TÉL 296 (P133814)

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

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(u) 9(disz) ma-na tug2# szar3
2. 1(u) 9(disz) ma-na 1(u) gin2 tug2 us2
3. 2(u) 9(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na tug2 3(disz)-kam [us2]
4. 1(u) 1(asz) gu2 tug2 4(disz)-kam us2
5. 4(asz) gu2 tug2 guz-za du
6. 1(u) 6(asz) gu2 7(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-[na]
7. lu2-inim-nig2-sa6-ga-ke4#
8. szu ba-ti
9. 2(u) 6(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na tug2 szar3
10. 1(asz) gu2 la2 1(disz) ma-na tug2 us2
11. 1(asz) gu2 2(u) 5(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na
12. na-silim szu ba-ti
13. a2 gesz-gar-ra geme2 usz-bar-ra
reverse
1. 1(u) ma-na tug2 4(disz)-kam us2
2. siki an-e2-HA {d}na-ru2-a
  blank space
3. szunigin 4(u) 5(disz) 5/6(disz) ma#-[na ...] szar3#
4. szunigin 1(asz) gu2 1(u) 2(disz) [ma-na ...]
5. szunigin 2(u) [...]
6. szunigin 1(u) [...]
7. szunigin [...]
8. e2 [...]
9. sza3 [gu2-ab-ba{ki}]
  blank space
10. mu [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P133814

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number Ist L — ?
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 015667

References

  • primary: TÉL, 296

    [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, 38

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-15 at 10:23:46 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-26 at 15:07:13 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:56:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:08:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:28:01 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“TÉL 296 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 15, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P133814.
TÉL 296 artifact entry (No. P133814). (2024, August 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P133814 (Original work published 2001)
TÉL 296 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P133814 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
@misc{2024TEL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 15},
	title = {T{\' {E}}{L} 296 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P133814},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P133814},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/15/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P133814
LB  - CDLI:P133814
M1  - 2026/4/29/
TI  - TÉL 296 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P133814
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“TÉL 296 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 15, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P133814.
TÉL 296 artifact entry (No. P133814). (2024, August 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P133814 (Original work published 2001)
TÉL 296 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P133814 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
@misc{2024TEL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 15},
	title = {T{\' {E}}{L} 296 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P133814},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P133814},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/15/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P133814
LB  - CDLI:P133814
M1  - 2026/4/29/
TI  - TÉL 296 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P133814
ER  -
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