TCS 1, 242 (P145741)
Letter tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 100357Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LetterLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
-Has seal impression(s)
obverse
1. ur-mes-ra
2. u3-na-a-du11
3. 5(gesz2) sa gi
4. na-gab2-tum
5. bala-a-ri-sze3
reverse
1. szu-esz18-dar
2. he2-na-ab-szum2-mu
blank space
3. kiszib3# lu2-{d}dumu-zi gu-za-la2
4. kiszib3 [a]-hu-a
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szul-gi
2. nita kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba-ke4?
column 2
1. a-[hu-a]
2. dumu [...]
3. ARAD2-[da]-ni-[ir]
4. [in-na-ba?]
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
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primary: TCS 1, 242
[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.
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- Museum No.: BM 100357
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- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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| 2018-08-23 at 08:56:43 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2013-07-24 at 12:23:03 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:30:32 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-06-03 at 11:21:11 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:32:16 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (015182) (015182)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.100357) (BM.100357)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1905-0515-317) (W_1905-0515-317)
This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Provenience | Period | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDLI Seals 006156 (composite) (P458866) | uncertain (mod. uncertain) | Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) |
Cite this Artifact
@misc{2023TCS,
note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-08]},
year = {2023},
month = {aug 19},
title = {TCS 1, 242 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P145741},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P145741},
}
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