TCL 05, 6043 (P131757)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), 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 06043

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

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(bur3) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) tug2-gur8 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2-ta gesz <a>-ra2 3(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
2. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 3(gesz2)
3. 2(bur3) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2-ta gesz a-ra2 3(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
4. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 3(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz)
5. 4(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2 gesz a-ra2 3(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
6. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 2(gesz2) 4(u) 8(disz)
7. 5(bur3) 1(iku) GAN2 [gesz] a-ra2 2(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
8. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 2(gesz2) 1(disz) 1/3(disz)
9. GAN2-gu4
10. 2(esze3) GAN2 gesz a-ra2 2(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
11. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 1(u) 6(disz)
12. szuku engar
13. a-a-kal-la
column 2
1. a-sza3 {d}nin-ur4-ra
2. 1(bur3) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) tug2-gur8 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 gesz a-ra2 3(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
3. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 3(gesz2)
4. 2(bur3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2-ta gesz a-ra2 3(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
5. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 3(gesz2) 5(u) 5(disz) 1/2(disz)
6. 6(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 gesz a-ra2 3(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
7. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 3(gesz2) 5(u) 4(disz)
8. 5(bur3) 2(iku) GAN2 gesz a-ra2 2(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
9. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 2(gesz2) 2(disz) 2/3(disz)
10. GAN2-gu4
11. 1(bur3) GAN2 gesz a-ra2 2(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
12. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 2(u) 4(disz)
13. szuku engar
14. a-sza3 i3-szum2
15. 2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 gesz a-ra2 2(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
16. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 2(u)
17. GAN2-gu4 a-sza3 a-gesztin-na
18. giri3 nimgir-an-ne2
19. 1(esze3) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2-ta gesz a-ra2 3(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
reverse
column 1
1. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 3(u) 6(disz)
2. 1(bur3) 2(esze3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 gesz a-ra2 2(disz)! 4(disz) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
3. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 4(u) 5(disz)
4. giri3 a-a-kal-la
5. a-sza3 a-ki-szah2
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column 2
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1. a2 gesz-ur3-ra
2. ugula ur-am3-ma nu-banda3-gu4
3. kiszib3 sza3-nin-ga2
4. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 ma-da za-ab-sza-li{ki} mu-hul
  rest blank
seal 1
1. sza3-nin-ga2
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lugal-uszurx(|LAL2.TUG2|)

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: TCL 5, 6043

    [Genouillac1922TCL5] Genouillac, Henri de. 1922. Textes Économiques d’Oumma de l’époque d’Our. Textes Cunéiformes, Musée Du Louvre 5. Paris: Paul Geuthner.

  • citation: BSA 5 (pp. 115-145), 118ff

    [Maekawa1990BSA5] Maekawa, Kazuya. 1990. “Cultivation Methods in the Ur III Period.” Bulletin on Sumerian Agriculture 5: 115–45.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: AO 06043
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.07.00.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-11-06 at 19:23:20 Willighagen, Lars Artifact Willighagen, Lars Wikidata Willighagen, Lars approved View
2024-06-18 at 13:43:38 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2017-02-09 at 09:01:53 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:05:06 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:35:31 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:51:37 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:27:13 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 004071 (composite) (P456781) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“TCL 05, 6043 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P131757.
TCL 05, 6043 artifact entry (No. P131757). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P131757 (Original work published 2001)
TCL 05, 6043 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P131757 (Accessed: July 5, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-05]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {TCL 05, 6043 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P131757},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P131757},
}


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