TCNU 520 (P135366)

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 520

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

45.0 mm × 41.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(barig) 4(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 zu2#-lum
2. 2(disz) {gesz}gir# sze-er-gu
3. 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 ga#? had2
4. ki lu2-tur-tur-ta
reverse
1. ugu2 lu2-gi-na ba-a-gar
2. kiszib3 da-da-ga
3. sza3 bala-a
4. mu ha-ar-szi{ki} ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. lu2-du10-ga
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-nigar{gar}
  (according to 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 002825 (composite) (P455535) S002825 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.42.00.00, Šū-Suen.04.07.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P135366

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 45.0 mm × 41.0 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 520
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 038339

References

  • primary: TCNU, 520

    [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.

    varî generi alimentari

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2022-06-05 at 14:18:38 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2022-04-29 at 18:20:58 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2022-03-28 at 08:52:42 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard 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 520 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P135366.
TCNU 520 artifact entry (No. P135366). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135366
TCNU 520 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135366 (Accessed: August 15, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-08-15]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {TCNU 520 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P135366},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P135366},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P135366
LB  - CDLI:P135366
M1  - 2026/8/15/
TI  - TCNU 520 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P135366
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TCNU 520 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P135366.
TCNU 520 artifact entry (No. P135366). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135366
TCNU 520 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135366 (Accessed: August 15, 2026).
@misc{2001TCNU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-08-15]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {TCNU 520 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P135366},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P135366},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P135366
LB  - CDLI:P135366
M1  - 2026/8/15/
TI  - TCNU 520 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P135366
ER  -
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