ITT 4, 07395 (P217769)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist L 07395

Period

Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative [identification uncertain]

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [tug2] aktum# guz-za# [...] am#
2. [...] tug2# aktum guz-za tur
3. 1(u) gada sag gada x bala
4. 5(disz) gada sag sza3-gu
5. ki lu2-dingir-ra-ta
6. 1(disz) zi3 gu gur a-ga-de3{ki}
7. ki ur-mes-ta
8. 1(asz) 2(ban2) ki lu2-{d}[...]
9. 6(disz) sa szum2 sikil ki [...]
reverse
1. ka-sa6 [...]
2. 3(disz) gin2 usz# [...]
3. 1(disz) ha-ma-ti
4. ARAD2 lu2 mudra5
5. 1(disz) ur-{d}samanx(|SZE.NUN.SZE3.BU|)
6. ARAD2 nu-banda3 e2-gal
7. 1(disz) lu2-{d}ba-ba6
8. ARAD2 ur-{d}en-sig-nun
9. 1(disz) szesz-kal-la
10. [...] gu2#-tar-la2
11. [...] mu# didli zah3-me
12. [...]-ta
13. [...]-me
14. [...] mu#-gal2
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative [identification uncertain]
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P217769

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 07395
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 020540

References

  • primary: ITT 4, 7395

    [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: AGGT, 575

    [Maiocchi2020AGGT] Maiocchi, Massimo, and Giuseppe Visicato. 2020. Administration at Girsu in Gudea’s Time. Antichistica 27. Venezia: Edizioni Ca’ Foscari – Digital Publishing.

  • history: MVN 6, 376

    [Pettinato1977MVN6] Pettinato, Giovanni, Hartmut Waetzoldt, and Francesco Pomponio. 1977. Testi Economici Di Lagaš Del Museo Di Istanbul. Parte I: La. 7001-7600. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 6. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2014-02-07 at 14:30:04 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2012-08-11 at 18:33:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:36:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:47:57 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. 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 4, 07395 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P217769.
ITT 4, 07395 artifact entry (No. P217769). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217769
ITT 4, 07395 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217769 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).
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	month = {jan 1},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P217769},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“ITT 4, 07395 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P217769.
ITT 4, 07395 artifact entry (No. P217769). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217769
ITT 4, 07395 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217769 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-26]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {ITT 4, 07395 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P217769},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P217769},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 1970/1/1/
PY  - 1970
ID  - P217769
LB  - CDLI:P217769
M1  - 2026/4/26/
TI  - ITT 4, 07395 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P217769
ER  -
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