ThomasP 001 (P235730)

Letter tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Thomas, Philip, Australia

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Thomas, Philip, Australia

Museum Number

ThomasP 001

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. a-kal-la?
2. u3-na-a-du11
3. szesz-kal-la ARAD2? {d}en-lil2-la2-kam
6. 6(disz) gu4 a-x i3-na-dab5
reverse
7. szu he2-ma-ab-tak4-tak4
8. lu2 kin-gi4-a-ka-ni
9. he2-em-da-gi4-gi4

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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Letter
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	00.00.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P235730
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P235730

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)	Thomas, Philip, Australia
Museum Number	ThomasP 001
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	167902

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2016-06-29 at 19:19:06	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Ozaki Tohru	CDLI	Approved
2016-06-29 at 19:16:41	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2016-06-29 at 19:14:16	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2012-02-03 at 08:56:47	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 14:45:21	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:37:20	CDLI	Transliteration	Brisch, Nicole; CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2003-12-17 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.; Wunsch, Cornelia	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“ThomasP 001 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 17, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P235730.

ThomasP 001 artifact entry (No. P235730). (2003, December 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P235730

ThomasP 001 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P235730 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).

@misc{2003ThomasP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {dec 17},
	title = {ThomasP 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P235730},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P235730},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2003/12/17/
PY  - 2003
ID  - P235730
LB  - CDLI:P235730
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - ThomasP 001 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P235730
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“ThomasP 001 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 17, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P235730.

ThomasP 001 artifact entry (No. P235730). (2003, December 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P235730

ThomasP 001 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P235730 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).

@misc{2003ThomasP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {dec 17},
	title = {ThomasP 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P235730},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P235730},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2003/12/17/
PY  - 2003
ID  - P235730
LB  - CDLI:P235730
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - ThomasP 001 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P235730
ER  -