TCNU 456 (P135302)

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 456

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

39.0 mm × 32.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(asz) sze gur lugal
2. sza3-gal gu4 niga
3. ki-su7 e2-duru5-gu-la-ta
4. ki ARAD2-ta
5. kiszib3 szesz-kal-la
6. iti pa4-u2-e
reverse
1. mu en-mah-gal-an-na en {d}nanna ba-hun
seal 1
1. lugal-[nig2-lagar-e]
2. dub-sar
3. dumu da-[da]
  (following Mayr)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 003621 (composite) (P456331) S003621 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P135302

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 39.0 mm × 32.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Museo di Antichità di Torino, Turin, Italy
Museum Number MAT 456
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 038275

References

  • primary: TCNU, 456

    [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.

    orzo

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2020-09-16 at 03:01:01 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:11:32 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:28:33 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“TCNU 456 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P135302.
TCNU 456 artifact entry (No. P135302). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135302
TCNU 456 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135302 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
@misc{2001TCNU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {TCNU 456 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P135302},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P135302},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P135302
LB  - CDLI:P135302
M1  - 2026/4/11/
TI  - TCNU 456 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P135302
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“TCNU 456 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P135302.
TCNU 456 artifact entry (No. P135302). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135302
TCNU 456 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135302 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
@misc{2001TCNU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {TCNU 456 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P135302},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P135302},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P135302
LB  - CDLI:P135302
M1  - 2026/4/11/
TI  - TCNU 456 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P135302
ER  -
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