TCS 1, 193 (P145708)

Letter tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Spurlock Museum, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Spurlock Museum, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

SMUI 1913.14.0829

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. i3-kal-la-ar
2. u3-na-a-du11
3. en-u2-a na-an-ba-an-du3
4. lu2-ni szu he2-am3-ba-re
reverse
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P145708

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Spurlock Museum, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA
Museum Number SMUI 1913.14.0829
Accession Number UIOM 0423

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 015147

References

  • primary: TCS 1, 193

    [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
2011-07-22 at 14:30:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:32:16 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“TCS 1, 193 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P145708.
TCS 1, 193 artifact entry (No. P145708). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P145708
TCS 1, 193 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P145708 (Accessed: April 27, 2026).
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	month = {dec 20},
	title = {TCS 1, 193 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P145708},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P145708},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“TCS 1, 193 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P145708.
TCS 1, 193 artifact entry (No. P145708). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P145708
TCS 1, 193 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P145708 (Accessed: April 27, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-27]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {TCS 1, 193 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P145708},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P145708},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P145708
LB  - CDLI:P145708
M1  - 2026/4/27/
TI  - TCS 1, 193 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P145708
ER  - 
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