TCUR 26 (P500213)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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 & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 4(u) gu2 gi-zi
2. [...] MU [...]
3. ki [...]-ta
4. [...]
5. szu ba-ti
reverse
1. giri3 [...]
2. kiszib3 lugal-tab-bi2
3. [iti] ezem-[{d}]nin-[a]-zu
4. [mu] {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal
seal 1
1. lugal-tab-[bi2]
2. dub-[sar]
3. dumu ur-{d}[...]
4. ARAD2 [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
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/P500213

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) [uncertain]
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) 194896

References

  • primary: TCUR, 26

    [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
2017-03-06 at 18:08:12 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2017-03-04 at 10:35:42 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2017-03-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“TCUR 26 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P500213.
TCUR 26 artifact entry (No. P500213). (2024, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P500213 (Original work published 2017)
TCUR 26 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P500213 (Accessed: May 4, 2026).
@misc{2024TCUR,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-04]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {TCUR 26 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P500213},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P500213},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P500213
LB  - CDLI:P500213
M1  - 2026/5/4/
TI  - TCUR 26 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P500213
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“TCUR 26 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P500213.
TCUR 26 artifact entry (No. P500213). (2024, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P500213 (Original work published 2017)
TCUR 26 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P500213 (Accessed: May 4, 2026).
@misc{2024TCUR,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-04]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {TCUR 26 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P500213},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P500213},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P500213
LB  - CDLI:P500213
M1  - 2026/5/4/
TI  - TCUR 26 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P500213
ER  - 
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