CTPSM 1, 126 (P499364)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, Russian Federation

Museum Collection(s)

Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, Russian Federation

Museum Number

GMII 1373

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

46.0 mm × 41.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

envelope
obverse
1. 4(gesz2) 1(u) 3(asz) [sze gur] lugal
  blank space
  seal impression
2. zi3 KA gir2-su{ki}-sze3
3. i3-dub uru11{ki}-ta
4. kiszib3 ku-li
reverse
1. [...] lu2-{d}dumu-zi dumu al-la-mu
2. [...] lu2-{d}nin-szubur dumu da-da
  blank space
  erased seal impression
3. iti diri sze-sag11-ku5
4. [mu] gu-za {d}en-lil2-la2 ba-dim2
seal 1
1. ku-li
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ki-ag2-mu

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002644 (composite) (P455354) S002644 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P499364

Physical information

unopened envelope

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
unopened envelope
Dimensions 46.0 mm × 41.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, Russian Federation
Museum Number GMII 1373
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 195112

References

  • primary: CTPSM 1, 126

    [Perlov2014CTPSM1] Perlov, Boris I., and Yuri Savelyev. 2014. Cuneiform Texts in the Collection of the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts. Volume 1: Administrative Texts from Tello from the Ur III Period. Moscow: Paleograph-Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2016-12-02 at 08:50:26 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-12-02 at 01:47:07 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-12-02 at 01:44:57 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-12-02 at 01:19:22 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-12-02 at 01:17:50 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-11-27 at 02:09:11 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-11-27 at 02:03:21 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-11-27 at 02:02:39 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-11-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CTPSM 1, 126 Artifact Entry.” 2016. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 11, 2016. https://cdli.earth/P499364.
CTPSM 1, 126 artifact entry (No. P499364). (2016, November 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499364
CTPSM 1, 126 artifact entry (2016) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499364 (Accessed: November 8, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-08]},
	year = {2016},
	month = {nov 11},
	title = {CTPSM 1, 126 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P499364},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499364},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2016/11/11/
PY  - 2016
ID  - P499364
LB  - CDLI:P499364
M1  - 2026/11/8/
TI  - CTPSM 1, 126 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P499364
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CTPSM 1, 126 Artifact Entry.” 2016. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 11, 2016. https://cdli.earth/P499364.
CTPSM 1, 126 artifact entry (No. P499364). (2016, November 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499364
CTPSM 1, 126 artifact entry (2016) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499364 (Accessed: November 8, 2026).
@misc{2016CTPSM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-08]},
	year = {2016},
	month = {nov 11},
	title = {CTPSM 1, 126 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P499364},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499364},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2016/11/11/
PY  - 2016
ID  - P499364
LB  - CDLI:P499364
M1  - 2026/11/8/
TI  - CTPSM 1, 126 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P499364
ER  -
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