OIP 115, 265 (P123457)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

OIM A04434

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

Measurements

36.0 mm × 31.0 mm × 15.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) udu [x ...]
2. 1(disz) masz2-gal niga
3. 1(disz) {munus}asz2-gar3 niga 1(disz) sila4
4. s,e-lu-usz-{d}da-gan
5. 2(disz) udu niga 1(disz) sila4
6. ensi2 szuruppak{ki}
reverse
1. 1(disz) sila4
2. dingir-su-ra-bi2
3. 1(disz) udu 2(disz) udu hur-sag gesz-du3
4. sig4-te-li-e
  blank space
5. mu-kux(DU)
6. na-sa6 i3-dab5
7. iti ezem-me-ki-gal2
8. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
left
1. u4 2(disz)-kam

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 36.0 high × 31.0 wide × 15.0 thick
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  • primary: OIP 115, 265

    [Hilgert1998OIP115] Hilgert, Markus. 1998. Drehem Administrative Documents from the Reign of Šulgi. Cuneiform Texts from the Ur III Period in the Oriental Institute. Vol. 1. Oriental Institute Publications 115. Chicago, Illinois: The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago. https://oi.uchicago.edu/research/publications/oip/cuneiform-texts-ur-iii-period-oriental-institute-volume-1-drehem.

  • citation: Creating Economic Order (pp. 89-106), 94

    [Hallo2004Bookkeeping] Hallo, William W. 2004. “Bookkeeping in the 21st Century BCE.” Creating Economic Order : Record-Keeping, Standardization, and the Development of Accounting in the Ancient Near East , International Scholars Conference on Ancient Near Eastern Economies, 4: 89–106.

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  • Museum No.: OIM A04434
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.47.11.02 (us2 year)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-14 at 11:27:29 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2017-02-18 at 10:02:50 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:51:33 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:26:59 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:23:45 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“OIP 115, 265 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P123457.
OIP 115, 265 artifact entry (No. P123457). (2024, July 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P123457 (Original work published 2001)
OIP 115, 265 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P123457 (Accessed: November 7, 2025).
@misc{2024OIP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-07]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 14},
	title = {OIP 115, 265 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P123457},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P123457},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/14/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P123457
LB  - CDLI:P123457
M1  - 2025/11/7/
TI  - OIP 115, 265 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P123457
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“OIP 115, 265 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P123457.
OIP 115, 265 artifact entry (No. P123457). (2024, July 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P123457 (Original work published 2001)
OIP 115, 265 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P123457 (Accessed: November 7, 2025).
@misc{2024OIP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-07]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 14},
	title = {OIP 115, 265 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P123457},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P123457},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/14/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P123457
LB  - CDLI:P123457
M1  - 2025/11/7/
TI  - OIP 115, 265 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P123457
ER  - 
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