TCNU 506 (P135352)

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 506

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

43.0 mm × 40.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 kasz saga
2. 5(ban2) kasz du u4 2(u) 7(disz)-kam
3. 8(disz) sila3 kasz saga
4. 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 kasz du
5. u4 2(u) 8(disz)-kam
reverse
1. ki a-al-li2-ta
2. kiszib3 ensi2-ka
3. iti diri
4. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szu-{d}suen
2. lugal kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. a-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.01.13.27 to Šū-Suen.01.13.28 (intercalated)

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 000033 (composite) (P430134) S000033 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.06.11.00, Šū-Suen.09.01.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P135352

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 43.0 mm × 40.0 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 506
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 038325

References

  • primary: TCNU, 506

    [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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Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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 Artifact

“TCNU 506 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P135352.
TCNU 506 artifact entry (No. P135352). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135352
TCNU 506 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135352 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {TCNU 506 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P135352},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P135352},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P135352
LB  - CDLI:P135352
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - TCNU 506 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P135352
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TCNU 506 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P135352.
TCNU 506 artifact entry (No. P135352). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135352
TCNU 506 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135352 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
@misc{2001TCNU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {TCNU 506 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P135352},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P135352},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P135352
LB  - CDLI:P135352
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - TCNU 506 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P135352
ER  -
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