TSU 019 (P135190)

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.0642

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar]
2. su-ga ur-gu-la
3. lu2 ba-ad-da-ri2
4. mu sze a-sza3 gir2-gir2 e2-bir2-bir2 u2-gu ba-an-de2-a
reverse
1. mu-kux(DU)
2. giri3 ur-{d}ig-alim
  1 line blank
3. [mu] e2# {d#}szara2# [umma{ki} ba-du3]
envelope
obverse
1. 3(disz) gin2 ku3#-babbar#
2. su-ga ur-gu-la
3. mu sze [a-sza3] gir2#-gir2
4. [u2-gu] ba#-an#-de2-[a]
reverse
  blank space
1. mu e2# {d}szara2# umma#{ki} ba#-du3
seal 1
1. lu2-{d}dumu-zi
2. dumu ma-ni
3. sagi
4. {d}gu3-de2-a

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

seal ID uncertain; Suter, Fs Beckman 312, 316

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 003076a (composite) (P455786) S003076a Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P135190

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
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.0642
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 006635

References

  • primary: Limet, TSU, 19

    [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.

    Restitution d'argent

  • history: RIAA (1925), 205

    [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, 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 019 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P135190.
TSU 019 artifact entry (No. P135190). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135190
TSU 019 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135190 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
@misc{2001TSU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {TSU 019 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P135190},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P135190},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P135190
LB  - CDLI:P135190
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - TSU 019 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P135190
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TSU 019 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P135190.
TSU 019 artifact entry (No. P135190). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135190
TSU 019 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135190 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
@misc{2001TSU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {TSU 019 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P135190},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P135190},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P135190
LB  - CDLI:P135190
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - TSU 019 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P135190
ER  -
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