STTI 1, 159 (P217203)

Administrative 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 05797

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Toma a cargo de tierras.)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 7(bur3@c) GAN2 {d}nin-gir2-su-<ke4>-pa3-da
2. [...] 8(bur3@c)#? GAN2 gar3-mud
3. [n GAN2] du6-sir2-ra
4. [...] x
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. [...]-ki#-a [...]
2'. [...]-ke4
3'. i3-dab5

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)	Administrative (Toma a cargo de tierras.)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P217203
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P217203

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number	Ist L 05797
Accession Number

References

primary: STTI 1, 159

[Donbaz1982STTI1] Donbaz, Veysel, and Benjamin R. Foster. 1982. Sargonic Texts from Telloh in the Istanbul Archaeological Museums. Occasional Publications of the Samuel Noah Kramer Fund 5. Philadelphia: The University Museum.
history: ITT 2, 5797

[Genouillac1910-1911ITT2] Genouillac, Henri de. 1910-1911. Textes de l’époque d’Agadé et de l’époque d’Ur (Fouilles d’Ernest de Sarzec En 1894). Vol. 2. Inventaire Des Tablettes de Tello, Conservées Au Musée Impérial Ottoman. Paris: Ernest Leroux.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-04 at 16:34:15	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 12:34:15	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 Artifact

“STTI 1, 159 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P217203.

STTI 1, 159 artifact entry (No. P217203). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217203 (Original work published 1970)

STTI 1, 159 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217203 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {STTI 1, 159 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P217203},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P217203},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“STTI 1, 159 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P217203.

STTI 1, 159 artifact entry (No. P217203). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217203 (Original work published 1970)

STTI 1, 159 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217203 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).

@misc{2024STTI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {STTI 1, 159 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P217203},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P217203},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P217203
LB  - CDLI:P217203
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - STTI 1, 159 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P217203
ER  -