TCTI 2, 02563 (P132177)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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 02563

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (metal)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 3(gesz2) {uruda}ha-bu3-da
2. ki-la2-bi 2(asz) gu2 la2 5/6(disz) ma-na 7(disz) gin2
3. ba-la2
4. ki ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da-ta
reverse
1. lugal#-im-ru-a
2. szu ba-ti
3. giri3 ur-{d}nun-gal
4. giri3 lu2-ba-gara2
5. u3 lu2-{d}nin-szubur
6. mu en {d}nanna kar-zi-da ba-hun
envelope
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. ki ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da-ta
reverse
1. lugal-im-ru-a szu ba#-[ti]
  blank space
  seal impression
2. giri3 ur-{d}nun#-[gal]
3. giri3 lu2-ba#-[gara2]
4. u3 lu2-[{d}nin-szubur]
5. mu {d}[...]
seal 1
1. lu2-ba-gara2
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
seal 2
1. lu2-{d}nin-szubur
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
seal 3
1. ur-{d}nun-gal
2. dub-sar
3. dumu erin-da

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Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: TCTI 2, 2563

    [Lafont1996TCTI2] Lafont, Bertrand, and Fatma Yıldız. 1996. Tablettes Cunéiformes de Tello Au Musée d’Istanbul Datant de l’époque de La IIIe Dynastie d’Ur. II: (ITT II/1, 2544-2819, 3158-4342, 4708-4713). Publications de l’Institut Historique et Archéologique Néerlandais de Stamboul 77. Leiden: Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut te Istanbul.

    Sealed envel. + tabl.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: Ist L 02563
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.09.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2021-09-10 at 15:19:46 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2021-07-27 at 18:15:17 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2017-10-13 at 15:03:20 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:05:49 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:35:57 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:52:21 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:27:23 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002723 (composite) (P455433) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
CDLI Seals 003199 (composite) (P455909) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
CDLI Seals 005273 (composite) (P457983) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“TCTI 2, 02563 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P132177.
TCTI 2, 02563 artifact entry (No. P132177). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P132177
TCTI 2, 02563 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P132177 (Accessed: March 19, 2025).
@misc{2001TCTI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-19]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {TCTI 2, 02563 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P132177},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P132177},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P132177
LB  - CDLI:P132177
M1  - 2025/3/19/
TI  - TCTI 2, 02563 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.ucla.edu/P132177
ER  -
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