TRU 137 (P134901)

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 0137

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

43.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) ud5
2. szu-gid2
3. u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam
4. ki ta2-hi-isz-a-tal-ta
reverse
1. du11-ga i3-dab5
  seal impression
2. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
3. mu ma2 {d}en-ki ba-dim2
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):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 000474 (composite) (P430570) S000474 Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P134901

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 43.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 15.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Institut Catholique, Paris, France
Museum Number ICP 0137
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 003414

References

  • primary: TRU, 137

    [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. 172

    [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
2011-07-22 at 14:10:45 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:28:24 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“TRU 137 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P134901.
TRU 137 artifact entry (No. P134901). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P134901
TRU 137 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P134901 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
@misc{2001TRU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {TRU 137 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P134901},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P134901},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P134901
LB  - CDLI:P134901
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - TRU 137 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P134901
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TRU 137 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P134901.
TRU 137 artifact entry (No. P134901). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P134901
TRU 137 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P134901 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
@misc{2001TRU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {TRU 137 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P134901},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P134901},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P134901
LB  - CDLI:P134901
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - TRU 137 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P134901
ER  -
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