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TCNU 642 (P135488)

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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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

Seal Chemistry

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Photo

Photo (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

Museo di Antichità di Torino, Turin, Italy

Museum Number

MAT 642

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

38.0 mm × 40.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) {gesz}eme-sig
2. ma2 1(asz) gur
3. sze-gin2 a-kal-la-ta
4. giri3 ur-sila-luh
5. mar-sa-asz
6. kiszib3 nig2-lagar-e
reverse
1. iti e2-iti-6(disz)
2. mu en-mah-gal-an-na en {d}nanna ba-hun-ga2
seal 1
(legend broken)

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Collections

Museo di Antichità di Torino, Turin, Italy

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 38.0 high × 40.0 wide
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
seal identified by Mayr, SITU p. 342
Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: TCNU, 642

[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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Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: MAT 642
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.04.08.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2015-06-24 at 09:39:18	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 14:11:50	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:28:35	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI	CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (038461) (038461)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 000306 (composite) (P430404)	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Notes

General Notes: -

CDLI Notes: -

Cite this Artifact

“TCNU 642 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P135488.

TCNU 642 artifact entry (No. P135488). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135488

TCNU 642 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135488 (Accessed: December 21, 2025).

@misc{2001TCNU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-21]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {TCNU 642 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P135488},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P135488},
}

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LB  - CDLI:P135488
M1  - 2025/12/21/
TI  - TCNU 642 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“TCNU 642 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P135488.

TCNU 642 artifact entry (No. P135488). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135488

TCNU 642 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135488 (Accessed: December 21, 2025).

@misc{2001TCNU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-21]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {TCNU 642 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P135488},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P135488},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P135488
LB  - CDLI:P135488
M1  - 2025/12/21/
TI  - TCNU 642 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P135488
ER  -