TCBI 2/2, 57 (P381711)

Letter tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Banca d'Italia, Rome, Italy

Museum Collection(s)

Banca d'Italia, Rome, Italy

Museum Number

BdI C 46

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. ARAD2-mu
2. u3-na-a-du11
3. 3(u) sa mug-lu{sar}
4. 2(u) sa szum2-sikil
5. nig2-gu7 ensi2-ka
reverse
1. ha-mu-ra-ab-szum2-mu
  seal impression
2. lu2 ga-nam mu-gur4-gur4?
seal 1
column 1
1. da-da#
2. ensi2
3. nibru{ki}
column 2
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P381711

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Banca d'Italia, Rome, Italy
Museum Number BdI C 46
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 169766

References

  • primary: TCBI 2/2, II-57

    [D’Agostino2006TCBI2/1] Pomponio, Francesco, and Franco d’Agostino. 2006. “Le Tavolette Neo-Sumeriche.” In Tavolette Cuneiformi Di Varia Provenienza Delle Collezioni Della Banca d’Italia, edited by Francesco Pomponio, Marten Stol, and Aage Westenholz, 2:69–157. Roma: Banca d’Italia.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 15:04:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:55:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-12-12 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Cripps, Eric L.; Molina, Manuel CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“TCBI 2/2, 57 Artifact Entry.” 2007. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 12, 2007. https://cdli.earth/P381711.
TCBI 2/2, 57 artifact entry (No. P381711). (2007, December 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P381711
TCBI 2/2, 57 artifact entry (2007) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P381711 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
@misc{2007TCBI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2007},
	month = {dec 12},
	title = {TCBI 2/2, 57 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P381711},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P381711},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2007/12/12/
PY  - 2007
ID  - P381711
LB  - CDLI:P381711
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - TCBI 2/2, 57 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P381711
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TCBI 2/2, 57 Artifact Entry.” 2007. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 12, 2007. https://cdli.earth/P381711.
TCBI 2/2, 57 artifact entry (No. P381711). (2007, December 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P381711
TCBI 2/2, 57 artifact entry (2007) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P381711 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
@misc{2007TCBI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2007},
	month = {dec 12},
	title = {TCBI 2/2, 57 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P381711},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P381711},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2007/12/12/
PY  - 2007
ID  - P381711
LB  - CDLI:P381711
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - TCBI 2/2, 57 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P381711
ER  -
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