TCS 1, 048 (P145641)

Letter tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland

Museum Collection(s)

Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland

Museum Number

MAH 16368

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

obverse
1. ba-zi
 en: To Bazi
2. u3-na-a-du11
 en: speak:
3. ur-{d}nansze dumu dab5 lu2-{d}na-ru2-a-ka-ra
 en: “To Ur-Nansze DAB5-worker of Lu-Naru'a,
reverse
1. esz2-giri17-sze3
 en: the nose-rope
2. na-ba-du3
 en: he shall not attach.”

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P145641

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland
Museum Number MAH 16368
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 015074

References

  • primary: TCS 1, 48

    [Sollberger1966TCS1] Sollberger, Edmond. 1966. The Business and Administrative Correspondence under the Kings of Ur. Texts from Cuneiform Sources 1. Locust Valley, New York: J.J. Augustin.

  • history: JNES 63 (pp. 1-16), 9

    [Molina2004JNES63] Molina, Manuel, and Marcos Such-Gutiérrez. 2004. “On Terms for Cutting Plants and Noses in Ancient Sumer.” Journal of Near Eastern Studies 63 (1): 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1086/382555.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-15 at 17:42:05 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2012-04-09 at 06:44:03 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:30:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:32:14 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“TCS 1, 048 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P145641.
TCS 1, 048 artifact entry (No. P145641). (2024, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P145641 (Original work published 2001)
TCS 1, 048 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P145641 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).
@misc{2024TCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {TCS 1, 048 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P145641},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P145641},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/15/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P145641
LB  - CDLI:P145641
M1  - 2026/10/11/
TI  - TCS 1, 048 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P145641
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TCS 1, 048 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P145641.
TCS 1, 048 artifact entry (No. P145641). (2024, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P145641 (Original work published 2001)
TCS 1, 048 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P145641 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).
@misc{2024TCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {TCS 1, 048 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P145641},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P145641},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/15/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P145641
LB  - CDLI:P145641
M1  - 2026/10/11/
TI  - TCS 1, 048 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P145641
ER  -
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