TÉL 253a (P133770)
Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, TurkeyMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, TurkeyMuseum Number
Ist L — ?Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 2(u) sila4 szu-gid2
2. ki lu2-{d}igi-ma-sze3-ta
3. ab-ba-kal-la
4. i3-dab5
reverse
1 line blank
1. iti sze-il2-la
2. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal
obverse
1. 2(u) sila4 szu-gid2
2. ki lu2-{d}igi-ma-sze3-ta
3. ab-ba-kal-la
4. i3-dab5
reverse
1 line blank
1. iti sze-il2-la
2. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal
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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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- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: TÉL, 253a
[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: Šū-Suen.01.12.00
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (015624) (015624)
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Cite this Artifact
“TÉL 253a Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P133770.
TÉL 253a artifact entry (No. P133770). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P133770
TÉL 253a artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P133770 (Accessed: December 26, 2025).
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month = {dec 20},
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howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P133770},
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