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, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 100357

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
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?]

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P145741

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) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 100357
Accession Number

References

  • 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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg 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
2018-08-23 at 08:56:43 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2013-07-24 at 12:23:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:30:32 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:21:11 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, 242 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P145741.
TCS 1, 242 artifact entry (No. P145741). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P145741 (Original work published 2001)
TCS 1, 242 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P145741 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-25]},
	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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Cite this Artifacts

“TCS 1, 242 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P145741.
TCS 1, 242 artifact entry (No. P145741). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P145741 (Original work published 2001)
TCS 1, 242 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P145741 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).
@misc{2023TCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {TCS 1, 242 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P145741},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P145741},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P145741
LB  - CDLI:P145741
M1  - 2026/4/25/
TI  - TCS 1, 242 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P145741
ER  - 
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