TCL 05, 6047 (P131761)

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 06047

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

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. a-sza3 a-bi2-a-ti
2. a-SIG7 1(disz)-a ki 3(disz)-am3 i3-in-gal2
3. inim lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal-ka-ta
4. ugula-gesz2-da u3 agar4-nigin2? a-sza3-ga-ke4 in-na-an-pa3-de3-esz
5. sze ki 3(disz)-a-ba ki 1(disz)-am3 ba-da-an-ba
6. ki 2(disz)-am3 a2 in-da-an-dar-esz2
7. gu2 ur-nigar{gar} nu-banda3-ka bi2-in-ga2-re-esz
8. inim ur-nigar{gar} nu-banda3-ta-am3
9. bi2-in-esz
10. szu-{d}nin-mug-ga ugula
11. u3 a-puzur4-a-a szar2-ra-ab-du
12. a-sza3 dam a-bi2-a-ti 1(bur3) GAN2-am3
column 2
1. [lugal-me-lam2-e a2] bi2-in-dar
2. bi2-in-esz
3. bur-u2-SIG7-a
4. ur-{d}ma2-ha-szu-um-ma
5. e2 igi-in-gun3-sal
6. mu {gesz}kiri6 ba-hul-a-sze3
7. a-bu-um-dingir egir szagina-ke4 la-he-dam
8. szuku 5(disz)-am3 1(bur3) GAN2-ta-am3
9. inim ARAD2-{d}nanna nu-banda3-ta
10. puzur4-ni-szu [...]-e in-na-an-pa3
11. sze-bi ki-su7-ka gal2-la-bi
12. ur-{d}nin-mug-ga-ke4
13. ur-nigar{gar} nu-banda3-am3 mu-da-an-kar bi2-in-du11
14. ur-nigar{gar} nu-de6-am3
15. en3 la-ba-na-tar{ar}
16. kaskal-a mu-un-ti-il
17. sza-lim-nu-ri geme2 a-bi2-a-ti-kam
18. e2 szu-szum2-ma i3-zah3-am3
19. buru14-ka szar-ru-ba-ni in-dab5
reverse
column 1
1. a-da-lal3-e ba-an-da-an-kar
2. ur-{d}szara2 u3 lu2-giri17-zal ib2-gi-in
3. 1(disz) gu4-gesz gu4 a-ne-a-ti
4. szu-{d}nin-mug-ga ugula-gesz2-da-ke4
5. lugal-me-lam2-e ba-an-de6 bi2-in-du11
6. 2(disz) sa12-rig7-a-ni
7. 1(disz) sag dam-ni in-na-an-ba
8. 3(disz) sag szesz-a-ni in-na-an-ba
9. bi2-in-du11
10. ki dam a-bi2-a-ti-ka i3-du2-ru-ne2-sza-am3
11. dam a-bi2-a-ti u3 mes-du gi-ne2-dam
12. puzur4-gi-na-ti sag-ga2-ni 6(disz)-am3
13. szu-{d}nin-mug-ga geme2 a-bi2-a-ti-kam bi2-in-du11
14. geme2 a-bi2-a-ti [i3-me-a]
15. e2-szu-tum nam-erim2#-[e ba-szum2]
16. x x x [...]
17. [...]
column 2
1. lu2-inim-ma-sze3
2. im-ta-e3-esz
3. 1(disz) ma2 1(gesz2) gur ur-{d}dumu-zi-da dam-gar3-sze3 ba-an-szi-sa10
4. ma2 erin2-na i3-me-a
5. szu-{d}nin-mug-ga nam-erim2-e ba-szum2
6. i3-li2-a u3 szu-su
7. lu2-inim-ma-sze3 im-ta-e3-esz
8. u4 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal-ke4 e2 szu-ba-ab-szum2-a
9. esir2 ma2-a e2-a-ni in-si-ga-a inim ba-a-ga2-ar
10. esir2 erin2-na i3-me-a
11. szu-{d}nin-mug-ga ugula nam-erim2-bi ku5-dam
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12. inim-inim-ma
13. e2 a-bi2-a-ti
14. ur-{d}nin-mug-ga-ke4 ba-an-de6
15. giri3 {d}szul-gi-si-lu-ul lu2 kin#-gi4-a [lugal]

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, 6047

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

  • history: NG 2, 214

    [Falkenstein1956NG2] Falkenstein, Adam. 1956. Die Neusumerische Gerichtsurkunden. Zweiter Teil: Umschrift, Übersetzung Und Kommentar. Abhandlungen. Philosophisch-Historische Klasse. Neue Folge, Heft 40. München: Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften.

  • history: Fs Krecher (pp. 399-421), 399-422

    [Molina2014Fs Krecher] Molina, Manuel. 2014. “From Court Records to Sammelurkunden: A New Tablet from Umma and TCL 5, 6047.” In Studies in Sumerian Language and Literature. Festschrift Für Joachim Krecher, edited by Natalya V. Koslova, E. Vizirova, and Gábor Zólyomi, 8:399–421. Babel Und Bibel. Winona Lake.

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  • Museum No.: AO 06047
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-16 at 08:52:12 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2016-07-28 at 16:11:37 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2013-03-09 at 08:36:30 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-01-03 at 14:34:38 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. 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
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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Cite this Artifact

“TCL 05, 6047 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P131761.
TCL 05, 6047 artifact entry (No. P131761). (2024, August 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P131761 (Original work published 2001)
TCL 05, 6047 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P131761 (Accessed: October 26, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 16},
	title = {TCL 05, 6047 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P131761},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P131761},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“TCL 05, 6047 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P131761.
TCL 05, 6047 artifact entry (No. P131761). (2024, August 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P131761 (Original work published 2001)
TCL 05, 6047 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P131761 (Accessed: October 26, 2025).
@misc{2024TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 16},
	title = {TCL 05, 6047 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P131761},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P131761},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P131761
LB  - CDLI:P131761
M1  - 2025/10/26/
TI  - TCL 05, 6047 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P131761
ER  - 
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