TCS 1, 068 (P145654)

Letter tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 085735

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

tablet
obverse
1. gu3-de2-a u3 ur-{d}lamma-ra
2. u3-na-a-du11
3. a-sza3 gesz-kin-ti lu2 du5?-la2-ra
reverse
1. en-na i3-im-de6
2. a-sza3 ib2-ta-an-ba-ra
3. lu2-na-me na-na-ab-szum2-e

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/P145654

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Purchased from I Élias Géjou in 1899.
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 085735
Accession Number

References

  • primary: TCS 1, 68

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-07-18 at 14:00:18 Cross, Aidan Artifact metadata Cross, Aidan Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2016-06-27 at 12:42:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:30:26 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, 068 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P145654.
TCS 1, 068 artifact entry (No. P145654). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P145654 (Original work published 2001)
TCS 1, 068 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P145654 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {TCS 1, 068 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P145654},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P145654},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/7/20/
PY  - 2026
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LB  - CDLI:P145654
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - TCS 1, 068 artifact entry
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ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“TCS 1, 068 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P145654.
TCS 1, 068 artifact entry (No. P145654). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P145654 (Original work published 2001)
TCS 1, 068 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P145654 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
@misc{2026TCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {TCS 1, 068 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P145654},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P145654},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/7/20/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P145654
LB  - CDLI:P145654
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - TCS 1, 068 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P145654
ER  - 
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