TRU 040 (P134804)

Administrative 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

Museum Collection(s)

Institut Catholique, Paris, France

Museum Number

ICP 0040

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

50.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) ud5 masz2 hi-a
2. ki szu-er3-ra-ta
3. du11-ga i3-dab5
4. kiszib3 ur-mes
reverse
  blank space
  seal impression
seal 1
1. ur-mes
2. dumu la-na kuruszda

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P134804

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 50.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 16.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Institut Catholique, Paris, France
Museum Number ICP 0040
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 003317

References

  • primary: TRU, 40

    [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.

  • collation: ASJ 7, p.165-188, p. 167

    [Lafont1985TRU] Lafont, Bertrand. 1985. “Relecture Des Tablettes de L. Legrain, Le Temps Des Rois d’Ur.” Acta Sumerologica 7: 165–88.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-10-13 at 15:03:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:10:40 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:28:19 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“TRU 040 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P134804.
TRU 040 artifact entry (No. P134804). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P134804
TRU 040 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P134804 (Accessed: April 27, 2026).
@misc{2001TRU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-27]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {TRU 040 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P134804},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P134804},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P134804
LB  - CDLI:P134804
M1  - 2026/4/27/
TI  - TRU 040 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P134804
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“TRU 040 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P134804.
TRU 040 artifact entry (No. P134804). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P134804
TRU 040 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P134804 (Accessed: April 27, 2026).
@misc{2001TRU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-27]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {TRU 040 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P134804},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P134804},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P134804
LB  - CDLI:P134804
M1  - 2026/4/27/
TI  - TRU 040 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P134804
ER  - 
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