TSU 015 (P135186)

Administrative 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.0529

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (gaba-ri)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

39.0 mm × 37.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 9(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 1(u) 5(disz) sze ku3-babbar sag tuku
2. la2-ia3 su-ga ur-{d}utu sipa
3. ki kas4-ta
4. gaba-ri kiszib3 lu2-kal-la
reverse
1. iti [pa4]-u2-e
  blank space
2. mu si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (gaba-ri)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P135186

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 39.0 mm × 37.0 mm × 17.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Musées royaux d’Art et d’Histoire, Brussels, Belgium
Museum Number MRAH O.0529
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 006561

References

  • primary: Limet, TSU, 15

    [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.

    Acte juridique

  • history: Dahl, Ruling family Umma, p. 111

    [Dahl2007ruling-family] Dahl, Jacob L. 2007. The Ruling Family of Ur III Umma. A Prosopographical Analysis of an Elite Family in Southern Iraq 4000 Years Ago. Uitgaven van Het Nederlands Instituut Voor Het Nabije Oosten Te Leiden = PIHANS 108. Leiden: Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten.

  • history: RIAA (1925), 128

    [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 14:11:24 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:58:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-02 at 13:59:14 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-02 at 12:21:22 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:28:31 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“TSU 015 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P135186.
TSU 015 artifact entry (No. P135186). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135186
TSU 015 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135186 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).
@misc{2001TSU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-20]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {TSU 015 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P135186},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P135186},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P135186
LB  - CDLI:P135186
M1  - 2026/4/20/
TI  - TSU 015 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P135186
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“TSU 015 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P135186.
TSU 015 artifact entry (No. P135186). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135186
TSU 015 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135186 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).
@misc{2001TSU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-20]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {TSU 015 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P135186},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P135186},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P135186
LB  - CDLI:P135186
M1  - 2026/4/20/
TI  - TSU 015 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P135186
ER  -
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