TSU 099 (P135248)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), 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.0015

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

40.0 mm × 28.0 mm × 16.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
2. puzur4-ha-mi nu-banda3#
3. 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 kasz 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 ninda
4. sza3 en-nu-sze3
5. 4(disz) sila3 kasz 4(disz) sila3 ninda
6. sza3 e2-gal-sze3
7. giri3 puzur4-ha-mi#
8. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
9. 2(disz) gin2 i3
10. bu3-ka-a
11. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
reverse
1. 2(disz)? gin2# i3#
2. ad-da elam
3. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
4. 2(disz) gin2 i3
5. sza3?-da?-nu-szar lu2 kas4
6. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
7. 2(disz) gin2 i3
8. i3-li2-ma-su sukkal
9. 1(disz) kasz dida du
10. 1(ban2) dabin 1/3(disz) sila3 i3
11. lu2-bad3 x-{gesz}kiri6-sze3 x
12. giri3 nam-mah szesz [x]
13. zi#-ga u4 2(u) 4(disz)-kam

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 40.0 high × 28.0 wide × 16.0 thick
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  • primary: Limet, TSU, 99

    [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.

    Provisions de voyage

  • history: RIAA (1925), 175

    [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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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2016-11-11 at 14:58:19 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 16:13:44 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:11:28 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:28:32 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

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Cite this Artifacts

“TSU 099 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P135248.
TSU 099 artifact entry (No. P135248). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135248
TSU 099 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135248 (Accessed: March 8, 2026).
@misc{2001TSU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-08]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {TSU 099 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P135248},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P135248},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P135248
LB  - CDLI:P135248
M1  - 2026/3/8/
TI  - TSU 099 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P135248
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“TSU 099 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P135248.
TSU 099 artifact entry (No. P135248). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135248
TSU 099 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135248 (Accessed: March 8, 2026).
@misc{2001TSU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-08]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {TSU 099 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P135248},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P135248},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P135248
LB  - CDLI:P135248
M1  - 2026/3/8/
TI  - TSU 099 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P135248
ER  -
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