ITT 2, 04690 (P217669)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist L 04690

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (fish rations)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [...]-ba lu2#-umma{ki} gi4-a
4. [1(asz@c)] pisan# nig2 u4 zal-la-ke4-ne# a-ga-de3{ki}-sze3 mu-de6-a
5. [1(asz@c)] pisan# nig2 a-ga-de3{ki}-ta de6-a
6. [1(asz@c)] pisan# nam-ra ak unu{ki}
7. 1(asz@c) pisan masz ansze unu{ki}-sze3 ba-lah5
8. [1(asz@c)] pisan# e2 da-da
9. [1(asz@c) pisan] aga3-us2
10. [...] x la2#
column 2
1. [...]
2. 1(asz@c) pisan ab2 ansze# [...]
3. 1(asz@c) pisan {ansze}kunga2 gi4#-[a]
4. 1(asz@c) pisan sze-lu2 a-ga#-de3{ki}
5. erin2-e szu ti-a
6. 1(asz@c) pisan tur zabar gu2-ne-sag gal2-a
7. 1(asz@c) pisan uruda iri-ta# e3#-a
8. 1(asz@c) {kusz}du10-gan [...]
9. 1(asz@c) pisan ninda uz#-[ga]
10. szu ba-ti#-[a]
11. 1(asz@c) pisan ku6 giri3#-[us2]
12. 1(asz@c) banszur# gaba# [...]
reverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) pisan sag gub-[ba] sze3-nam-in-da-[a{ki}]
2. 1(asz@c) pisan usz-bar ur#-[...]
3. 1(asz@c) pisan sag-nig2-gur11 tug2 iri-a gar-ra
4. 2(asz@c) pisan gazi#? lu2 a-ga-[de3]{ki}-ke4-ne i3-dab5-esz2-[a]
5. 1(asz@c) pisan sze nimgir esz3
6. ur-{d}nin-gir2-su-ta
7. mu bala-esz2-a
8. 1(asz@c) pisan sze zi-ga nita
9. 1(asz@c) pisan nig2-ka9-ak e2-gal
10. 1(asz@c) pisan sze-lu2 a-ga-[de3]{ki}-ke4-ne i3-dab5-[esz2-a]
11. ma2 gid2-da# [...]
12. tug2 ba lagasz#[{ki} ...]
13. 1(asz@c) pisan [...]
  rest broken
column 2
1. [...] x
2. [1(asz@c) pisan] uruda# im
3. [1(asz@c) pisan] zi3 a-ga-de3{ki} ba-gar-ra
4. [1(asz@c)] pisan# ensi2 a-ga-de3#{ki}-sze3 i3-de6-a [u4]-zal#-la#-ke4-ne e3-a
5. [1(asz@c)] pisan# ur-TAR
6. [1(asz@c)] pisan# nig2 {d}utu-sa6-e ba-de6-a
7. [...]-tur-ne mu-de6-a
8. [szunigin] 4(u)#? 6(asz@c) pisan
9. [szunigin x 1(asz@c)] banszur
  blank space
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (fish rations)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P217669

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 04690
Accession Number

References

  • primary: ITT 2, 4690

    [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.

  • citation: ZA 72 (pp. 1-27), 013 and 025ff.

    [Foster1982] Foster, Benjamin R. 1982. “Archives and Record-Keeping in Sargonic Mesopotamia.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 72: 1–27.

  • citation: USP, p. 85

    [Foster1982USP] Foster, Benjamin R. 1982. Umma in the Sargonic Period. Memoirs of the Connecticut Academy of Arts & Sciences, Volume 20. Hamden, Connecticut: Archon Books.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-04 at 16:34:15 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:54:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:43:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2015-02-21 at 09:28:29 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Transliteration Brumfield, Sara CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:25 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

Cite this Artifacts

“ITT 2, 04690 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P217669.
ITT 2, 04690 artifact entry (No. P217669). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217669 (Original work published 1970)
ITT 2, 04690 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217669 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P217669},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“ITT 2, 04690 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P217669.
ITT 2, 04690 artifact entry (No. P217669). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217669 (Original work published 1970)
ITT 2, 04690 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217669 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P217669},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P217669},
}


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