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TÉL 255 (P133772)

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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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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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

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) udu ba-usz2
2. udu ba-szim-e{ki}
3. a-sza3-ta
4. zi-ga
5. ki lugal-nam2-mah-ta
reverse
1 line blank
1. iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi
2. u4 1(disz) ba-zal
3. mu ma2-dara3-abzu ba-ab-du8

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Collections

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: TÉL, 255

[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.
history: Comptabilité, 26

[Virolleaud1903Comptabilité] Virolleaud, Charles. 1903. Comptabilité Chaldéenne, Époque de La Dynastie Dite Seconde d’Our. Poitiers.

Identifiers

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

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.02.06.01
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-08-15 at 10:23:46	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2024-05-26 at 15:07:13	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2011-07-22 at 14:08:33	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:28:00	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI	CDLI	approved

External Resources

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Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (015626) (015626)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“TÉL 255 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 15, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P133772.

TÉL 255 artifact entry (No. P133772). (2024, August 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P133772 (Original work published 2001)

TÉL 255 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P133772 (Accessed: December 9, 2025).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 15},
	title = {T{\' {E}}{L} 255 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P133772},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P133772},
}

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DA  - 2024/8/15/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P133772
LB  - CDLI:P133772
M1  - 2025/12/9/
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Cite this Artifact

“TÉL 255 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 15, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P133772.

TÉL 255 artifact entry (No. P133772). (2024, August 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P133772 (Original work published 2001)

TÉL 255 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P133772 (Accessed: December 9, 2025).

@misc{2024TEL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-09]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 15},
	title = {T{\' {E}}{L} 255 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P133772},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P133772},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/15/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P133772
LB  - CDLI:P133772
M1  - 2025/12/9/
TI  - TÉL 255 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P133772
ER  -