Trouvaille 73 (P134746)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Musées royaux d’Art et d’Histoire, Brussels, Belgium

Museum Collection(s)

Musées royaux d’Art et d’Histoire, Brussels, Belgium

Museum Number

MRAH O.0074

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

Measurements

80.0 mm × 48.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) u8
2. 2(u) {munus}asz2-gar3
3. szu-gid2
4. iti masz-da3-gu7
5. ugula ur-du6-ku3-ga
6. 4(disz) ab2 mu 2(disz)
7. 1(disz) gu4 mu 2(disz)
8. mu bala ensi2 babila{ki}
9. iti a2-ki-ti
10. ugula i-ku-mi-szar
11. 2(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz) ud5
12. 1(u) 8(disz) masz2-nita2
reverse
1. szu-gid2
2. iti ezem-{d}me-ki-gal2
3. ugula er3!-re-szum
4. giri3 du11-ga
5. ki i-din-er3-ra-ta
6. ur-ku3-nun-na i3-dab5
7. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 e2 {d}szara2 umma{ki}-ka mu-du3
left
1. 5(disz) gu4 3(gesz2) 2(u) 5(disz) udu
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szu-{d}suen
2. lugal kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. ur-ku3-nun-na
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lu2-{d}nin-[gir2]-su kuruszda
4. ARAD2-zu

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šū-Suen.09.02.00 to Šū-Suen.09.12.00

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 000466 (composite) (P430562) S000466 Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.01.00.00, Ibbi-Suen.02.10.00

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P134746

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 80.0 mm × 48.0 mm × 20.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Musées royaux d’Art et d’Histoire, Brussels, Belgium
Museum Number MRAH O.0074
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 002467

References

  • primary: Trouvaille, 73

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

    Compte d'animaux

  • history: Limet, TSU, 75

    [Limet1976TSU] Limet, Henri. 1976. Textes Sumériens de La IIIe Dynastie d’Ur. Documents Du Proche Orient Ancien. Épigraphie 1. Bruxelles: Musées Royaux d’Art et d’Histoire.

  • history: RIAA (1925), 074

    [Speleers1925RIAA] Speleers, Louis. 1925. Recueil Des Inscriptions de l’Asie Antérieure Des Musées Royaux Du Cinquantenaire à Bruxelles; Textes Sumériens, Babyloniens et Assyriens.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-04-16 at 13:28:00 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2018-08-23 at 08:56:44 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-01-30 at 09:14:28 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-07-28 at 17:18:53 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:10:26 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:28:17 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Trouvaille 73 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P134746.
Trouvaille 73 artifact entry (No. P134746). (2024, April 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P134746 (Original work published 2001)
Trouvaille 73 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P134746 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {apr 16},
	title = {Trouvaille 73 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P134746},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P134746},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“Trouvaille 73 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P134746.
Trouvaille 73 artifact entry (No. P134746). (2024, April 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P134746 (Original work published 2001)
Trouvaille 73 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P134746 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
@misc{2024Trouvaille,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {apr 16},
	title = {Trouvaille 73 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P134746},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P134746},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/4/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P134746
LB  - CDLI:P134746
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - Trouvaille 73 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P134746
ER  -
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