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TRU 386 (P135150)

Legal tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), 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 0386

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

58.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
2. masz2 5(disz) gin2 1(disz) gin2-ta
3. ki ur-{d}suen-ta
4. ur-{d}iszkur
5. u3 geme2-{d}da-mu
6. szu ba-ti
7. iti sig4 gi4-gi4-dam#
reverse
1. mu lugal-bi in-pa3
2. 1(disz) lu2-e2-a x
3. 1(disz) ur-du6-ku3
4. 1(disz) lu2-{d}nanna
5. lu2-inim-ma-bi-me
blank space
seal impression
6. iti sze-sag11-ku5
7. mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal
seal 1
1. ur-{d}iszkur
2. dumu gab2-ti-x
3. x ti-[x]

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): 58.0 high × 45.0 wide × 22.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
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Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Legal
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: TRU, 386

[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. 182

[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 0386
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.01.12.00, Ibbi-Suen.02.03.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period: Ibbi-Suen.01.12.00 to Ibbi-Suen.02.03.00

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2015-12-11 at 09:34:25	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2013-07-29 at 08:32:54	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 14:11:13	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:28:30	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

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

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (003663) (003663)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 004966 (composite) (P457676)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“TRU 386 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P135150.

TRU 386 artifact entry (No. P135150). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135150

TRU 386 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135150 (Accessed: January 27, 2026).

@misc{2001TRU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-27]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {TRU 386 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P135150},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P135150},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P135150
LB  - CDLI:P135150
M1  - 2026/1/27/
TI  - TRU 386 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P135150
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“TRU 386 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P135150.

TRU 386 artifact entry (No. P135150). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135150

TRU 386 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135150 (Accessed: January 27, 2026).

@misc{2001TRU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-27]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {TRU 386 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P135150},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P135150},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P135150
LB  - CDLI:P135150
M1  - 2026/1/27/
TI  - TRU 386 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P135150
ER  -