STTI 1, 185 (P217228)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist L 11001

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter (Carta o juramento de no perjudicar a alguien. En acadio.)

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tablet
obverse
1. [en-ma]
 en: Thus says
2. [i-sza-ru-um]
 en: Išarum
3. a#-na# me#-sag2#
 en: to Mesag:
4. asz2-ma2-ma ah-ta2-du2
 en: “I heard and I rejoiced.
5. en-ma a-na-ku8-ma
 en: Thus indeed I said,
6. sa2-pi2-ni-a-me u-ka3-al
 en: ‘he holds my feet’.
7. e-ni 'a3-wa-at-su2
 en: Now look, it is his news:
8. i-di3-isz i-ta2-ha-az
 en: he has taken to that side.
9. a#-dum mi-nim i-na-kir
 en: Why is he hostile?
10. [al]-kam-ma# [...]
 en: Come to me and ...
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [_iri{ki}_]-su#? u-ba-li-it,
 en: ... he saved his city?.
2'. ni-is-qu2-su a-na# unu{ki}
 en: Truly, his selected troops for Uruk
3'. lu it-tal-ku
 en: have departed.
4'. su4 li-im-hu-ra-an-ni
 en: He must receive me.
5'. {d}inanna u3 dingir-a-ba4 u2-ma2
 en: (By) Ištar and Ilaba I swear that
6'. lu a-ga-ma-lu-su4
 en: I will spare him,
7'. _{gesz}tukul_ da-me al-su la a-sa-ka3-nu
 en: I will not set the weapon of blood against him.
8'. [...]
 en: ...
9'. [...]
 en: ...
left
1. [n] _gu4#_ u3 _1(u@c) udu iri{ki}_
 en: n oxen and 10 sheep of the city
2. [su4] li-im-hu-ra-an-ni
 en: he should receive for me.”

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Consult word list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Letter (Carta o juramento de no perjudicar a alguien. En acadio.)
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  • primary: STTI 1, 185

    [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 5, 11001

    [deGenouillac1921ITT5] Genouillac, Henri de. 1921. Inventaire Des Tablettes de Tello, Conservées Au Musée Impérial Ottoman. Tome 5: Époque Présargonique, Époque d’Agadé, Époque d’Ur. Paris: Ernest Leroux.

  • history: FAOS 19, Gir 37

    [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: Kraus, Nicholas, ZA 108 (2018) 005-007

    [sec25793] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: Ist L 11001
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-23 at 18:30:44 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2020-01-26 at 16:31:45 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2017-05-23 at 09:14:56 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI Approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Transliteration Brumfield, Sara CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:15 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
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 View

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Cite this Artifacts

“STTI 1, 185 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P217228.
STTI 1, 185 artifact entry (No. P217228). (2024, August 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217228 (Original work published 1970)
STTI 1, 185 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217228 (Accessed: March 27, 2026).
@misc{2024STTI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 23},
	title = {STTI 1, 185 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P217228},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P217228},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/23/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P217228
LB  - CDLI:P217228
M1  - 2026/3/27/
TI  - STTI 1, 185 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P217228
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“STTI 1, 185 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P217228.
STTI 1, 185 artifact entry (No. P217228). (2024, August 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217228 (Original work published 1970)
STTI 1, 185 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217228 (Accessed: March 27, 2026).
@misc{2024STTI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 23},
	title = {STTI 1, 185 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P217228},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P217228},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/23/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P217228
LB  - CDLI:P217228
M1  - 2026/3/27/
TI  - STTI 1, 185 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P217228
ER  -
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