TCTI 3, 04768 (P500940)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist L 04768

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 8(asz) 3(barig) sze gur lugal
2. sza3-gal erin2 sza3-gu4 bala gub-ba e2 uru11{ki}
  blank space
  seal impression
3. sze sanga {d}dumu-zi
4. i3-dub e2-gibil4-le
5. ki ba-zi-ta
reverse
1. kiszib3 ab-ba-kal-la sanga uru11{ki}
2. giri3 ur-mes
  blank space
  seal impression
3. iti amar-a-a-si
4. mu en {d}nanna kar-zi-da ba-hun
seal 1
1. ab-ba-kal-la
2. dub-sar
3. dumu du-du
4. sanga uru11

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):

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P500940

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 04768
Accession Number

References

  • primary: TCTI 3, 04768

    [LafontTBD] Lafont, Bertrand, Fatma Yıldız, and Kazuya Maekawa. TBD. Tablettes Cunéiformes de Tello Au Musée d’Istanbul .

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-05-24 at 18:14:37 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata, Other metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-08-08 at 14:11:09 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2017-09-10 at 09:33:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2017-09-05 at 06:04:03 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand CDLI Approved View
2017-08-31 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“TCTI 3, 04768 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 24, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P500940.
TCTI 3, 04768 artifact entry (No. P500940). (2025, May 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P500940 (Original work published 2017)
TCTI 3, 04768 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P500940 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P500940},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“TCTI 3, 04768 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 24, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P500940.
TCTI 3, 04768 artifact entry (No. P500940). (2025, May 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P500940 (Original work published 2017)
TCTI 3, 04768 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P500940 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {may 24},
	title = {TCTI 3, 04768 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P500940},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P500940},
}

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DA  - 2025/5/24/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P500940
LB  - CDLI:P500940
M1  - 2026/4/13/
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UR  - https://cdli.earth/P500940
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