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TRU 283 (P135047)

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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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

Institut Catholique, Paris, France

Museum Number

ICP 0283

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

65.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(u) 3(disz) udu e2-muhaldim
2. u4 2(u)-kam
3. 2(u) udu u4 2(u)-kam
4. 1(u) 4(disz) udu u4 [2(u)]-kam
5. 1(u) udu u4 [2(u)]-kam
6. 3(u) 5(disz) udu u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam
7. 3(u) 6(disz) udu u4 2(u) 6(disz)-kam
8. 1(u) 1(disz) udu u4 2(u) 7(disz)-kam
9. 5(u) 7(disz) udu u4 3(u) la2 1(disz)-kam
10. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 1(disz) udu u4 3(u)-kam
11. 3(u) udu sa2-du11 {d}gu-la
12. 3(u) udu mu ur-ra-sze3
reverse
1. 8(gesz2) 2(u) 5(disz) udu
2. e2-kiszib3-ba-[sze3 x]
3. giri3 a-ri2-[x szu] ba-ti
4. zi-ga
5. ur-ku3-nun-na
6. iti ezem-mah
7. mu sza-[asz]-ru{ki} ba-hul
left
1. 1(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 3(u) 2(disz) udu

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): 65.0 high × 43.0 wide × 22.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: TRU, 283

[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. 180

[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 0283
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
Elevation:
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Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.42.09.21, Šulgi.42.09.30
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period: Šulgi.42.09.21 to Šulgi.42.09.30

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2011-07-22 at 14:11:04	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:28:27	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 (003560) (003560)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“TRU 283 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P135047.

TRU 283 artifact entry (No. P135047). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135047

TRU 283 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135047 (Accessed: December 26, 2025).

@misc{2001TRU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-26]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {TRU 283 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P135047},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P135047},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P135047
LB  - CDLI:P135047
M1  - 2025/12/26/
TI  - TRU 283 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P135047
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TRU 283 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P135047.

TRU 283 artifact entry (No. P135047). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135047

TRU 283 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135047 (Accessed: December 26, 2025).

@misc{2001TRU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-26]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {TRU 283 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P135047},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P135047},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P135047
LB  - CDLI:P135047
M1  - 2025/12/26/
TI  - TRU 283 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P135047
ER  -