TCS 1, 258 (P145749)

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 16476

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. ur-{d}nun-gal-ra
2. u3-na-a-du11
3. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 8(disz) gurusz
4. 4(ban2) sze lugal-ta!
5. sza3-gal erin2 ma2 gesz-i3-sze3
reverse
1. ha-ba-ab-szum2-mu
  blank space
  erasures

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/P145749

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 16476
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 015189

References

  • primary: TCS 1, 258

    [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
2015-06-24 at 15:42:41 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
2006-10-12 at 12:32:17 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“TCS 1, 258 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P145749.
TCS 1, 258 artifact entry (No. P145749). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P145749
TCS 1, 258 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P145749 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
@misc{2001TCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {TCS 1, 258 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P145749},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P145749},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P145749
LB  - CDLI:P145749
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - TCS 1, 258 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P145749
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TCS 1, 258 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P145749.
TCS 1, 258 artifact entry (No. P145749). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P145749
TCS 1, 258 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P145749 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
@misc{2001TCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {TCS 1, 258 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P145749},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P145749},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P145749
LB  - CDLI:P145749
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - TCS 1, 258 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P145749
ER  -
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