TÉL 246 (P133762)

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
1. [...]
2. [1(barig)] lugal-[mu-i3-zu]
3. [1(barig)] nig2-u2-[rum]
4. 1(barig) ur-gu2-en-[na]
5. 1(barig) ur-{gesz}tukul nagar
6. 1(barig) lu2-{d}nin-szubur
7. 1(barig) ur-{gesz}gigir tur
8. 1(barig) lu2-lugal
9. 1(barig) ur-{d}nin-[...]
10. 1(barig) e2-puzur4#-[um]
11. erin2 bala gub-ba
12. 2(asz) 2(barig) gur#
13. iti amar-a-a-si
14. 1(barig) a-a-gi-na
15. 1(barig) nimgir-es3-sa2-ab-du
16. 1(barig) lugal-inim-gi-na
17. 1(barig) lu2-{d}li9-si4
18. 1(barig) lugal-pa-e3
19. 1(barig) e2-gu3-nun-[di]
20. erin2 bala gub-ba-me
21. 3(ban2) ab-ba-gi-na
22. 3(ban2) lu2-{d}asznan
23. 3(ban2) ku3-{d}nansze
24. 3(ban2) lugal-mu-i3-zu
reverse
1. 3(ban2) nig2-u2-rum
2. 3(ban2) ur-gu2-en-na
3. 3(ban2) ur-{gesz}tukul nagar
4. 3(ban2) lu2-{d}nin-szubur
5. 3(ban2) ur-{gesz}[gigir] tur
6. 3(ban2) lu2-lugal#
7. 3(ban2) ur-{d}nin-[...]
8. 3(ban2) e2-puzur4#-[um]
9. erin2 bala tusz-[a]
10. [2(asz) 2(barig) gur]
11. iti sze-[sag11-ku5]
12. 1(barig) [...]
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period --.--.10.00 to --.--.11.00

Record

20120223 englund: with Maekawa, erin2 bala gub-ba at 1 barig and erin2 bala tusz-a at 3 ban2 the same workers in sequential months

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P133762

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) 015616

References

  • primary: TÉL, 246

    [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: RA 070 (pp. 9-44), 024

    [Maekawa1976RA70] Maekawa, Kazuya. 1976. “The Erín-People In Lagash Of Ur Iii Times.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 70 (1): 9–44.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-24 at 14:40:53 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2016-07-28 at 16:12:24 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:08:33 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 246 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 24, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P133762.
TÉL 246 artifact entry (No. P133762). (2024, October 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P133762 (Original work published 2001)
TÉL 246 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P133762 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
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	title = {T{\' {E}}{L} 246 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P133762},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“TÉL 246 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 24, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P133762.
TÉL 246 artifact entry (No. P133762). (2024, October 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P133762 (Original work published 2001)
TÉL 246 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P133762 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 24},
	title = {T{\' {E}}{L} 246 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P133762},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P133762},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/24/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P133762
LB  - CDLI:P133762
M1  - 2026/4/29/
TI  - TÉL 246 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P133762
ER  - 
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