban2) ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu sag-[...]
6. nam-iri-na ugula
7. usz2 1(barig) lu2-uru11{ki}
8. la-ba-an-szum2-e ugula
9. 2(barig) 3(ban2)
10. e2-bappir2-me
11. usz2 4(ban2) ur-ga2-nun
12. ur-nigar{gar} ugula
13. usz2 1(barig) ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ur-sa6
14. usz2 1(barig) e2-ki-i3-du10
15. usz2 1(barig) lugal-inim-gi-na
16. lu2-dingir-ra ugula
reverse
1. muhaldim-me
2. usz2 3(ban2) lu2-hul-dim2-ma
3. lu2-gi-na ugula
4. nu 2(ban2) ma-an-gi4
5. du-du ugula
6. nu 1(barig) ur-{gesz}gigir lu2 suhur?
7. 1(barig) 2(ban2) ur-nig2 lu2 dabin sa
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8. szunigin 1(asz) 4(barig) iti 1(disz)-kam
9. iti mu-[szu]-du7-ta
10. iti sze-il2#-la-sze3
11. sze-bi [7(asz) 1(barig)]
12. iti [...]
13. [...]
14. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: TÉL, 242

    [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: Amar-Suen.08.09.00, Amar-Suen.08.12.00
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  • Accounting Period: Amar-Suen.08.09.00 to Amar-Suen.08.12.00

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:56:29 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:08:32 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:28:00 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“TÉL 242 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P133758.
TÉL 242 artifact entry (No. P133758). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P133758
TÉL 242 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P133758 (Accessed: December 8, 2025).
@misc{2001TEL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-08]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {T{\' {E}}{L} 242 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P133758},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P133758},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P133758
LB  - CDLI:P133758
M1  - 2025/12/8/
TI  - TÉL 242 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P133758
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TÉL 242 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P133758.
TÉL 242 artifact entry (No. P133758). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P133758
TÉL 242 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P133758 (Accessed: December 8, 2025).
@misc{2001TEL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-08]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {T{\' {E}}{L} 242 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P133758},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P133758},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P133758
LB  - CDLI:P133758
M1  - 2025/12/8/
TI  - TÉL 242 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P133758
ER  -
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