TCS 1, 027 (P145629)

Letter tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Siegfried H. Horn Museum, Institute of Archaeology, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Siegfried H. Horn Museum, Institute of Archaeology, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan, USA

Museum Number

AUAM 73.3139

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

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. al-lu
2. u3-na-a-du11
3. 1(asz) sze gur
4. sze-ba ni-za-tum
reverse
1. he2-na-ab-szum2-mu
2. na-mi-gur-re
seal 1
column 1
1. e2-a-ni-sza
2. lukur ki-ag2 lugal
3. na-silim
4. lu2 [...]
column 2
1. dumu ur-esz3-bar-ra
2. [ARAD2-zu]

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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, 27

    [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: RIME 3/2, .01.02.73

    [Frayne1997RIME3/2] Frayne, Douglas R. 1997. Ur III Period (2112-2004 BC). Vol. 3/2. Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods. University of Toronto Press.

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  • Museum No.: AUAM 73.3139
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-22 at 14:47:43 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2013-06-07 at 12:25:43 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:30:18 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:32:14 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005796 (composite) (P458506) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“TCS 1, 027 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P145629.
TCS 1, 027 artifact entry (No. P145629). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P145629 (Original work published 2001)
TCS 1, 027 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P145629 (Accessed: May 10, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 22},
	title = {TCS 1, 027 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P145629},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P145629},
}


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