TCL 02, 4689 (P131568)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

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Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 04689

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) masz2 ki ur-mes x [...]-nag
2. 5(gesz2) 5(u) 4(disz) x x-[x]-x
3. giri3 nu-ur2-{d}suen# [x]-x-x
4. 5(gesz2) 8(disz) masz2 ki# lu#-x 3(u)#? 3(disz)
5. e2-udu-ta#
6. 2(u) 1(disz) udu 1(gesz2) 1(u) 3(disz) masz2
7. giri3 ur-{d}en-lil2-la2
8. ki in-ta-e3-a-ta
9. 1(u) udu giri3 ur-mes
10. 2(u) udu giri3 nu-ur2-i3-li2
11. 3(gesz2) 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) udu szu#-gid2 ki sipa-e-ne-ta
12. 1(u) 3(disz) udu ki ta2-hi#-isz-a-tal-ta
13. 1(u) 6(disz) udu ki [...]-ta
14. ($ blank space $) 1(gesz'u)# 6(gesz2)# 4(u) 5(disz)
15. iti ezem-mah
  lines 13 and 14 were merged in hand copy
16. 2(u) 8(disz) udu 2(gesz2)# 3(u)# 2(disz) masz2
17. ki lugal-ezem#-ta#
18. 8(disz) udu ki isz-me-dingir#-ta
19. ($ blank space $) 3(gesz2) 8(disz)
20. iti ezem#-an-na
21. 3(gesz2) 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) udu didli ki a-al-la-mu-ta
22. ($ blank space $) [3(gesz2)] 1(u) la2 1(disz@t)
23. iti ezem-me-ki-gal2
reverse
1. ($ blank space $) szunigin 2(gesz'u) 3(gesz2)# 2(disz)#
2. sza3-bi-ta
3. 9(gesz2) 2(u) 7(disz) udu sza3 dub-ba
4. 2(gesz2) 2(disz) udu zi-ga bar-ta gal2-la
5. ur-mes i3-dab5
6. 4(u) udu kiszib3 sa3-si2
7. 1(disz) masz2 kiszib3 nu-ur2-{d}suen
8. 1(disz) masz2 kiszib3 ka5-a-mu
9. 1(disz) masz2 kiszib3 be-li2-ba-ni
10. 4(gesz2) 4(u) masz2 uri5{ki}-sze3 kiszib3 szu-i3-li2
11. 1(disz) udu da-da
12. ($ blank space $) 1(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 5(u) 3(disz)
13. iti ezem-mah
14. 4(gesz2) 6(disz) udu kiszib3 a-al-la-mu
15. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 5(disz) udu kiszib3 a-a-dingir
16. 2(disz) udu kiszib3 nu-ur2-i3-li2
17. 5(disz) udu kiszib3 szu-{d}nisaba
18. ($ blank space $) 6(gesz2) 8(disz)
19. iti ezem-me-ki-gal2
20. szunigin 2(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 1(disz)
21. zi-ga-am3
22. la2-ia3 1(disz) masz2
23. nig2-ka9-ak du10-i3-li2
24. iti ezem-mah-ta
25. iti ezem-me-ki-gal2-sze3
26. mu ma2 {d}en-ki-ka ba-ab-du8

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: AO 04689
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.02.09.00, Šū-Suen.02.10.00, Šū-Suen.02.11.00
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: Šū-Suen.02.09.00 to Šū-Suen.02.11.00

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-21 at 11:30:55 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:56:23 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-05-05 at 10:21:30 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-03-13 at 21:48:24 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:04:40 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:35:17 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:27:09 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“TCL 02, 4689 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 21, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P131568.
TCL 02, 4689 artifact entry (No. P131568). (2024, July 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P131568 (Original work published 2001)
TCL 02, 4689 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P131568 (Accessed: December 27, 2025).
@misc{2024TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 21},
	title = {TCL 02, 4689 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P131568},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P131568},
}


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DA  - 2024/7/21/
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ID  - P131568
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M1  - 2025/12/27/
TI  - TCL 02, 4689 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 02, 4689 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 21, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P131568.
TCL 02, 4689 artifact entry (No. P131568). (2024, July 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P131568 (Original work published 2001)
TCL 02, 4689 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P131568 (Accessed: December 27, 2025).
@misc{2024TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 21},
	title = {TCL 02, 4689 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P131568},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P131568},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/21/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P131568
LB  - CDLI:P131568
M1  - 2025/12/27/
TI  - TCL 02, 4689 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P131568
ER  -
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