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SumRecDreh 21 (P130518)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA

Museum Number

Nesbit —

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) gu4 niga 3(disz)-kam us2
2. 2(disz) udu niga saga us2
3. 2(disz) gukkal 2(disz) sila4
4. {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2
5. 1(disz) sila4 {d}nanna
6. 1(disz) sila4 {d}nin-urta
7. {d}en-lil2-zi-sza3-gal2 maszkim
reverse
1. sza3 mu-kux(DU)-ra-ta
2. u4 1(u)-kam
3. ki in-ta-e3-a-ta
4. ba-zi
5. giri3 nu-ur2-{d}suen dub-sar
6. iti szu-esz5-sza
7. mu ma2-dara3-abzu ba-ab-du8
left
1. 1(disz) gu4 8(disz) udu

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)

Collections

Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: SumRecDreh, 21

[Nesbit1914SumRecDreh] Nesbit, William M. 1914. Sumerian Records from Drehem. Columbia University Oriental Studies, Vol. 8. New York: Columbia University Press.
history: Nisaba 30, 59

[Owen2016Nesbit] Owen, David I. 2016. The Nesbit Tablets. Nisaba 30. Winona Lake, Indiana: Eisenbrauns.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: Nesbit —
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.02.08.10
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2011-07-22 at 14:03:02	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-05-02 at 14:34:12	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:26:44	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (003963) (003963)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“SumRecDreh 21 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P130518.

SumRecDreh 21 artifact entry (No. P130518). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P130518

SumRecDreh 21 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P130518 (Accessed: April 6, 2026).

@misc{2001SumRecDreh,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-06]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {SumRecDreh 21 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P130518},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P130518},
}

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DA  - 2001/12/20/
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M1  - 2026/4/6/
TI  - SumRecDreh 21 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“SumRecDreh 21 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P130518.

SumRecDreh 21 artifact entry (No. P130518). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P130518

SumRecDreh 21 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P130518 (Accessed: April 6, 2026).

@misc{2001SumRecDreh,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-06]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {SumRecDreh 21 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P130518},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P130518},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P130518
LB  - CDLI:P130518
M1  - 2026/4/6/
TI  - SumRecDreh 21 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P130518
ER  -