TRU 255 (P135019)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Institut Catholique, Paris, France

Museum Number

ICP 0255

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

42.0 mm × 36.0 mm × 18.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) udu niga 1(disz) sila4
2. {d}en-lil2
3. 1(disz) udu niga {d}nin-lil2
4. 1(disz) udu niga {d}utu
5. 1(disz) udu niga {d}nusku
6. 1(disz) udu niga {d}nin-urta
7. mu-kux(DU) lugal-pa-e3#
8. 1(disz) [x] {d}[x]
9. mu-[kux(DU)] ur-nigar[{gar}] ka-guru7
reverse
1. [zabar]-dab5 maszkim
2. 1(disz) amar masz-da3 e2-uz-ga
3. mu-kux(DU) ur-{d}[suen]
4. ba-mu [maszkim]
5. 1(disz) gu4 1(u) 2(disz) udu 3(disz) masz2
6. szu-gid2 e2-muhaldim-sze3
7. u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam
8. zi-ga iti sze-sag11-ku5
9. mu en {d}nanna [masz2-e] i3-[pa3]

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 42.0 high × 36.0 wide × 18.0 thick
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  • primary: TRU, 255

    [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. 179

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

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  • Museum No.: ICP 0255
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 14:11:02 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:28:27 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 255 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P135019.
TRU 255 artifact entry (No. P135019). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135019
TRU 255 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135019 (Accessed: April 29, 2025).
@misc{2001TRU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-29]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {TRU 255 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P135019},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P135019},
}


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M1  - 2025/4/29/
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