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TCNU 663 (P135509)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Museo di Antichità di Torino, Turin, Italy

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Text / annotations

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Museum Collection(s)

Museo di Antichità di Torino, Turin, Italy

Museum Number

MAT 663

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

40.0 mm × 41.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) kin2# zi-bi2
2. szu# nu#-tuku#
3. 2(disz) kin2 zi-bi2
4. szu se3-ga
5. 2(disz) {na4}kin2 AB-KID#
reverse
1. mu#-kux(DU)# {d}szara2#
2. ki en-[u2-a-ta]
3. szesz#-saga# szu# ba#-ti#
4. [mu] us2#-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul mu# us2-sa-bi
seal 1
1. szesz-sa6-ga
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lugal-gu3-de2-a

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

Museo di Antichità di Torino, Turin, Italy

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 40.0 high × 41.0 wide
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: TCNU, 663

[Archi1995TCNU] Archi, Alfonso, Giovanni Bergamini, and Francesco Pomponio. 1995. Testi Cuneiformi Neo-Sumerici Da Umma, Nn. 0413 - 0723. Parte I: I Testi. Parte II: Le Impronte Di Sigillo. Catalogo Del Museo Egizio Di Torino. Seria Seconda: Collezioni, Volume 8. Torino: Ministerio per i Beni Culturali e Ambientali. Soprintendenza al Museo delle Antichità Egizie.

pietre da macina

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: MAT 663
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.48.00.00 (us2-us2 year)
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2015-08-07 at 10:49:06	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2014-08-24 at 13:44:08	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2014-08-24 at 13:18:46	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 14:11:52	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:28:36	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 (038482) (038482)

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 004155.2 (composite) (P533865)	-	-

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“TCNU 663 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P135509.

TCNU 663 artifact entry (No. P135509). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135509

TCNU 663 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135509 (Accessed: April 2, 2026).

@misc{2001TCNU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-02]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {TCNU 663 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P135509},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P135509},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P135509
LB  - CDLI:P135509
M1  - 2026/4/2/
TI  - TCNU 663 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P135509
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“TCNU 663 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P135509.

TCNU 663 artifact entry (No. P135509). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135509

TCNU 663 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135509 (Accessed: April 2, 2026).

@misc{2001TCNU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-02]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {TCNU 663 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P135509},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P135509},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P135509
LB  - CDLI:P135509
M1  - 2026/4/2/
TI  - TCNU 663 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P135509
ER  -