TCUR 18 (P500205)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Bibliothèque de Rouen, Rouen, France

Museum Collection(s)

Bibliothèque de Rouen, Rouen, France

Museum Number

BR —

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [n] 8(asz) [n(barig)] 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gur
2. mu en-unu6-gal {d}inanna ba-hun
3. 9(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) gur
4. mu sza-szu2-ru{ki} ba-hul
5. nig2-ka9 lugal-gu4-a?-ta
6. 6(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) gur
7. mu en-unu6-gal {d}inanna ba-hun
8. nig2-ka9 ba-sa6-ta
9. 7(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 gur
10. mu en-unu6-gal {d}inanna ba-hun
11. nig2-ka9 ur-[...]-ta
12. 1(u) 2(barig) 6(disz)#? sila3 gur
13. mu en-unu6-gal {d}inanna ba-hun
14. 7(asz)#? 4(barig) 4(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gur
15. mu sza-szu2-ru{ki} ba-hul
16. nig2-ka9? ur-{d}szul?-pa-e3-ta
column 2
1. 9(asz) 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 gur
2. mu en-unu6-gal {d}inanna ba-hun
3. 5(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 gur
4. mu sza-szu2-ru{ki} ba-hul
5. nig2-ka9 lugal-szabra-ta
6. 1(u) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gur
7. mu en-unu6-gal {d}inanna ba-hun
8. 5(asz) 2(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 gur
9. mu sza-szu2-ru{ki} ba-hul
10. nig2-ka9 lugal-[...]-zu-ta
11. 5(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 gur
12. mu en-unu6-gal {d}inanna ba-hun
13. nig2-ka9 [...]-ta
14. 7(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 gur
15. mu en-unu6-gal {d}inanna ba-hun
16. 6(asz) sze gur
17. mu sza-szu2-ru{ki} ba-hul
reverse
column 1
1. nig2-ka9 da-du-mu-ta
2. 7(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 gur
3. mu en-unu6-gal {d}inanna ba-hun
4. 5(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) gur
5. mu sza-szu2-ru{ki} ba-hul
6. nig2-ka9 ur-mes-ta
7. 1(u) 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 gur
8. mu en-unu6-gal {d}inanna ba-hun
9. 4(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 gur
10. mu sza-szu2-ru{ki} ba-hul
11. nig2-ka9 ur-{d}en-lil2-la2-ta
12. 9(asz) 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 gur
13. mu en-unu6-gal {d}inanna ba-hun
14. 1(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) 6(disz) sila3 gur
15. mu sza-szu2-ru{ki} ba-hul
16. nig2-ka9 lugal-e2-mah-ta
column 2
1. szunigin 1(gesz2) 3(u)? 3(asz) 5(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 gur
2. mu en-unu6-gal {d}inanna ba-hun
3. szunigin 5(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
4. mu sza-asz-ru-um{ki} ba-hul
5. a2 lu2 hun-ga2 a-sza3 la2-tur
6. [...]-DUN-ta
7. [nu]-banda3-gu4-ke4-[ne]
8. [...] KA? ba-a [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Amar-Suen.05.00.00 to Amar-Suen.06.00.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P500205

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Bibliothèque de Rouen, Rouen, France
Museum Number BR —
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 194888

References

  • primary: TCUR, 18

    [Boulay1920TCUR] Boulay, Lucien. 1920. Mémoire Sur Des Tablettes de La 3e Dynastie d’Ur Conservées à Rouen.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-25 at 13:48:00 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2019-05-26 at 09:27:38 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-05-19 at 22:04:05 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-03-06 at 18:08:12 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-03-04 at 08:35:04 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-03-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“TCUR 18 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P500205.
TCUR 18 artifact entry (No. P500205). (2024, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P500205 (Original work published 2017)
TCUR 18 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P500205 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {TCUR 18 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P500205},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P500205},
}


TY  - ELEC
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LB  - CDLI:P500205
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - TCUR 18 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TCUR 18 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P500205.
TCUR 18 artifact entry (No. P500205). (2024, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P500205 (Original work published 2017)
TCUR 18 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P500205 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
@misc{2024TCUR,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {TCUR 18 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P500205},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P500205},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P500205
LB  - CDLI:P500205
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - TCUR 18 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P500205
ER  -
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