TSU 018 (P135189)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), 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.0325

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

39.0 mm × 35.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) nin-ku3-zu
2. 1(disz) nin-geszkim-zi dumu-ni
3. dumu geme2-e2-an-na
4. 1(disz) geme2-dim4-ku3-ga
  2 lines erased
reverse
1. dumu szesz-zu
2. ki ki-nam-usz-sze-ta
3. lugal-ku3-zu
4. szu ba-ti
5. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6
6. mu us2-sa si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul
envelope
obverse
1. [1(disz) nin]-ku3#-zu
2. [1(disz) nin]-geszkim-zi dumu-ni
3. [dumu] geme2#-e2-an-na
4. [1(disz)] geme2#-dim4-ku3-ga
5. [dumu] szesz#-zu
reverse
1. [ki ki]-nam#-usz-sze lu2 {gesz}tukul-ta
2. kiszib3# lugal-ku3!-zu!
3. giri3# lu2-{d}igi-ma-sze3 dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6
4. [iti] ezem#-{d}ba-ba6
5. mu us2-sa si-ma#-num2{ki#} ba-hul
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

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P135189

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions 39.0 mm × 35.0 mm × 15.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Musées royaux d’Art et d’Histoire, Brussels, Belgium
Museum Number MRAH O.0325
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 006613

References

  • primary: Limet, TSU, 18

    [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.

    Livraison d'esclaves

  • history: RIAA (1925), 181

    [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
2016-11-11 at 14:58:19 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2016-03-27 at 01:49:12 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:11:24 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. 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 018 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P135189.
TSU 018 artifact entry (No. P135189). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135189
TSU 018 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135189 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
@misc{2001TSU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {TSU 018 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P135189},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P135189},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P135189
LB  - CDLI:P135189
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - TSU 018 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P135189
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“TSU 018 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P135189.
TSU 018 artifact entry (No. P135189). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135189
TSU 018 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135189 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
@misc{2001TSU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {TSU 018 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P135189},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P135189},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P135189
LB  - CDLI:P135189
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - TSU 018 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P135189
ER  -
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