TSU 022 (P135193)

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.0539

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

35.0 mm × 33.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 1(u) kusz gu4 al-hul-a
  al before al erased
2. 8(disz) kusz ansze
3. ansze ur-{d}szara2
4. 8(disz) kusz gu4 al-hul-a
5. 8(disz) kusz gu4 saga
reverse
1. a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
2. 1(u) 4(disz) kusz gu4 al-hul-a
3. a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
4. ki lu2-kal-la-ta
5. a-kal-la szu ba-ti
6. iti e2-iti-6(disz)
7. mu en {d}nanna ba-hun

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P135193

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 35.0 mm × 33.0 mm × 16.0 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.0539
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 006545

References

  • primary: Limet, TSU, 22

    [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 de peaux

  • history: JSOR 14, 47 54, 50 65

    [Mercer1930JSOR14] Mercer, Samuel A. 1930. “Babylonian Contracts.” Journal of the Society of Oriental Research 14: 45–50.

  • history: RIAA (1925), 113

    [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
2015-06-24 at 09:39:25 CDLI Transliteration CDLI 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 022 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P135193.
TSU 022 artifact entry (No. P135193). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135193
TSU 022 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135193 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
@misc{2001TSU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {TSU 022 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P135193},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P135193},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P135193
LB  - CDLI:P135193
M1  - 2026/4/7/
TI  - TSU 022 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P135193
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“TSU 022 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P135193.
TSU 022 artifact entry (No. P135193). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135193
TSU 022 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135193 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
@misc{2001TSU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {TSU 022 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P135193},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P135193},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P135193
LB  - CDLI:P135193
M1  - 2026/4/7/
TI  - TSU 022 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P135193
ER  -
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