TSU 048 (P135212)

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

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Musées royaux d’Art et d’Histoire, Brussels, Belgium

Museum Number

MRAH O.0099

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

99.0 mm × 53.0 mm × 24.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 4(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) sze gur sza3-bi-ta
2. 1(asz) gur {d}szara2 |KI.AN|{ki#}
3. 1(barig) 4(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 kiszib3 geme2-nigar{gar}
4. 2(barig) 2(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 a2 ma2 hun-ga2
5. 1(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 gur
6. zi-ga-am3#
7. 4(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) gur e2-a si#-ga#
8. 1(barig) 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 la2-ia3 su-ga
9. ur-{d}szara2 szu ba-ti
10. sze a-sza3 la2-tur
11. 1(u) 1(asz) 3(ban2) gur sza3-bi-ta
12. 1(u) gur nibru{ki}-sze3
13. 2(barig) kiszib3 geme2-nigar{gar}
14. 1(barig) a2 ma2 hun-ga2
15. 1(u) 3(barig) gur
16. zi-ga-am3
17. 3(ban2) e2-a si-ga
18. a-sza3 {d}szul-gi-ra
reverse
1. x 4(disz) sila3 x x szu x
2. 1(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 a2 ma2 hun-[ga2]
3. 4(barig) 5(ban2) 7(disz) sila3
4. zi-ga-am3#
5. 1(gesz2) 9(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gur e2-a si-ga
6. 2(barig) 3(ban2) la2-ia3 su-ga ur-{d}szara2 szu ba-ti
7. [...] 2(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz)? sila3 szu ba-ra
8. [x] a#-sza3 gu2-ka
9. [...] gur sza3-bi-ta
10. [...] gur# sa2-du11 {d}nanna-sze3
11. [... gur?] sza3-gal erin2!-na-sze3
12. [... gur?] sza3-gal ur-ma-ma
13. 1(ban2) [x] sila3# a2 ma2 hun-ga2
14. 1(asz) 5(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 gur
15. zi-ga-am3
16. 2(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 gur e2-a si-ga
17. 1(barig) 1(ban2) la2-ia3 su-ga ur-{d}x-[x]
18. sze du6 gesz-i3 [...]
19. szunigin 2(gesz2) 2(u) 3(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 gur# [...]
20. szunigin# 1(u) 4(asz) 3(barig) 5(disz) sila3 gur zi-[ga?]
left
column 1
1. szunigin 2(gesz2) 7(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gur
2. e2-a si-ga
column 2
1. szunigin 4(barig) 5(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 sze
2. kiszib3? ur-{d}szara2
3. x-bi#? 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
4. [...] x-si
column 3
1. szunigin2 2(gesz2) 2(u) 3(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 4(disz) sila3
2. sze gesz e3-a
3. mu si-mu-ru-um ba-[hul]

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 99.0 high × 53.0 wide × 24.0 thick
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  • primary: Limet, TSU, 48

    [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.

    Compte d'orge vannée

  • history: RIAA (1925), 187

    [Speleers1925RIAA] Speleers, Louis. 1925. Recueil Des Inscriptions de l’Asie Antérieure Des Musées Royaux Du Cinquantenaire à Bruxelles; Textes Sumériens, Babyloniens et Assyriens.

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  • Museum No.: MRAH O.0099
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.25.00.00 ?
  • Alternative Years: SH32 SH44 IS03
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2021-03-21 at 01:47:48 Firth, Richard Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:56:26 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:11:26 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:28:31 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“TSU 048 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P135212.
TSU 048 artifact entry (No. P135212). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135212
TSU 048 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135212 (Accessed: June 15, 2025).
@misc{2001TSU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-15]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {TSU 048 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P135212},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P135212},
}


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