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TÉL 260 (P133778)

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

Metadata / catalogue

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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

Seal Chemistry

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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. 2(u) 5(disz) ad6?
2. udu ba-usz2
3. ki la-a-ta
4. geme2 usz-bar lagasz{ki}-ke4 szu ba-ab-ti
reverse
1. giri3 da-bi-[...] ugula usz-bar
2. iti sze-sag11-ku5
3. mu ma2-gur8-mah {d}en-lil2-la2 ba-dim2

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, 260

[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, 35

[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.08.11.00
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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 14:08:34	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 (015631) (015631)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“TÉL 260 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 15, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P133778.

TÉL 260 artifact entry (No. P133778). (2024, August 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P133778 (Original work published 2001)

TÉL 260 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P133778 (Accessed: December 9, 2025).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 15},
	title = {T{\' {E}}{L} 260 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P133778},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P133778},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“TÉL 260 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 15, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P133778.

TÉL 260 artifact entry (No. P133778). (2024, August 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P133778 (Original work published 2001)

TÉL 260 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P133778 (Accessed: December 9, 2025).

@misc{2024TEL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-09]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 15},
	title = {T{\' {E}}{L} 260 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P133778},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P133778},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/15/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P133778
LB  - CDLI:P133778
M1  - 2025/12/9/
TI  - TÉL 260 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P133778
ER  -