TÉL 244 (P133760)

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. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 7(disz) geme2 gub-ba
2. 1(u) geme2 nu-dab-ba
3. iti 6(disz)-[sze3]
4. a2 geme2 gub-ba-bi 4(szar2)# 4(gesz'u) 4(u) 8(disz)# geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
5. u4-tusz-a-bi ib2-ta-zi
  calculation: (117 x 180) x 4/5 = 16,848
6. a2 geme2 nu-dab-ba-bi 3(gesz'u) u4 1(disz)-sze3
7. [...]
reverse
1. [...]
2. a2 [...]
3. zi-ga
4. 3(gesz2) 3(u) [gurusz]
5. a2 [...]-ta
6. a2-bi [...] 2(gesz'u) 5(u) 1(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
7. nig2-gal2-la bala-sze3 tum3-dam
8. la2-ia3 3(gesz'u) geme2 nu-dab-ba u4 1(disz)-sze3
9. nig2-ka9-ak a2 geme2 ur-nigar{gar}
10. iti# mu-szu-du7-ta iti GAN2-masz-sze3
11. [iti] 6(disz)-kam
12. dub-sag
13. mu us2-sa e2 {d}szara2 umma{ki} ba-du3

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: TÉL, 244

    [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.

  • citation: NABU 1987/045

    [Lafont1987NABU45] Lafont, Bertrand. 1987. “Apropos de l’absence Cyclique Dei Femmes.” NABU, Nouvelles Assyriologiques Brèves et Utilitaires 1987 (2).

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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.09.09.00, Ibbi-Suen.01.01.00 (us2 year)
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  • Accounting Period: Šū-Suen.09.09.00 to Ibbi-Suen.01.01.00 (us2 year)

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2015-03-13 at 21:48:43 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-04-08 at 10:56:07 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-03-21 at 17:41:24 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. 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 244 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P133760.
TÉL 244 artifact entry (No. P133760). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P133760
TÉL 244 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P133760 (Accessed: December 14, 2025).
@misc{2001TEL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-14]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {T{\' {E}}{L} 244 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P133760},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P133760},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P133760
LB  - CDLI:P133760
M1  - 2025/12/14/
TI  - TÉL 244 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P133760
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“TÉL 244 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P133760.
TÉL 244 artifact entry (No. P133760). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P133760
TÉL 244 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P133760 (Accessed: December 14, 2025).
@misc{2001TEL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-14]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {T{\' {E}}{L} 244 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P133760},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P133760},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P133760
LB  - CDLI:P133760
M1  - 2025/12/14/
TI  - TÉL 244 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P133760
ER  - 
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