TCNU 703 (P135549)

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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Museum Collection(s)

Museo di Antichità di Torino, Turin, Italy

Museum Number

MAT 703

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

135.0 mm × 145.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) ug3 ur-mes engar
2. 1(disz) {d}szara2-kam
3. 1(disz) ur-ma-ma
4. dumu-ni-me
5. 1(asz@c) ug3 lugal-gu4-e dumu igi-{d}szara2-sze3
6. 1(asz@c) ug3 a-ba-{d}szara2-gin7
7. 1(disz) lugal-a2-zi-da dumu-ni
8. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}gu-nu-ra dumu a2-zi-da
9. 1(disz) ur-sukkal dumu-ni
10. ur-mes i3-dab5
blank space
11. ugula ur-{gesz}gigir dumu lugal-lu2#-ni#
12. lugal-gu4-e szabra
13. ur-{d}nu-musz-da nu-banda3-gu4
14. {d}szara2-i3-zu
15. ur-e2-mah
16. ur-nigar#[{gar}]
17. [x] KA nam#-zi#-tar#-ra#
18. [dumu]-ni-me
19. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}nin-su szabra
20. 1(asz) lugal-iti-da nu-banda3-gu4 dumu ur-e2-an-na
21. 1(asz) lu2-{d}szara2 aga3-us2
22. 1(disz) lu2-{d}utu dumu-ni
23. 1(disz) {d}utu-ik-s,ur2
column 2
1. dumu da-la-me
2. ki a-ab-ba-ta
3. 1/2(disz) al-li2-KU
4. 1(asz@c) SIG7-a lugal-gesz-hur-e engar
5. 1(disz) {gesz}guzza-ni
6. usz2 ur2-ra-ni
7. 1(disz) ARAD2#-{d}szara2
8. dumu-ni-me
9. 1(asz@c) ug3 lugal-i-ti
10. usz2 [x]-nig2-lagar-e
11. ug3 ur-ge6-par4 dumu-ni
12. 1(asz@c) ug3 lugal-gesz-hur-e szah2-sze3 ki ur-{d}da-ni
13. 1(asz@c) ug3 sun2-ezem
14. lugal-gesz-hur-e i3-dab5
15. szu ur-{d}da-ni
16. 1(asz@c) lu2-zar3-ra engar
17. 1(asz@c) a-a-gi-na
18. 1(asz@c) ug3 e2-[...]
19. 1(asz@c) ug3 ab-ba-gi#-[na] dumu ur-{d}gesz-x
20. lu2-zar3-ra i3-dab5-me
21. 1(asz@c) ba-la engar
22. 1(disz) ur-{d}a-szar2
23. 1(disz) ab-ba-gi-na
24. dumu-ni-me
25. 1(asz@c) lu2-{d}nin-szubur
26. a2-zi-da
27. ki lugal-nesag-e engar
28. ug3 ur-{gesz}gigir ki ur-li engar
29. 1(asz@c) ug3 {d}nin-szubur-an-dul3
30. ki lugal-nesag-e engar-ta
column 3
1. 1(asz@c) lugal-e2-mah-e x-[x]
2. 1(disz) di-ni dumu x-[x]
3. ki ur-li engar-[ta]
4. ba-la i3-dab5
5. 1(asz@c) sza3-igi-sa6-sa6 engar
6. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}szara2
7. 1(asz@c) dingir-sa6-ga
8. 1(asz) ab lu2-sa6-i3-zu
9. dumu-ni-me
10. 1(asz@c) ug3 al-ba-ni-du11#
11. sza3-igi-sa6-sa6 i3-[dab5]
12. 1(asz@c) lu2-sa6-ga engar#
13. 1(disz) inim-{d}szara2 [...]
14. lugal-ezem# x-x
15. 1(asz@c) ug3# [...]-x-gal2
16. lu2-{d#}nin#-szubur#
17. ki i7#-pa-e3 szabra
18. 1(asz@c) ug3# a-ta2-na-ah
19. 1(asz@c) a-a-mu
20. 1(disz) szesz-a-ni
21. 1(disz) lu2-{d}nin-szubur
22. dumu-ni-me
23. lu2-saga i3-dab5
blank space
24. ugula# ur-{d}nin-su
25. 1(asz@c) lu2-{d}szara2 szabra
26. 1(asz) i7-pa-e3 nu-banda3-gu4
27. 1(disz) inim-{d}szara2 dumu-ni
28. e2-gal-e-si sa12-du5
29. 1(disz) lu2-du10-ga
column 4
beginning broken
1'. x-[...]
2'. 1(disz) x-[...]
3'. dumu x-[...]
4'. ki lugal#-[...]
5'. x-[...]
6'. [...]
7'. [...]-i3-li2 [(x)]
8'. [x] lu2#-{d}szul-gi
9'. [dumu]-ni-me
10'. 1(asz) da-da szesz-tab-ba
11'. 1(disz) lu2-kal-ga
12'. 1(disz) szesz-kal-la
13'. 1(disz) lu2-dingir-ra
14'. dumu-ni-me
15'. lu2-{d}szara2 dumu lu2-du10-ga erin2 diri-sze3
16'. szabra i3-dab5
17'. 1(asz@c) ur-li engar
18'. 1(asz@c) szesz-kal-la
19'. 1(disz) lu2-{d}a-szar2
20'. dumu-ni-me
21'. lugal-e2-mah-e dumu engar-gu-la
22'. ki ba-la engar
23'. usz2 dingir-bu3-zi
24'. 1(asz@c) ug3 {d}utu-ur4-bar-ra dumu-ni
edition has ur4
25'. 1(asz@c) ug3 ur-{gesz}gigir
26'. ki ba-la-ta
27'. ur-li i3-dab5
reverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) ha-ba-lu5-ge2 engar
2. 1(disz) lugal-dub-la2
3. 1(disz) lugal-he2-gal2
4. dumu-ni-me
5. 1(asz@c) ARAD2-dam
6. szu da-a-ga
7. 1(asz@c) {d}szara2-mu-tum2 dumu-ni
8. 1(asz@c) ug3 ur-sukkal
9. 1(disz) lu2-{d}szara2
10. 1(disz) ur-e2-mah
11. 1(disz) lu2-{d}nin-szubur
12. 1(disz) lugal-gesz-hur-e
13. 1(disz) lu2-gu2-de3-na
14. 1(disz) du-du ha-ma-ti
15. dumu-ni-me
16. ha-ba-lu5-ge2 i3-dab5
17. 1(asz@c) ur-i7-edin-na engar
18. 1(disz) ur-{d}ur3-bar-tab
19. 1(disz) a-kal-la
20. 1(disz) lu2-gu2-de3-na
21. dumu-ni-me
22. 1(disz) ur-{d}asznan szesz-a-ni
23. 1(asz@c) ug3 gu-du
24. 1(disz) szesz-a-ni dumu-ni
25. [x] ur#-{d}suen
26. [x] lu2#-{d}nin-szubur
27. [x] x?-da-ga
28. x [...]
29. e2-duru5 [...]
30. 1(asz@c) lu2#-[...]
31. 1(asz@c) ur#-[...]
32. 1(disz) [...]
rest broken
column 2
1. 1(disz) ARAD2-{d}szara2
2. 1(disz) ur-e2-masz
3. 1(disz) lugal-esz3-si
4. dumu-ni-me
5. ur-{d}nin-su
6. ki ur-{d}da-ni
7. 1(asz) ug3 5(ban2)? 4(disz) lu2-dingir-ra sipa gu4 diri?
8. ki ur-{d}da-ni-ta
9. lu2-{d}szara2 i3-dab5
10. szu u3-ma-ni
11. 1(asz@c) lu2-saga engar
12. usz2 ur-nigar{gar}
13. 1(asz@c) he2-sa6
14. [dumu]-ni-me
15. [x] lugal-iti-da dumu ur-e2-e
16. 1(disz) [ur]-mes dumu-ni
17. 1(asz@c) ur2-[ra]-ni
18. dumu lu2-me-[x]-ga
19. lugal-sa6-ga i3#-dab5
blank space
20. ugula lu2-{d}x
21. 1/2(asz@c) ur-{d}nun-gal szesz# a-ab-ba
22. 1(disz) ba-li
23. 1(disz) giri3-ni-i3-sa6
24. 1(disz) lu2-{d}szul-gi-ra
25. dumu-ni-me
26. 1/2(asz@c) lugal-ku3-zu dumu lugal-e2-mah-e
27. szar2-ra-ab-du [i3-dab5]
28. 1/2(asz@c) lugal#?-[...]
29. 1(disz) ur-[...]
30. 1(disz) x-[...]
column 3
1. 1(disz) lugal-an-na-ab-tum2
2. 1(disz) ab-ba-kal-la
3. dumu-ni-me
4. agar4-nigin2 a-sza3 gu2-edin-na
5. 1/2(asz@c) szesz-kal-la dumu lugal-ku3-ga-ni
6. 1(disz) ur-e2-mah
7. 1(disz) lu2-dingir-ra
8. 1(disz) ur-{d}ur3-bar-tab x
9. [dumu]-ni-me
10. 1/2(asz@c) [ur?]-usz#-gid2-da
11. lugal-GAM-[x]-x aga3-us2 ki ensi2-ka#
12. 1(disz) ur-pa4-u2-e dumu-[ni]
blank space
13. agar4-nigin2 a#?!-sza3#?!(GIM) {d}szara2
14. 1/2(asz@c) nam-ha-ni nagar
15. szesz-a-ni szu?-ku6?
16. {d}szara2-i3-zu dumu-ni
17. ur-nigar{gar} lu2 8(disz) durunx(|KU.KU|)-ne
blank space
column 4
blank space
1. gurum2 ak sza3 gu2-edin-na
2. iti szu-numun
3. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul mu us2-sa-a-bi
blank space

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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	Šulgi.48.06.00 (us2-us2 year)
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P135549
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P135549

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	135.0 mm × 145.0 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 703
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	038522

References

primary: TCNU, 703

[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.

liste di razioni e livelli
history: Vanderroost diss., p. 199-201 05

[Vanderroost2013diss] Vanderroost, Nicolas. 2013. “Organisation Administrative Du Bureau de l’agriculture d’Umma à l’époque de La Troisième Dynastie d’Ur.” Phdthesis, Université Libre de Bruxelles .

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2026-07-25 at 23:09:31	Pottorf, Andrew	Transliteration	Pottorf, Andrew	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2025-05-28 at 17:53:58	Pottorf, Andrew	Transliteration	Pottorf, Andrew	Lafont, Bertrand	Approved
2025-05-24 at 20:05:11	Pottorf, Andrew	Transliteration	Pottorf, Andrew	Lafont, Bertrand	Approved
2024-06-12 at 09:16:58	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2021-01-19 at 11:20:02	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Ozaki Tohru	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-04-17 at 17:36:48	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Ozaki Tohru	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2016-12-05 at 21:26:54	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Ozaki Tohru	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2016-11-11 at 14:58:19	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Ozaki Tohru	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2013-03-09 at 08:36:30	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 14:11:53	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2009-06-03 at 10:58:49	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-12-01 at 17:48:04	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-01-27 at 15:43:35	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-01-07 at 16:19:12	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-01-03 at 19:44:21	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“TCNU 703 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 12, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P135549.

TCNU 703 artifact entry (No. P135549). (2024, June 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135549 (Original work published 2001)

TCNU 703 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135549 (Accessed: September 7, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
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	title = {TCNU 703 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P135549},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“TCNU 703 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 12, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P135549.

TCNU 703 artifact entry (No. P135549). (2024, June 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135549 (Original work published 2001)

TCNU 703 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135549 (Accessed: September 7, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-09-07]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 12},
	title = {TCNU 703 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P135549},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P135549},
}

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DA  - 2024/6/12/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P135549
LB  - CDLI:P135549
M1  - 2026/9/7/
TI  - TCNU 703 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P135549
ER  -