TCNU 499 (P135345)

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 499

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

47.0 mm × 40.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 ninda u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam
2. 5(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 ninda u4 2(u) 2(disz)-kam
3. 3(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 ninda u4 2(u) 3(disz)-kam
4. 2(ban2) ninda sa2-du11
5. 9(disz) sila3 ninda AB
reverse
1. u4 2(u) 4(disz)-kam
2. 1(barig) ninda u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam
  blank space
  seal impression
3. kiszib3 ensi2
4. iti sze-kar-ra-gal2
5. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal
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 Šū-Suen.01.03.21 to Šū-Suen.01.03.25

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/P135345

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 47.0 mm × 40.0 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 499
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 038318

References

  • primary: TCNU, 499

    [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 17:33:17 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2019-09-09 at 17:32:50 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 14:11:35 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 499 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P135345.
TCNU 499 artifact entry (No. P135345). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135345
TCNU 499 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135345 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {TCNU 499 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P135345},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P135345},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P135345
LB  - CDLI:P135345
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - TCNU 499 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P135345
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“TCNU 499 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P135345.
TCNU 499 artifact entry (No. P135345). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135345
TCNU 499 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135345 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
@misc{2001TCNU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {TCNU 499 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P135345},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P135345},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P135345
LB  - CDLI:P135345
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - TCNU 499 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P135345
ER  -
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