ITT 1, 01261 (P213701)

Letter tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist L 01261

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. lugal-mu <u3-na-du11>
2. en-nig2-lul-la2-ke4
3. na-be2-[a]
4. 4(gesz2) dug kasz ge6#
5. 2(szar2) ninda gug2 sur#?
6. [...]
7. [...]
reverse
1. [...] x x [...]
2. e2-gal-sze3
3. szu im-mi-nu-[us2]
4. lugal-mu
5. gesztu2-ga-ni
6. he2-zu

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Consult word list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Letter
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P213701
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P213701

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 01261
Accession Number

References

primary: ITT 1, 1261

[Thureau-Dangin1910ITT1] Thureau-Dangin, François. 1910. Inventaire Des Tablettes de Tello Conservées Au Musée Impérial Ottoman. Tome I: Textes de l’époque d’Agadé (Fouilles d’Ernest de Sarzec En 1895). Paris: Ernest Leroux.
history: FAOS 19, Gir 12

[Kienast1995FAOS19] Kienast, Burkhart, and Konrad Volk. 1995. Die Sumerischen Und Akkadischen Briefe Des III. Jahrtausends Aus Der Zeit Vor Der III. Dynastie von Ur (SAB). Freiburger Altorientalische Studien, Band 19. Stuttgart: Franz Steiner.
history: Michalowski Letters, no. 6

[Michalowski1993Letters] Michalowski, Piotr. 1993. Letters from Early Mesopotamia. Vol. 3. Writings from the Ancient World.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-08-23 at 18:30:44	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-04 at 08:40:46	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-04 at 08:39:26	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:33:32	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“ITT 1, 01261 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P213701.

ITT 1, 01261 artifact entry (No. P213701). (2024, August 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P213701 (Original work published 1970)

ITT 1, 01261 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P213701 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“ITT 1, 01261 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P213701.

ITT 1, 01261 artifact entry (No. P213701). (2024, August 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P213701 (Original work published 1970)

ITT 1, 01261 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P213701 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 23},
	title = {ITT 1, 01261 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P213701},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P213701},
}

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LB  - CDLI:P213701
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - ITT 1, 01261 artifact entry
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