TCS 1, 347 (P145782)

Letter tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 00732

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. 4(disz) nu-ur2-ma
2. ma-an-szum2 he2-na-ab-szum2-mu
reverse
seal 1
1. a-kal-la
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-nigar{gar}
  following Buchanan

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

seal identified by Buchanan

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P145782

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number YBC 00732
Accession Number

External resources

References

  • primary: TCS 1, 347

    [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.

  • history: ENES, 0516 (seal)

    [Buchanan1981ENES] Buchanan, Briggs. 1981. Early Near Eastern Seals in the Yale Babylonian Collection. Yale University Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2018-06-22 at 05:59:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-03-13 at 06:45:08 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-06-10 at 08:27:24 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:30:34 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:32:17 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, 347 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P145782.
TCS 1, 347 artifact entry (No. P145782). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P145782 (Original work published 2001)
TCS 1, 347 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P145782 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
@misc{2023TCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {TCS 1, 347 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P145782},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P145782},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P145782
LB  - CDLI:P145782
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - TCS 1, 347 artifact entry
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ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“TCS 1, 347 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P145782.
TCS 1, 347 artifact entry (No. P145782). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P145782 (Original work published 2001)
TCS 1, 347 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P145782 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
@misc{2023TCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {TCS 1, 347 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P145782},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P145782},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P145782
LB  - CDLI:P145782
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - TCS 1, 347 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P145782
ER  - 
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