TCNU 497 (P135343)

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 497

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

54.0 mm × 43.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda u4 1(u) 8(disz)-kam
2. 4(ban2) ninda u4 2(u) la2 1(disz)-kam
3. 3(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 ninda u4 2(u)-kam
4. 4(ban2) ninda u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam
5. 2(ban2) ninda u4 2(u) 2(disz)-kam
6. 2(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 ninda u4 2(u) 3(disz)-kam
reverse
1. sa2-du11
2. 2(ban2) ninda lu2-{d}nanna
  blank space
  seal impression
3. kiszib3 ensi2-ka
4. iti pa4-u2-e
5. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}amar-{d}suen
2. lugal kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. a-kal-la
2. ensi2
3. umma{ki}
4. ARAD2-zu

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Amar-Suen.08.11.18 to Amar-Suen.08.11.23

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005881 (composite) (P458591) S005881 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.06.06.00, Šū-Suen.01.08.02

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P135343

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 54.0 mm × 43.0 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 497
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 038316

References

  • primary: TCNU, 497

    [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.

    pani

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2019-09-09 at 17:29:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2018-08-23 at 08:56:42 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:11:34 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:28:34 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“TCNU 497 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P135343.
TCNU 497 artifact entry (No. P135343). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135343
TCNU 497 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135343 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {TCNU 497 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P135343},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P135343},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P135343
LB  - CDLI:P135343
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - TCNU 497 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“TCNU 497 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P135343.
TCNU 497 artifact entry (No. P135343). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135343
TCNU 497 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135343 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
@misc{2001TCNU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {TCNU 497 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P135343},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P135343},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P135343
LB  - CDLI:P135343
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - TCNU 497 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P135343
ER  -
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