TCNU 435 (P135281)

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 435

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

41.0 mm × 36.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) dug dida 5(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. bur-ma-ma gaba-asz
5. 1(disz) dug dida 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
reverse
1. 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. 3(disz) ku6 3(disz) sa szum2
3. {d}nanna-kam
4. 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 ninda sza3-gal
5. lu2 bu3-bu3-ke4-ne
6. giri3 {d}nanna-kam
left
1. u4 2(u)-kam
  some text moved to next line
2. iti {d}dumu-zi

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/P135281

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 41.0 mm × 36.0 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 435
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 038254

References

  • primary: TCNU, 435

    [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
2016-01-21 at 17:10:27 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI 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 435 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P135281.
TCNU 435 artifact entry (No. P135281). (2024, November 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135281 (Original work published 2001)
TCNU 435 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135281 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P135281},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“TCNU 435 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P135281.
TCNU 435 artifact entry (No. P135281). (2024, November 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135281 (Original work published 2001)
TCNU 435 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135281 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 16},
	title = {TCNU 435 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P135281},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P135281},
}


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DA  - 2024/11/16/
PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P135281
M1  - 2026/11/6/
TI  - TCNU 435 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P135281
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