TCNU 427 (P135273)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Museo di Antichità di Torino, Turin, Italy

Museum Collection(s)

Museo di Antichità di Torino, Turin, Italy

Museum Number

MAT 427

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text, group G)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

26.0 mm × 23.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz du 3(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. ARAD2-{d}nanna gaba-DISZ
4. 2(disz) dug dida 3(ban2)?
5. 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. 2(barig) dabin 1(disz) udu
reverse
1. 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
2. sza3-gal kas4 gaba-DISZ sza bala-a-ne
3. giri3 ARAD2-{d}nanna
4. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
5. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2 i-szar-pa2-dan
left
1. u4 2(u) la2 3(disz)-kam
2. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (messenger text, group G)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P135273

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 26.0 mm × 23.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Museo di Antichità di Torino, Turin, Italy
Museum Number MAT 427
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 038246

References

  • primary: TCNU, 427

    [Archi1995TCNU] Archi, Alfonso, Giovanni Bergamini, and Francesco Pomponio. 1995. Testi Cuneiformi Neo-Sumerici Da Umma, Nn. 0413 - 0723. Parte I: I Testi. Parte II: Le Impronte Di Sigillo. Catalogo Del Museo Egizio Di Torino. Seria Seconda: Collezioni, Volume 8. Torino: Ministerio per i Beni Culturali e Ambientali. Soprintendenza al Museo delle Antichità Egizie.

    testo di messaggeri

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-11-16 at 11:52:03 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:11:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:28:32 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

“TCNU 427 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P135273.
TCNU 427 artifact entry (No. P135273). (2024, November 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135273 (Original work published 2001)
TCNU 427 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135273 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P135273},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“TCNU 427 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P135273.
TCNU 427 artifact entry (No. P135273). (2024, November 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135273 (Original work published 2001)
TCNU 427 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135273 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
@misc{2024TCNU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 16},
	title = {TCNU 427 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P135273},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P135273},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P135273
LB  - CDLI:P135273
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - TCNU 427 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P135273
ER  -
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