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Trouvaille 66 (P126636)

Letter tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Metadata / catalogue

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Text / annotations

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Related publications

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Chemical Data

Seal Chemistry

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Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist PD —

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) masz2-gal
2. ur-{d}nin-a-zu
3. he2-na-ab-szum2-mu
reverse
1. na-mi-gur-re
2. dub-ba-ni szu ti-ba-ab
seal 1
1. ur-tur dub-sar
2. dumu na-sa6 kuruszda

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

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm):
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Join Information:
Seal no.:
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Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Letter
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: Trouvaille, 66

[Genouillac1911Trouvaille] Genouillac, Henri de. 1911. La Trouvaille de Dréhem : Étude Avec Un Choix de Textes de Constantiniple et Bruxelles. Paris : Geuthner.
history: TCS 1, 345

[Sollberger1966TCS1] Sollberger, Edmond. 1966. The Business and Administrative Correspondence under the Kings of Ur. Texts from Cuneiform Sources 1. Locust Valley, New York: J.J. Augustin.
history: PDT 2, 1319

[Yıldız1988Puzriš-Dagan-Texte] Yıldız, Fatma, and Tohru Gomi. 1988. Die Puzriš-Dagan-Texte Der Istanbuler Archäologischen Museen. Teil II: Nr. 726-1379. Freiburger Altorientalischen Studien, Band 16. Stuttgart: Franz Steiner.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: Ist PD —
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-10-29 at 17:32:07	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2024-04-16 at 13:28:00	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2011-07-22 at 13:56:21	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-05-02 at 14:30:01	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:25:06	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI	CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (002460) (002460)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 000526 (composite) (P430622)	Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Notes

General Notes: -

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Cite this Artifact

“Trouvaille 66 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P126636.

Trouvaille 66 artifact entry (No. P126636). (2024, October 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P126636 (Original work published 2001)

Trouvaille 66 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P126636 (Accessed: January 5, 2026).

@misc{2024Trouvaille,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-05]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 29},
	title = {Trouvaille 66 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P126636},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P126636},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/29/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P126636
LB  - CDLI:P126636
M1  - 2026/1/5/
TI  - Trouvaille 66 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P126636
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Trouvaille 66 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P126636.

Trouvaille 66 artifact entry (No. P126636). (2024, October 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P126636 (Original work published 2001)

Trouvaille 66 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P126636 (Accessed: January 5, 2026).

@misc{2024Trouvaille,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-05]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 29},
	title = {Trouvaille 66 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P126636},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P126636},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/29/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P126636
LB  - CDLI:P126636
M1  - 2026/1/5/
TI  - Trouvaille 66 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P126636
ER  -