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

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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

Measurements

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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

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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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  • 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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: Ist L — ?
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: --.--.10.00, --.--.11.00
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: --.--.10.00 to --.--.11.00

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

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General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

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

Cite this Artifacts

“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: March 4, 2026).
@misc{2024TEL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-04]},
	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  - 2026/3/4/
TI  - TÉL 246 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P133762
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“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: March 4, 2026).
@misc{2024TEL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-04]},
	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  - 2026/3/4/
TI  - TÉL 246 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P133762
ER  - 
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