TRU 002 (P134766)

Administrative tag excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Institut Catholique, Paris, France

Museum Collection(s)

Institut Catholique, Paris, France

Museum Number

ICP 0002

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tag

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (pisan-dub-ba)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

41.0 mm × 36.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Text

object tag
obverse
1. pisan-dub-ba
 en: Basket-of-tablets:
2. nig2-ka9-ak
 en: accounts of
3. na-lu5
 en: Nalu,
4. iti masz-da3-gu7#
 en: from month: “Gazelle feast,”
5. mu a-ra2# [2(disz)]-kam-asz si-mu-ru#-um{ki} ba-hul-ta
 en: year: “For the 2nd time Simurrum was destroyed,”
6. iti diri sze-sag11-ku5
 en: to the month, extra: “Harvest,”
reverse
1. mu us2-sa e2 puzur4-isz-{d}da-gan ba-du3 mu us2-sa-bi-sze3
 en: year after: “The house of Puzriš-Dagan was erected,” year after that;
2. mu 1(u) 6(disz)-kam
 en: (a period) of 16 years,
3. sza3-ba iti diri 6(disz)-am3 i3-gal2
 en: therein 16 extra months.

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (pisan-dub-ba)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šulgi.26.01.00 to Šulgi.41.12d.00 (intercalated) (us2-us2 year)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P134766

Physical information

Artifact type Tag
Dimensions 41.0 mm × 36.0 mm × 17.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Institut Catholique, Paris, France
Museum Number ICP 0002
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 003279

References

  • primary: TRU, 2

    [Legrain1912TRU] Legrain, Léon. 1912. Le Temps Des Rois d’Ur. Recherches Sur La Société Antique d’après Des Textes Nouveaux. Bibliothèque de l’École Des Hautes Études. Sciences Philologiques et Historiques 199. Paris: Honoré Champion.

  • history: JESHO 31, p.121-185, p. 123-124 n. 3

    [Englund1988timekeeping] Englund, Robert K. 1988. “Administrative Timekeeping in Ancient Mesopotamia.” Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient 31: 121–85.

  • history: Nelson pisan-dub-ba, no. 121

    [Nelson1976pisandubba] Nelson, Richard C. 1976. “Pisan-Dub-Ba Texts from the Sumerian Ur III Dynasty.” Phdthesis, University of Minnesota.

  • collation: ASJ 7, p.165-188, p. 166

    [Lafont1985TRU] Lafont, Bertrand. 1985. “Relecture Des Tablettes de L. Legrain, Le Temps Des Rois d’Ur.” Acta Sumerologica 7: 165–88.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-08 at 14:04:21 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2016-12-15 at 17:04:53 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 16:13:18 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-06-12 at 09:52:42 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-05-06 at 08:23:17 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-03-13 at 21:49:00 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-03-16 at 14:45:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:10:37 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:28:18 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“TRU 002 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P134766.
TRU 002 artifact entry (No. P134766). (2024, October 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P134766 (Original work published 2001)
TRU 002 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P134766 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
@misc{2024TRU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 8},
	title = {TRU 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P134766},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P134766},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/8/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P134766
LB  - CDLI:P134766
M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - TRU 002 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P134766
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TRU 002 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P134766.
TRU 002 artifact entry (No. P134766). (2024, October 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P134766 (Original work published 2001)
TRU 002 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P134766 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
@misc{2024TRU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 8},
	title = {TRU 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P134766},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P134766},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/8/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P134766
LB  - CDLI:P134766
M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - TRU 002 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P134766
ER  -
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