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TCS 1, 366 (P145790)

Letter 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

Seal Chemistry

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Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist L 07830

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [1(disz)] x [...]
2. 1(disz) lu2#-[...]
3. 1(disz) bi2-sa6#
4. 1(disz) [...] x
5. [...]
6. [...]
7. [...]
reverse
1. 1(disz) e2-he2-gal2
2. 1(disz) giri3-ni-i3-sa6
3. 1(disz) na-silim
4. ur-tur giri3-sze3 he2-ni-se3-ge
5. nu-dab-ba-ni ugu2-ni he2-dab5 ba-ab-zi-zi

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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Join Information:
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Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Letter
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: TCS 1, 366

[Sollberger1966TCS1] Sollberger, Edmond. 1966. The Business and Administrative Correspondence under the Kings of Ur. Texts from Cuneiform Sources 1. Locust Valley, New York: J.J. Augustin.
history: ITT 4, 7830

[Delaporte1912ITT4] Delaporte, Louis. 1912. Inventaire Des Tablettes de Tello Conservées Au Musée Impérial Ottoman. Tome 4: Textes de l’époque d’Ur (Fouilles d’Ernest de Sarzec En 1898 et 1900). Paris: Ernest Leroux.
history: MVN 7, 229

[Pettinato1978MVN7] Pettinato, Giovanni, Sergio A. Picchioni, and Hartmut Waetzoldt. 1978. Testi Economici Di Lagaš Del Museo Di Istanbul. Parte II: La. 7601-8200. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 7. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: Ist L 07830
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: --.--.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2011-07-22 at 14:30:35	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2009-04-10 at 08:29:08	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI	CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (021301) (021301)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“TCS 1, 366 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P145790.

TCS 1, 366 artifact entry (No. P145790). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P145790

TCS 1, 366 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P145790 (Accessed: December 31, 2025).

@misc{2001TCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-31]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {TCS 1, 366 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P145790},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P145790},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P145790
LB  - CDLI:P145790
M1  - 2025/12/31/
TI  - TCS 1, 366 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P145790
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TCS 1, 366 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P145790.

TCS 1, 366 artifact entry (No. P145790). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P145790

TCS 1, 366 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P145790 (Accessed: December 31, 2025).

@misc{2001TCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-31]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {TCS 1, 366 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P145790},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P145790},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P145790
LB  - CDLI:P145790
M1  - 2025/12/31/
TI  - TCS 1, 366 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P145790
ER  -