TSU 057 (P135220)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Musées royaux d’Art et d’Histoire, Brussels, Belgium

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Museum Collection(s)

Musées royaux d’Art et d’Histoire, Brussels, Belgium

Museum Number

MRAH O.0181

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

86.0 mm × 47.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 3(szar2) sar gi zex(SIG7)-a 4(u) sar-ta
2. a2-bi u4 4(gesz2) 4(u)-kam
3. 2(szar2) 3(gesz'u) sar gi zex(SIG7)-a 5(u) sar-ta
4. a2-bi u4 3(disz)-kam
5. 1(gesz2) 2(u) sar al 4(disz) sar-ta
6. a2-bi u4 2(u)-kam
7. 4(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 3(u) sar {gesz}dih3 3(u) sar-ta
8. a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 3(u) 3(disz)
9. 2(szar2) sar {gesz}dih3 2(u) sar-ta
10. a2-bi u4 6(disz)
11. kiszib3 nig2-u2-rum dub-sar
reverse
  blank space
1. a-sza3 {d}szul-gi-a-bi2
2. a-sza3 {d}szara2-gaba?-ki?-u8?
3. mu ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. nig2-u2-rum
2. dub-sar
3. dumu {d}nanna-i3-zu

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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
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 86.0 high × 47.0 wide × 21.0 thick
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  • primary: Limet, TSU, 57

    [Limet1976TSU] Limet, Henri. 1976. Textes Sumériens de La IIIe Dynastie d’Ur. Documents Du Proche Orient Ancien. Épigraphie 1. Bruxelles: Musées Royaux d’Art et d’Histoire.

    Travaux agricoles

  • history: RIAA (1925), 132

    [Speleers1925RIAA] Speleers, Louis. 1925. Recueil Des Inscriptions de l’Asie Antérieure Des Musées Royaux Du Cinquantenaire à Bruxelles; Textes Sumériens, Babyloniens et Assyriens.

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  • Museum No.: MRAH O.0181
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2015-08-04 at 15:46:17 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:11:26 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:58:30 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:28:31 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 003935.2 (composite) (P533814) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“TSU 057 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P135220.
TSU 057 artifact entry (No. P135220). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P135220
TSU 057 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P135220 (Accessed: February 14, 2025).
@misc{2001TSU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-02-14]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {TSU 057 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P135220},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P135220},
}


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