Trouvaille 83 (P134756)

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

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

MRAH O.0076

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

76.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) har ku3-babbar 1(u) gin2
2. s,e-ri dumu sze-eb-ba lu2 bu-li{ki}
3. u4 bu-li{ki}-ta
4. 2(disz) har ku3-babbar 8(disz) gin2-ta
5. da-szu-ug szimaszgi2{ki}
6. u4 szimaszgi2{ki}-ta
7. 1(disz) har ku3-babbar 8(disz) gin2
8. na-wa-ar-sze-en gudu4 {d}nin-hur-sag-ga2 lu2 na-wa-ar{ki}
9. u4 na-wa-ar{ki}-ta
10. i3-im-e-re-esz2-sza-a
reverse
1. er3-{d}nanna sukkal-mah maszkim
2. 1(disz) har ku3-babbar 7(disz) gin2
3. kal-bi-si aga3-us2 lu2 dun-a a-bu-ni szagina
4. lugal-ma2-gur8-re sukkal maszkim
  blank space
5. in-be6-e-esz2
6. ki lu2-dingir-ra-ta
7. ba-zi
8. sza3 puzur4-isz-{d}da-gan
9. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
10. mu en unu{ki}-ga ba-hun
left
1. 7(disz)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P134756

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 76.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 20.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Musées royaux d’Art et d’Histoire, Brussels, Belgium
Museum Number MRAH O.0076
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 002477

References

  • primary: Trouvaille, 83

    [Genouillac1911Trouvaille] Genouillac, Henri de. 1911. La Trouvaille de Dréhem : Étude Avec Un Choix de Textes de Constantiniple et Bruxelles. Paris : Geuthner.

    Lingots d'argent

  • history: Limet, TSU, 38

    [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.

  • history: RIAA (1925), 076

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-04-16 at 13:28:00 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2016-07-28 at 16:13:15 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:10:26 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:58:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:28:18 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Trouvaille 83 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P134756.
Trouvaille 83 artifact entry (No. P134756). (2024, April 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P134756 (Original work published 2001)
Trouvaille 83 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P134756 (Accessed: May 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {apr 16},
	title = {Trouvaille 83 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P134756},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P134756},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Trouvaille 83 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P134756.
Trouvaille 83 artifact entry (No. P134756). (2024, April 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P134756 (Original work published 2001)
Trouvaille 83 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P134756 (Accessed: May 13, 2026).
@misc{2024Trouvaille,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {apr 16},
	title = {Trouvaille 83 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P134756},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P134756},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/4/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P134756
LB  - CDLI:P134756
M1  - 2026/5/13/
TI  - Trouvaille 83 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P134756
ER  -
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