TRU 004 (P134768)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Institut Catholique, Paris, France

Museum Number

ICP 0004

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

46.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 18.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. lu2-{d}[x]-ra
2. u3-na-a-du11
3. 2(disz) {gesz}mes
4. 4(disz) {gesz}u3-suh5
5. 6(disz) {gesz}dur2-ga2-ga2
6. 6(disz) {gesz}geszimmar
7. 6(disz) pesz-murgu2
reverse
1. 2(asz) gu2 mangaga
2. 2(asz) gu2 {u2}ninni8
3. tum-ma-al{ki}-sze3
4. ul4-la-bi
5. u4 3(disz)-kam-ka
6. ma2-ta
7. GIRI3 u3-mi-szum2
8. szu he2-em-us2-e
9. [a]-ma-ru-kam

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
  • Measurements (mm): 46.0 high × 38.0 wide × 18.0 thick
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  • primary: TRU, 4

    [Legrain1912TRU] Legrain, Léon. 1912. Le Temps Des Rois d’Ur. Recherches Sur La Société Antique d’après Des Textes Nouveaux. Bibliothèque de l’École Des Hautes Études. Sciences Philologiques et Historiques 199. Paris: Honoré Champion.

  • history: TCS 1, 136

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: ICP 0004
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2016-09-14 at 04:13:31 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2016-09-14 at 03:28:25 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:10:37 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:28:18 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
“TRU 004 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P134768.
TRU 004 artifact entry (No. P134768). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P134768
TRU 004 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P134768 (Accessed: April 28, 2025).
@misc{2001TRU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-28]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {TRU 004 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P134768},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P134768},
}


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