South Dakota 18a (P130315)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in W. H. Over Dakota Museum, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

W. H. Over Dakota Museum, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota, USA

Museum Number

SDU Y185A/5975

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) udu niga gu4-e-us2-sa
2. {d}gesztin-an-na
3. 1(disz) udu niga gu4-e-us2-sa
4. {d}nin-e2-gal
5. siskur2 sza3 e2-gal
6. la-ma-har sagi
reverse
left
1. 2(disz) udu

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:


  • primary: South Dakota, 18

    [Forde1987SouthDakota] Forde, Nels W., and W. Robert Flaugher. 1987. Neo-Sumerian Texts from South Dakota University, Luther and Union Colleges. Autograph Copies and Indexes of Cuneiform Documents. Lawrence, Kansas: Coronado Press.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: SDU Y185A/5975
  • Accession No.:

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-11-07 at 15:56:55 Dahl, Jacob L. Artifact metadata Dahl, Jacob L. Dahl, Jacob L. Approved View
2025-11-07 at 15:04:13 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. Dahl, Jacob L. Approved View
2025-11-07 at 15:03:21 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. Dahl, Jacob L. Approved View
2025-11-07 at 14:58:28 Dahl, Jacob L. Artifact metadata Dahl, Jacob L. Dahl, Jacob L. Approved View
2025-11-07 at 14:54:09 Dahl, Jacob L. Artifact metadata Dahl, Jacob L. Dahl, Jacob L. Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:02:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:34:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:26:41 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 000019 (composite) (P430120) Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.08.02.00, Šū-Suen.01.06.04

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

two unrelated tablets joined prior to publication, see CDLJ 2025/1 §6. “reverse” now South Dakota 18b (P598731)

Cite this Artifacts

“South Dakota 18a Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 7, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P130315.
South Dakota 18a artifact entry (No. P130315). (2025, November 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P130315 (Original work published 2001)
South Dakota 18a artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P130315 (Accessed: April 6, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-06]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 7},
	title = {South {Dakota} 18a artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P130315},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P130315},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“South Dakota 18a Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 7, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P130315.
South Dakota 18a artifact entry (No. P130315). (2025, November 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P130315 (Original work published 2001)
South Dakota 18a artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P130315 (Accessed: April 6, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-06]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 7},
	title = {South {Dakota} 18a artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P130315},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P130315},
}

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PY  - 2025
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M1  - 2026/4/6/
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