TSU 016 (P135187)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), 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.0106

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

53.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) sag nita x x
2. en-nam-be-li2#?
3. mu-ni-im
4. 1(u) gin2 ku3-babbar-sze3#
5. ki ARAD2 dub-sar-ta#
6. u-bar-um#-e#
7. [in-szi-sa10]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. 1(disz)# nu-ur2#-[...]
2'. 1(disz) nu-ur2-[...]
3'. [1(disz)] a-a-kal-[la]
4'. 1(disz) a-ab-ba-za?-mu#? ra2-gaba
5'. lu2-inim-ma-bi-me
6'. iti u5-bi2-gu7
7'. mu us2-sa [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P135187

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 53.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 19.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Musées royaux d’Art et d’Histoire, Brussels, Belgium
Museum Number MRAH O.0106
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 006636

References

  • primary: Limet, TSU, 16

    [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.

    Achat d'esclave

  • history: RIAA (1925), 207

    [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 10:58:22 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-02-01 at 12:09:36 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 19:43:31 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“TSU 016 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P135187.
TSU 016 artifact entry (No. P135187). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135187
TSU 016 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135187 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2001TSU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {TSU 016 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P135187},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P135187},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P135187
LB  - CDLI:P135187
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - TSU 016 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P135187
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“TSU 016 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P135187.
TSU 016 artifact entry (No. P135187). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135187
TSU 016 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135187 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2001TSU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {TSU 016 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P135187},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P135187},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P135187
LB  - CDLI:P135187
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - TSU 016 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P135187
ER  -
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