TÉL 242 (P133758)

Text

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

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	Amar-Suen.08.09.00, Amar-Suen.08.12.00
Accounting Period	Amar-Suen.08.09.00 to Amar-Suen.08.12.00

Record

CDLI number	P133758
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P133758

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)	015612

References

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.

Revisions and credits

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

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: April 29, 2026).

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	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  - 2026/4/29/
TI  - TÉL 242 artifact entry
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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: April 29, 2026).

@misc{2001TEL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-29]},
	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  - 2026/4/29/
TI  - TÉL 242 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P133758
ER  -