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TCNU 428 (P135274)

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

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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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Photo

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Museum Collection(s)

Museo di Antichità di Torino, Turin, Italy

Museum Number

MAT 428

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

28.0 mm × 25.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) dug dida 6(disz) sila3 kasz saga
2. 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. 3(disz) ku6 3(disz) <sa> szum2
4. i3-li2-mu
5. 1(disz) dug dida 5(disz) sila3 kasz
6. 1(ban2)# ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
reverse
1. 3(disz) ku6 3(disz) <sa> szum2
2. lugal-an#-ne2
3. 3(disz) sila3 kasz# 2(disz) sila3 ninda
4. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
5. 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) <sa> szum2
6. a-gu-a
7. u4 2(u) la2 1(disz)-kam
left
1. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Collections

Museo di Antichità di Torino, Turin, Italy

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 28.0 high × 25.0 wide
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: TCNU, 428

[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.

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Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: MAT 428
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.10.19
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-11-16 at 11:52:03	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2011-07-22 at 14:11:30	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:28:32	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (038247) (038247)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“TCNU 428 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P135274.

TCNU 428 artifact entry (No. P135274). (2024, November 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135274 (Original work published 2001)

TCNU 428 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135274 (Accessed: January 23, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 16},
	title = {TCNU 428 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P135274},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P135274},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“TCNU 428 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P135274.

TCNU 428 artifact entry (No. P135274). (2024, November 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135274 (Original work published 2001)

TCNU 428 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135274 (Accessed: January 23, 2026).

@misc{2024TCNU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 16},
	title = {TCNU 428 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P135274},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P135274},
}

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DA  - 2024/11/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P135274
LB  - CDLI:P135274
M1  - 2026/1/23/
TI  - TCNU 428 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P135274
ER  -