TCNU 706 (P135552)

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 706

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

78.0 mm × 100.0 mm

tablet
surface a
obverse
  beginning broken
column 1'
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1'. [...]-da-ni dumu-ni
2'. [...] lu2-{d}szara2
3'. 1(disz) du11-ga-zi-da
4'. dumu lugal-{gesz}gigir-re SIG7-<a>
5'. ki ur-{d}da-ni-ta
  blank space
  rest broken
column 2'
  beginning broken
1'. [1(asz@c) 1(barig)] 1(ban2) 5(disz) 4(disz) ug3 [ur-{d}szul-pa]-e3# dumu ur-nigar
  blank space
  erasure
2'. 1(asz@c) 1(barig) 4(disz) ug3 {d}szara2-za-me
3'. 1(asz@c) 1(barig) 4(disz) ug3 ur-{d}nin-su
4'. 1(disz) 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) a-a-gi-na dumu-ni
5'. 1(asz@c) 1(barig) 4(disz) ug3 lugal-{gesz}gigir-re dumu igi-{d}szara2-sze3
6'. ($ blank space $) lugal-ezem sag ir-bi2-za anzu2{muszen}-babbar2
7'. lugal-ma2-gur8-re i3-dab5
8'. 1/2(asz@c) GAN2 a-kal-la
  rest broken
column 3'
  beginning broken
1'. x x [...]
  blank space
2'. dumu i3-[...]
3'. tir a-x-[...]
4'. 1(asz@c) 1(barig) 4(disz) [ab]-ba-gi-na [dumu ur]-{d}bil3
5'. ($ blank space $) ur-{d}dumu-zi#-da
6'. ($ blank space $) a-kal-la
7'. dumu {gesz}bur-gag-ba-nu-me
8'. ur-{d}nin-su i3-dab5
9'. SIG7-a iri-bar-re
10'. usz-mu i3-dab5
11'. 1/2(iku) GAN2 ur-{d}lugal-banda3{da}
12'. 1/2(iku)# GAN2 lu2-{d}[szara2 szesz-a-ni]
column 4'
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1'. x [...]
2'. 1/2(iku) GAN2 [...]
3'. 1(ban2) 2(disz) x [...]
4'. 1(disz) lu2-gu2-de3-[na]
5'. dumu-ni-me
6'. engar ki-a-x-[...]-e3# [...]
reverse
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column 1'
  beginning broken
1'. AN [...] {d#}utu
2'. 1/2(iku) GAN2 szesz-kal-la#
3'. sipa udu-lah5
4'. 1(asz) ama lugal-KU-x NI ma USZ# a# sze#
5'. dumu KA-[...]-x
  rest broken
column 2'
  beginning broken
1'. 1/2(iku) GAN2 lu2#-[...]
2'. 1(asz) ama ur-{gesz}gigir
3'. dumu lugal-e2-mah-e-me ki lu2-{d}szara2-ta
4'. 1/2(iku) GAN2 an-na-hi-li-bi
5'. dumu lu2-ga
6'. e2 {d}szu-zi-an-ka-ta
column 3'
  beginning broken
1'. [...] lu2-dingir#-ra# dumu# ur-{d}bil3 szesz-<tab>-ba
2'. 1(disz) lugal-ku3-ga-ni dumu-ni agar4-nigin2-ta
3'. ugula i3-dab5
4'. 1(asz) 4(ban2) zi3 ku3-{d}szara2 dumu e2-a-lu2-bi
5'. ki lugal-ma2-gur8-re ugula-ta
  blank space
column 4'
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1'. [...] x
2'. [...] x
  rest broken
surface b
obverse
  beginning broken
column 1'
  beginning broken
1'. [...] lu2-{d}utu
2'. [... a]-a-gi-na
3'. [...] i3-dab5
4'. [...]-la2
  rest broken
column 2'
  beginning broken
  blank space
1'. 3(ban2) ur-{d}szul#-pa-e3
2'. 1(asz@c) GAN2 lu2-x-da i3-dab5
3'. 1(disz) lu2-dingir#-ra#
4'. x [...]
  rest broken
column 3'
  beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. n [...]
3'. [...]
4'. 1(asz@c)# [...]
5'. [n] GAN2 [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
column 1'
  beginning broken
1'. 5(disz) [...]
2'. 1(asz@c) x [...]-kam dumu [...]
3'. 1/2(iku) GAN2 lugal#-[...] dumu x-[...]
  rest broken
column 2'
  beginning broken
1'. 5(disz) [...] dumu lugal#-[...]
2'. nimgir?
3'. ARAD2-mu [...]
4'. 1(asz@c) 1(barig) 4(disz) ug3 [...]-re
5'. 1(disz) 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ur#-{d}su4-da dumu-ni
6'. 1(asz@c) 1(barig) 4(disz) ug3 nu ur-{d}ma-mi
7'. dumu nar-ta
8'. usz2 {d}szara2-a-mu
9'. ($ blank space $) ur-{d}a-szar2
10'. ki nir-i3-da-gal2
11'. dumu ur-abzu-me
12'. 1/2(iku)# GAN2# [...]
  rest broken
column 3'
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x x x
2'. 1/2(iku) GAN2 lu2-{d}nin-szubur
3'. 1(asz) ur-{d}ur3-bar-tab dumu-ni
4'. ki lu2-saga ugula-ta
5'. 1(asz@c) 1(barig) 4(disz) ug3 lugal-amar-ku3 dumu lu2-ge6-par4 SZIM
6'. e2 {d}szara2 a-pi4-sal4{ki}-ta
7'. 1/2(iku)# GAN2 ad-da-da
8'. [...] giri3#-ni-i3-sa6 dumu-ni
9'. x-KU-ta
10'. [1(asz@c) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz)] 4(disz) ug3 [...]-i3-gi-in
11'. [...]-ta [...]-{d}szara2
  rest broken
column 4
  blank space
1'. [...]
surface c
obverse
  beginning broken
column 1'
  beginning broken
1'. [... i3]-dab5
2'. [...] szesz#-kusz2
3'. [...] ur#-{d}ur3-bar-tab
4'. [...]-e2-mah
5'. [...-{d}]szara2-ba-zi-ge x [x]-me
  rest broken
column 2'
  beginning broken
1'. 1(ban2) 7(disz) [...] {d}szara2-erinx(KWU896)-ta
2'. 1/2(iku) GAN2 nam-ha-ni dumu ka-u2-du11
3'. ($ blank space $) szesz-a-ni
4'. ab-ba-mu
5'. [...] ur-{gesz}gigir#
  rest broken
reverse
  (not given)

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 78.0 high × 100.0 wide
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  • Condition Description: a: 78 x 100 b: 83 x 101 c: 61 x 50
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  • primary: TCNU, 706

    [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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  • Museum No.: MAT 706
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2016-11-11 at 14:58:19 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2016-06-04 at 09:23:19 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-02-19 at 08:18:09 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:11:54 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:58:56 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-07 at 16:19:28 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 19:44:28 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“TCNU 706 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P135552.
TCNU 706 artifact entry (No. P135552). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135552
TCNU 706 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135552 (Accessed: July 8, 2025).
@misc{2001TCNU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-08]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {TCNU 706 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P135552},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P135552},
}


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