TÉL 265 (P133783)

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
column 1
1. [...]
2. [szunigin ...] 1(u) udu zi-[ga]
3. szunigin 3(u) 9(disz) udu hi-a
4. ri-ri-ga
5. nimgir-sza3-kusz2
6. 5(u) 9(disz) u8
7. 4(u) 3(disz) udu-nita2
8. 2(u) 4(disz) kir11
9. 1(u) 4(disz) sila4-nita2
10. 2(gesz2) 4(disz) masz2 sag
11. [gub]-ba-am3
12. 2(disz) udu-nita2 zi-[ga]
13. 2(u) 8(disz) u8
14. ri-ri-ga
  blank space
15. [...] 2(u) 8(disz) udu hi-a
16. gub-ba-am3
17. x x x udu zi-ga
18. [...] 8(disz) udu hi-a
19. [ri]-ri-ga
20. [...]-zu
21. [...] 2(u) 1(disz) u8
22. [...] udu-nita2
23. [...]
column 2
1. 2(u) 2(disz) udu-nita2
2. ri-ri-ga
  blank space
3. szunigin 1(gesz2) 1(u) 7(disz) udu hi-a
4. udu gub-ba-am3
5. szunigin 2(disz) udu zi-ga
6. szunigin 2(u) 2(disz) udu ri-ri-ga
7. ur-{d}dumu-zi
8. 3(u) 2(disz) u8
9. 3(u) 4(disz) udu-nita2
10. 6(disz) kir11
11. 8(disz) sila4-nita2
12. 2(disz) masz2# [sag]
13. gub-ba-am3
14. 1(disz) udu-nita2 2(disz) sila4
15. zi-ga
16. 6(disz) u8 9(disz) udu-nita2
17. ri-ri-ga
  blank space
18. szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(u) 2(disz) udu hi-a
19. udu gub-ba-am3
20. szunigin 3(disz) udu zi-ga
21. szunigin 1(u) 5(disz) udu hi-a
22. ri-ri-[ga]
23. lu2-[...]
24. [...]
column 3
1. [...]
2. ri-ri-[ga]
3. amar ka5-[a]
4. 2(gesz2) 2(u) u8
5. 2(gesz2) 5(u) 7(disz) udu-nita2
6. 4(u) kir11
7. 1(u) 9(disz) sila4-nita2
8. 1(u) 6(disz) udu-nita2
9. 1(u) 4(disz) masz2 sag
10. [gub-ba]-am3
11. 4(disz) u8 zi-[ga]
12. 1(u) 1(disz) u8 2(u) 9(disz) udu-nita2
13. ri-ri-ga
14. szunigin 6(gesz2) 3(u) [x]
15. udu [hi-a]
16. [...]
column 4
1. [...]
2. 6(gesz2) [...]
3. gub-ba-[am3]
4. [...]
5. [zi]-ga
6. 1(gesz2) 4(disz) u8 4(u) 4(disz) udu-nita2
7. ri-ri-ga
8. szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz) [u8] 4(u) 2(disz) udu-nita2
9. udu gub-ba-am3
10. szunigin 1(u) 7(disz) [...]
11. [...]

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: TÉL, 265

    [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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  • Museum No.: Ist L — ?
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:56:30 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:08:34 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:28:01 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“TÉL 265 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P133783.
TÉL 265 artifact entry (No. P133783). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P133783
TÉL 265 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P133783 (Accessed: December 9, 2025).
@misc{2001TEL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-09]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {T{\' {E}}{L} 265 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P133783},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P133783},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P133783
LB  - CDLI:P133783
M1  - 2025/12/9/
TI  - TÉL 265 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P133783
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TÉL 265 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P133783.
TÉL 265 artifact entry (No. P133783). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P133783
TÉL 265 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P133783 (Accessed: December 9, 2025).
@misc{2001TEL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-09]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {T{\' {E}}{L} 265 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P133783},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P133783},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P133783
LB  - CDLI:P133783
M1  - 2025/12/9/
TI  - TÉL 265 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P133783
ER  -
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