TCS 1, 177 & ITT 2, 00866 (P145700)

Letter 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, Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland

Museum Number

Ist L 00866 & MAH 16278

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Has fragments Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. na-ni
 en: To Nani
2. u3-na-a-du11
 en: speak:
3. 1(gesz2) sze gur
 en: 60 gur of barley
4. e-la-ak-szu-qir-ra
 en: to Elak-šuqir
5. he2-na-ab-szum2-mu
 en: may he give;
reverse
1. na-mi-gur-re
 en: there is no recourse,
2. gu2-na-kam
 en: it is his burden.
3. tukum-bi
 en: Should he
4. nu-na-an-szum2
 en: not give (the barley) to him,
5. e2-a-ni-ta
 en: it will, out his own household,
6. ib2-su-su
 en: be redeemed.
envelope
obverse
  broken
reverse
  blank space
  seal impression
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szu-{d}suen
 en: Šu-Suen,
2. lugal kal-ga
 en: strong king,
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
 en: king of Ur,
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
 en: king of the four corners:
column 2
1. ARAD2-{d}nanna
 en: ARAD-Nanna,
2. sukkal-mah
 en: sukkalmaḫ,
3. dumu ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
 en: son of Ur-Šulpa’e,
4. sukkal-mah
 en: sukkalmaḫ,
5. ARAD2-zu
 en: is your servant.

Consult previous versions and their differences
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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  • Artifact Preservation:
  • This artifact is composed of fragments.
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:

    RIME 3/2.01.04.x2002, ex. 02

  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: ITT 2, 866

    [Genouillac1910-1911ITT2] Genouillac, Henri de. 1910-1911. Textes de l’époque d’Agadé et de l’époque d’Ur (Fouilles d’Ernest de Sarzec En 1894). Vol. 2. Inventaire Des Tablettes de Tello, Conservées Au Musée Impérial Ottoman. Paris: Ernest Leroux.

  • history: TCTI 1, 866

    [Lafont1989TCTI1] Lafont, Bertrand, and Fatma Yıldız. 1989. Tablettes Cunéiformes de Tello Au Musée d’Istanbul Datant de l’époque de La IIIe Dynastie d’Ur. I: (ITT II/1,617-1038). Publications de l’Institut Historique et Archéologique Néerlandais de Stamboul 65. Leiden: Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut te Istanbul.

  • history: Michalowski Letters, 090

    [Michalowski1993Letters] Michalowski, Piotr. 1993. Letters from Early Mesopotamia. Vol. 3. Writings from the Ancient World.

  • history: TCS 1, 177

    [Sollberger1966TCS1] Sollberger, Edmond. 1966. The Business and Administrative Correspondence under the Kings of Ur. Texts from Cuneiform Sources 1. Locust Valley, New York: J.J. Augustin.

  • citation: Lafont, Bertrand, RA 80 (1986) 076

    [sec22645] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: Ist L 00866 & MAH 16278
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-04 at 16:34:15 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-04 at 08:40:46 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-04 at 08:37:10 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-04 at 08:33:03 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2018-08-23 at 08:56:43 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2017-10-13 at 15:03:20 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-04-02 at 08:07:59 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-01-07 at 18:06:21 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:30:30 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:32:15 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 000043 (composite) (P430144) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.01.00.00, Šū-Suen.09.05.00

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

P145700 leadP145700 lead

Cite this Artifact
“TCS 1, 177 & ITT 2, 00866 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P145700.
TCS 1, 177 & ITT 2, 00866 artifact entry (No. P145700). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P145700 (Original work published 2001)
TCS 1, 177 & ITT 2, 00866 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P145700 (Accessed: November 22, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-11-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {TCS 1, 177 & {ITT} 2, 00866 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P145700},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P145700},
}


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