TSU 103 (P135252)

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.0521

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

26.0 mm × 25.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. n sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. dan-i3-li2
4. 3(disz) sila3# kasz 1(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
5. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. ur-{d}nin-gul
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
8. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. lu2-x
10. 1(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 kasz 1(ban2) n(disz) sila3
11. 3(disz) gin2 i3 n(disz) gin2 naga
12. lugal-e2-[...]
13. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3# ninda# 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
reverse
1. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. szesz-kal-la
3. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
4. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
5. u2-da
6. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
7. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
8. rim4
9. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 1(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
10. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
11. ur-zu
12. szunigin 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 4(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 kasz 2/3(disz) sila3 szum2
13. 1/3(disz) sila3 3(disz) gin2 i3 1(u) 6(disz) gin2 naga
left
1. u4 3(u)-kam
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2. iti min-esz3
3. mu hu-hu-nu-ri{ki}

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
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 26.0 high × 25.0 wide
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  • primary: Limet, TSU, 103

    [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.

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  • history: RIAA (1925), 130

    [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.0521
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.07.07.30
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-04-12 at 14:14:27 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-04-06 at 02:45:40 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“TSU 103 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P135252.
TSU 103 artifact entry (No. P135252). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P135252
TSU 103 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P135252 (Accessed: April 5, 2025).
@misc{2001TSU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-05]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {TSU 103 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P135252},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P135252},
}


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