TÉL 208 (P133720)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist L — ?

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [...] ki [...]
2'. [...]
3'. [...] 3(barig) 1(ban2) gur
4'. [... mu]-kux(DU)
5'. [...] 3(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) gur
6'. [...] sa12-du5
7'. [...] gur
8'. [i3-dub] nam#-szita
9'. [ki ...]-la-ta
10'. [ki ...]-NIG2-ta
11'. [ki ... x-{d}]nansze-ta
12'. [... ki ...]-ta
13'. [...] du3-a
14'. [...]
15'. [...] 3(barig) gur
16'. [...]-ta
17'. [...] gur
18'. [...] kal#-la
19'. [...]
column 2
1. [...]
2. 6(gesz2) 2(u) [sze gur]
3. kiszib3 nu-[tuku]
4. ur-{d}isztaran
5. 4(u) 2(asz) 4(barig) gur sze-numun
6. kiszib3 ab-ba-kal-la
7. 5(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) gur
8. kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
9. dumu ba-zi
10. 5(asz) 4(barig) gur
11. kiszib3 ka5-a-mu
12. dumu ur5-bi-sze3
13. ugu2-a ga2-ga2
  blank space
14. szunigin 8(gesz2) 1(u) 8(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) gur
15. mu-kux(DU)
16. la2-ia3 1(gesz2) 2(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur su-su
17. la2-ia3 9(asz) 1(ban2) gur
18. ur-{d}ba-ba6
19. e2 {d}nin-sun2
20. 4(gesz2) 1(u) 5(asz) 4(barig) gur
21. i3-dub nig2-ka9-ak
22. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 [na-ru2]-a-mah [{d}en-lil2 {d}nin]-lil2 [mu-ne-du3]
26. [...]
column 3
1. [...]
2. 2(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 1(u) [gur]
3. kiszib3 KA-[...]
4. 8(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) gur
5. lugal-mu10-us2-sa2
6. ur-{d}en-gal-du-du
7. 3(asz) gur
8. giri3 lu2-{d}dumu-zi
9. kiszib3 lu2 mar-sa
10. 9(asz) 2(barig) gur
11. kiszib3 ur-{d}iszkur
12. lu2 mar-sa
13. 7(asz) gur
14. giri3 lu2-{d}dumu-zi
15. kiszib3 ur-bad3-tibirx(KU)-ra
16. ugu2-a ga2-ga2
  blank space
18. szunigin 1(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) 2(u) 5(asz) 4(barig) 5(disz) sila3 gur
19. mu-kux(DU)
20. la2-ia3 1(u) 5(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
21. ur-{d}nansze
22. e2 {d}ig-alim
23. 8(gesz2) 4(u) 1(asz) gur
24. sze gesz e3-a
25. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 5(asz)# 2(barig) gur su-ga
26. [...] 3(asz) 2(barig) gur su-su
27. [...]
column 4
1. [...]
2. 8(disz) [...] gur#
3. kiszib3 ur-{d}[nansze] dumu ur-li
5. 1(u) 4(barig) gur sze-numun
6. kiszib3 lu2-kal-la
7. e2 {d}ga2-tum3-du10
8. 8(asz) gur sze-numun
9. kiszib3 szesz-szesz-mu
10. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 1(asz) gur sze-numun
11. kiszib3 ab-ba-kal-la
12. 9(gesz2) gur
13. i3-dub nam-szita
14. kiszib3 nu-tuku
15. ur-{d}lamma dumu {d}utu-mu
16. ugu2-a ga2-ga2
  blank space
18. szunigin 4(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 7(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 gur
19. mu-kux(DU)
20. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) 1(disz) sila3
21. i3-dub
22. ab-ba-[...]
23. e2 [...]
24. [...]
column 5
1. [...]
2. szunigin 1(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 1(u) 1(asz) [n] 4(ban2) gur
3. mu-kux(DU)
4. la2-ia3 1(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) gur
5. ur-{d}nin-mar{ki}
6. e2 {d}ga2-tum3-du10
7. 4(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 2(u) 4(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) gur
8. 4(gesz2) 3(u) 5(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) ziz2 gur
9. sze gesz e3-a
  blank space
11. szunigin 4(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) gur
12. sza3-bi-ta
13. 2(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) 1(u) [...] 3(asz) [...] 3(barig) 3(ban2) gur
14. [...]
column 6
1. [...]
2. ur-{d}[...]
3. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 3(disz) [...]
4. kiszib3 lu2-{d}[...]
5. 2(gesz2) 2(u) [...]
6. kiszib3 KA-[...]
7. zi3 [...]
8. 2(u) [...]
9. kiszib3 [...]
10. [...]
reverse
column 1
  broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. [...] ugu2#-a ga2-[ga2]
3'. [...] guru7 [...] 4(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 2(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gur
4'. mu-kux(DU)
5'. [la2]-ia3 1(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur
6'. sze e2-kin-ga2
7'. kiszib3 ur-{d}ig-alim
8'. dumu e3-[a-ba-ni]
9'. la2-ia3 1(gesz2) 2(u) 6(asz) 3(barig) [x] 8(disz) sila3 gur
10'. [...] lu2#-gu-la
11'. [e2] {d}dumu-[zi]
12'. [...] sze [...]
13'. [...]
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-na
2'. [...] tur
3'. [...] gu-la
4'. [...] 3(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) gur
  rest broken

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: TÉL, 208

    [Lambert1968TÉL] Lambert, Maurice, and Charles Virolleaud. 1968. Tablettes Économiques de Lagash (Époque de La IIIe Dynastie d’Ur) Copiées En 1900 Au Musée Impérial Ottoman. Cahiers de La Société Asiatique 19. Paris: Imprimerie Nationale.

  • history: Virolleaud, Charles, Comptabilité (1903) 18 (col. 2),

    [sec19951] N.d.

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  • Museum No.: Ist L — ?
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.06.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:56:29 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-03-13 at 21:48:43 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-05-14 at 09:00:04 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:08:19 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:27:59 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“TÉL 208 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P133720.
TÉL 208 artifact entry (No. P133720). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P133720
TÉL 208 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P133720 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
@misc{2001TEL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-19]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {T{\' {E}}{L} 208 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P133720},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P133720},
}


TY  - ELEC
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PY  - 2001
ID  - P133720
LB  - CDLI:P133720
M1  - 2024/4/19/
TI  - TÉL 208 artifact entry
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