TCNU 459 (P135305)

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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Museo di Antichità di Torino, Turin, Italy

Museum Number

MAT 459

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

46.0 mm × 38.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze-ba gur
2. kiszib3 ur-saga
3. 2(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
4. kiszib3 {d}szara2-a-mu
5. 1(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
6. kiszib3 lu2-du10-ga
7. 4(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur#
8. kiszib3 a-kal-[la]
reverse
1. 1(asz) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur#
2. kiszib3 lu2-bala#-[saga]
3. 1(asz) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
4. kiszib3 tab-gar3-la
  1 line blank
5. sze-ba e2-kikken gibil-ta
6. iti nesag
  some text moved to next line
7. mu ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8

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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): 46.0 high × 38.0 wide
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  • primary: TCNU, 459

    [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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  • Museum No.: MAT 459
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.02.04.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 14:11:32 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:28:33 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
“TCNU 459 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P135305.
TCNU 459 artifact entry (No. P135305). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135305
TCNU 459 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135305 (Accessed: July 19, 2025).
@misc{2001TCNU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-19]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {TCNU 459 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P135305},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P135305},
}


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