TSU 083 (P135234)

Administrative tablet 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

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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

MRAH O.0519

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

38.0 mm × 30.0 mm × 15.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 2(disz) udu 2(disz) sila3
2. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) udu 1/2(disz) sila3
3. sze-bi 1(barig) 3(ban2) lu2-ma2-gan
4. 1(u) 1(disz) udu 2(disz) sila3
5. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 6(disz) udu 1/2(disz) sila3
6. sze-bi 1(barig) 3(ban2) lu2-dingir-ra
7. 1(u) 7(disz) udu 2(disz) sila3
8. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 8(disz) udu 1/2(disz) sila3
9. sze-bi 1(barig) 4(ban2)? [...]
reverse
1. 1(u) 7(disz) [udu 2(disz) sila3]
2. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) [udu 1/2(disz) sila3]
3. sze-bi 1(barig) 4(ban2) [...]
4. szunigin 5(u) 7(disz) udu 2(disz) sila3
5. szunigin 9(gesz2) 4(disz) udu 1/2(disz) sila3
6. sze-bi 1(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur
7. u4 2(u) 7(disz)-kam
8. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6
9. mu en {d}inanna masz-e i3-pa3

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 38.0 high × 30.0 wide × 15.0 thick
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  • primary: Limet, TSU, 83

    [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.

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  • history: RIAA (1925), 092

    [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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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.02.08.27
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:56:27 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:11:27 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:28:32 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 083 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P135234.
TSU 083 artifact entry (No. P135234). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135234
TSU 083 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135234 (Accessed: June 15, 2025).
@misc{2001TSU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-15]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {TSU 083 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P135234},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P135234},
}


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