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TRU 143 (P134907)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Institut Catholique, Paris, France

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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

Institut Catholique, Paris, France

Museum Number

ICP 0143

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

46.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(u) udu
2. ki ka5-a-mu-ta
3. du11-ga
4. i3-dab5
reverse
1. giri3 an-na-bi2-du11
blank space
2. iti GAN2-masz
3. mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal
seal 1

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)

Collections

Institut Catholique, Paris, France

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 46.0 high × 38.0 wide × 16.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: TRU, 143

[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. 173

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: ICP 0143
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.01.01.00
Alternative Years:
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2018-06-15 at 20:34:00	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Atf	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	CDLI	approved
2016-01-03 at 07:11:15	Firth, Richard	Atf	Firth, Richard	CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 14:10:45	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2009-06-03 at 10:58:15	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:28:24	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI	CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (003420) (003420)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	-	-

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“TRU 143 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P134907.

TRU 143 artifact entry (No. P134907). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P134907

TRU 143 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P134907 (Accessed: December 30, 2025).

@misc{2001TRU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-30]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {TRU 143 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P134907},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P134907},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P134907
LB  - CDLI:P134907
M1  - 2025/12/30/
TI  - TRU 143 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P134907
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TRU 143 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P134907.

TRU 143 artifact entry (No. P134907). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P134907

TRU 143 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P134907 (Accessed: December 30, 2025).

@misc{2001TRU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-30]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {TRU 143 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P134907},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P134907},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P134907
LB  - CDLI:P134907
M1  - 2025/12/30/
TI  - TRU 143 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P134907
ER  -