TCS 1, 005 (P145624)
Letter tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 134635Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LetterLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. nam-ha-ni#
2. na-be2-a
3. ur-{d}asar
4. u3-na-a-du11
5. 2(disz) gurusz
6. ba-ra-za
7. u2-la nin-mu in ma-tar-re-a
8. gu2 ba-ra-ad-KU-e
9. lugal-ku3-zu da-ga2 la-ba-de2
10. lu2 ba-ra-za lu2 gir2-su{ki}-me
11. har-si?{ki} bi2-in-la-ha ma-[x]-ab
column 2
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [...]
4. ga2-da# [...] szu ha#-[...]
5. sza3 erin2 ti-[...]
6. az-mu u3-[na-a-du11]
7. nin-mu ha-[...]
8. nu-mu-un#-[...]
9. a-na dug szuku-mu gil-ge
10. lugal-ku3-zu nu-zu
11. az-mu u3-na-a-du11
12. gu2-sze3 a2 he2-ga2-ga2-e gu2-e ma-an-su8-be2
Wilcke RAI 53 (2010) 25 n. 93 se3 for demonstrative sze "that there", e "this here"
reverse
column 1
1 line blank
1. sze-ba ug3-IL2
2. mu 1(disz)-kam
3. lu2-sa6 mu-na-szum2
4. [sze] ug3-IL2-ne [...] sze# gur ur-{d}ba-ba6
5. [mu]-na-szum2
6. [...] sze# gur# al-la mu-na-[szum2]
7. 2(u) gesz-ur3-[ra]
8. e2-gal-[ka?]
9. [x] gurusz u4 1(u)-kam
10. [x] sar sig4
11. e2? [...]
12. [x] gurusz iti# [x-kam]
13. [x] sar# [sig4]
14. gesz [...]
15. 5(disz) gurusz [u4? x-kam]
column 2
1. [x sar] sig4#
2. [...]-ge#
3. [...]
4. [...]
5. [...]
6. [...]
7. [...]
8. [...]
9. [...] x x [...] ib2-SZIM
10. [...] a2? gu2-dab?
11. [...] gil?-ge#
12. u2-ra-i3-li2
13. mu-a? nin-mu 1(disz) udu u2 na-eb2-gu-gu#
14. mu?-tu?-da?
15. ha-bu-gin7-du
16. TAR mu-na-ri
obverse
column 1
1. nam-ha-ni#
2. na-be2-a
3. ur-{d}asar
4. u3-na-a-du11
5. 2(disz) gurusz
6. ba-ra-za
7. u2-la nin-mu in ma-tar-re-a
8. gu2 ba-ra-ad-KU-e
9. lugal-ku3-zu da-ga2 la-ba-de2
10. lu2 ba-ra-za lu2 gir2-su{ki}-me
11. har-si?{ki} bi2-in-la-ha ma-[x]-ab
column 2
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [...]
4. ga2-da# [...] szu ha#-[...]
5. sza3 erin2 ti-[...]
6. az-mu u3-[na-a-du11]
7. nin-mu ha-[...]
8. nu-mu-un#-[...]
9. a-na dug szuku-mu gil-ge
10. lugal-ku3-zu nu-zu
11. az-mu u3-na-a-du11
12. gu2-sze3 a2 he2-ga2-ga2-e gu2-e ma-an-su8-be2
Wilcke RAI 53 (2010) 25 n. 93 se3 for demonstrative sze "that there", e "this here"
reverse
column 1
1 line blank
1. sze-ba ug3-IL2
2. mu 1(disz)-kam
3. lu2-sa6 mu-na-szum2
4. [sze] ug3-IL2-ne [...] sze# gur ur-{d}ba-ba6
5. [mu]-na-szum2
6. [...] sze# gur# al-la mu-na-[szum2]
7. 2(u) gesz-ur3-[ra]
8. e2-gal-[ka?]
9. [x] gurusz u4 1(u)-kam
10. [x] sar sig4
11. e2? [...]
12. [x] gurusz iti# [x-kam]
13. [x] sar# [sig4]
14. gesz [...]
15. 5(disz) gurusz [u4? x-kam]
column 2
1. [x sar] sig4#
2. [...]-ge#
3. [...]
4. [...]
5. [...]
6. [...]
7. [...]
8. [...]
9. [...] x x [...] ib2-SZIM
10. [...] a2? gu2-dab?
11. [...] gil?-ge#
12. u2-ra-i3-li2
13. mu-a? nin-mu 1(disz) udu u2 na-eb2-gu-gu#
14. mu?-tu?-da?
15. ha-bu-gin7-du
16. TAR mu-na-ri
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, 5
[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.
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 134635
- Accession No.: 1953-04-11, 0276
- Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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- Excavation No: U —
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: --.--.00.00
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- Accounting Period: 0
Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved | |
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 | |
2011-07-22 at 14:30:17 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved | ||
2006-10-12 at 12:32:14 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved | ||
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (015055)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.134635)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1953-0411-276)
General Notes:
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CDLI Notes:
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