TSU 042 (P135206)

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.0110

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) ha-zi-in zabar
2. ki ARAD2-[x-ta]
3. [kiszib3] ur-{d#}[szara2?]
reverse
  blank space
  seal impression
1. mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal-e si-mu-ru-um{ki} mu-hul
seal 1
1. ur-{d}szara2#?
2. dub-sar
3. dumu szesz-kal-la

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

seal association uncertain

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005357.2 (composite) (P534045) S005357.2 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P135206

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Musées royaux d’Art et d’Histoire, Brussels, Belgium
Museum Number MRAH O.0110
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 006533

References

  • primary: Limet, TSU, 42

    [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.

    Hache en bronze

  • history: RIAA (1925), 101

    [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
2023-06-12 at 11:19:36 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2013-07-12 at 19:30:05 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:11:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:58:26 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 19:43:56 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 042 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 12, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P135206.
TSU 042 artifact entry (No. P135206). (2023, June 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135206 (Original work published 2001)
TSU 042 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135206 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
@misc{2023TSU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 12},
	title = {TSU 042 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P135206},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P135206},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/12/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P135206
LB  - CDLI:P135206
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - TSU 042 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P135206
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“TSU 042 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 12, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P135206.
TSU 042 artifact entry (No. P135206). (2023, June 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135206 (Original work published 2001)
TSU 042 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135206 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
@misc{2023TSU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 12},
	title = {TSU 042 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P135206},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P135206},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/12/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P135206
LB  - CDLI:P135206
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - TSU 042 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P135206
ER  -
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