TRU 340 (P135104)

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 0340

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

47.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) gu4 u2
2. 2(u) udu u2
3. szu-gid2 e2-muhaldim
4. mu aga3-us2 kin-gi4-a gi4-a-ne-sze3
5. u4 8(disz)-kam
reverse
1. ki ur-ku3-nun-na-ta
2. ba-zi
3. iti sze-sag11-ku5
4. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 ma2-gur8-mah {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-ra mu-ne-dim2
seal 1

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
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P135104

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 47.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 17.0 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 0340
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 003617

References

  • primary: TRU, 340

    [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. 181

    [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
2018-06-15 at 20:32:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI Approved View
2016-01-03 at 07:20:39 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:11:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:28:29 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“TRU 340 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P135104.
TRU 340 artifact entry (No. P135104). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135104
TRU 340 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135104 (Accessed: May 13, 2026).
@misc{2001TRU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-13]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {TRU 340 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P135104},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P135104},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P135104
LB  - CDLI:P135104
M1  - 2026/5/13/
TI  - TRU 340 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P135104
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TRU 340 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P135104.
TRU 340 artifact entry (No. P135104). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135104
TRU 340 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135104 (Accessed: May 13, 2026).
@misc{2001TRU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-13]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {TRU 340 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P135104},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P135104},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P135104
LB  - CDLI:P135104
M1  - 2026/5/13/
TI  - TRU 340 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P135104
ER  -
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