TSU 011 (P135182)

Letter tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Musées royaux d’Art et d’Histoire, Brussels, Belgium

Museum Collection(s)

Musées royaux d’Art et d’Histoire, Brussels, Belgium

Museum Number

MRAH O.0524

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

42.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 1.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. ur-e2-masz-ra
2. u3-na-a-du11
3. 1(asz) gu2 u2
4. ninda du8-de3
5. a-li2
reverse
1. he2-na-ab-szum2-mu
2. iti dal
3. mu us2-sa ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8
seal 1
1. lu2-kal-la
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-e11-[e szusz3]

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
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
CDLI Seals 002932.2 (composite) (P533566) S002932.2 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P135182

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 42.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 1.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Musées royaux d’Art et d’Histoire, Brussels, Belgium
Museum Number MRAH O.0524
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 006560

References

  • primary: Limet, TSU, 11

    [Limet1976TSU] Limet, Henri. 1976. Textes Sumériens de La IIIe Dynastie d’Ur. Documents Du Proche Orient Ancien. Épigraphie 1. Bruxelles: Musées Royaux d’Art et d’Histoire.

    Lettre

  • history: ASJ 16, p.297-298

    [Maeda1994reading] Maeda, Tohru. 1994. “On the Reading of TCS I, 205 = TSU 11.” Acta Sumerologica 16: 297–98.

  • history: TCS 1, 205

    [Sollberger1966TCS1] Sollberger, Edmond. 1966. The Business and Administrative Correspondence under the Kings of Ur. Texts from Cuneiform Sources 1. Locust Valley, New York: J.J. Augustin.

  • history: RIAA (1925), 127b

    [Speleers1925RIAA] Speleers, Louis. 1925. Recueil Des Inscriptions de l’Asie Antérieure Des Musées Royaux Du Cinquantenaire à Bruxelles; Textes Sumériens, Babyloniens et Assyriens.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 14:11:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:28:31 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“TSU 011 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P135182.
TSU 011 artifact entry (No. P135182). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135182
TSU 011 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135182 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
@misc{2001TSU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {TSU 011 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P135182},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P135182},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P135182
LB  - CDLI:P135182
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - TSU 011 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P135182
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TSU 011 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P135182.
TSU 011 artifact entry (No. P135182). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135182
TSU 011 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135182 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
@misc{2001TSU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {TSU 011 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P135182},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P135182},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P135182
LB  - CDLI:P135182
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - TSU 011 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P135182
ER  -
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