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TCS 1, 123 (P145675)

Letter tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey, USA

Museum Number

PTS 1089

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. lu2-{d}nin-tur-tur
2. u3-na-a-du11
3. u4 kin-gi4-a numun-na-gi4
4. 1(barig) sze lugal-ta
reverse
1. ha-ba-ab-szum2-mu
2. sag erin2-bi igi-nim he2-dab-e
3. ugula nu-banda3-bi
4. na-ne-szum2-mu
5. lu2 hu-bu-bi
6. hun-ga2#-gin7 szu he2-ne-szum2

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)

Collections

Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Letter
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: TCS 1, 123

[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.
history: Princeton 2, 255

[Sigrist2005Princeton2] Sigrist, Marcel. 2005. Tablets from the Princeton Theological Seminary: Ur III Period. Part 2. Occasional Publications of the Samuel Noah Kramer Fund 18. Philadelphia: Samuel Noah Kramer Fund.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: PTS 1089
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: uncertain (mod. uncertain)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: --.--.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2015-06-24 at 15:36:01	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 14:30:27	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:32:15	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (015111) (015111)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“TCS 1, 123 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P145675.

TCS 1, 123 artifact entry (No. P145675). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P145675

TCS 1, 123 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P145675 (Accessed: April 6, 2026).

@misc{2001TCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-06]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {TCS 1, 123 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P145675},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P145675},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
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LB  - CDLI:P145675
M1  - 2026/4/6/
TI  - TCS 1, 123 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P145675
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“TCS 1, 123 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P145675.

TCS 1, 123 artifact entry (No. P145675). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P145675

TCS 1, 123 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P145675 (Accessed: April 6, 2026).

@misc{2001TCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-06]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {TCS 1, 123 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P145675},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P145675},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P145675
LB  - CDLI:P145675
M1  - 2026/4/6/
TI  - TCS 1, 123 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P145675
ER  -