ASJ 09, 254 35 (P102311)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Museum Number

X.3.083

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(disz) udu niga
 en: 3 sheep, grain-fed,
2. 6(disz) udu niga gu4-e-us2-sa
 en: 6 sheep, grain-fed, “following the ox,”
3. 1(disz) sila4 niga
 en: 1 lamb, grain-fed;
4. 1(disz) masz2
 en: 1 billy goat;
5. 1(disz) {munus}asz2-gar3
 en: 1 female kid;
6. u4 7(disz)-kam
 en: 7th day,
7. ki ab-ba-sa6-ga-ta
 en: from Abbasaga
reverse
1. na-lu5 i3-dab5
 en: Nalu accepted;
  blank space
2. iti masz-da3-gu7
 en: month: “Gazelle-feast,”
3. mu {gesz}gu-za {d}en-lil2-la2 ba-dim2
 en: “The throne of Enlil was fashioned;”
left
1. 1(u) 2(disz)
 en: (total:) 12.

Textual annotations

#new_text=P102311 # ID FORM SEGM XPOSTAG HEAD DEPREL MISC # ID FORM LEMMA UPOSTAG XPOSTAG FEATS HEAD DEPREL DEPS MISC 1 3(disz) 3(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 2 udu udu[sheep] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 3 niga niga[fattened] VERB V _ _ _ _ _ 4 6(disz) 6(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 5 udu udu[sheep] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 6 niga niga[fattened] VERB V _ _ _ _ _ 7 gu4-e-us2-sa gude'usa[lowest_quality] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Abs _ _ _ _ 8 1(disz) 1(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 9 sila4 sila[lamb] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 10 niga niga[fattened] VERB V _ _ _ _ _ 11 1(disz) 1(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 12 masz2 masz[goat] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Abs _ _ _ _ 13 1(disz) 1(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 14 {munus}asz2-gar3 aszgar[female_kid] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Abs _ _ _ _ 15 u4 ud[day] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 16 7(disz)-kam 7(disz)[one] NUM NU Case=Gen _ _ _ _ 17 ki ki[place] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 18 ab-ba-sa6-ga-ta Abbasaga[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing|Case=Gen,Abl _ _ _ _ 19 na-lu5 Nalu[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing|Case=Erg _ _ _ _ 20 i3-dab5 n] VERB V Verb Form=Fin|Person=3|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 21 iti iti[month] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 22 masz-da3-gu7 Maszdagu[1] PROPN MN Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 23 mu mu[name] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 24 {gesz}gu-za guza[chair] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 25 {d}en-lil2-la2 Enlil[1] PROPN DN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing|Case=Gen,Abs _ _ _ _ 26 ba-dim2 dim[create] VERB V Voice=Mid|Person=3|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 27 1(u) 1(u)[ten] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 28 2(disz) 2(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P102311

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Museum Number X.3.083
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 029112

References

  • primary: ASJ 9, p.203-275, p. 254 35

    [Snell1987Emory] Snell, Daniel C. 1987. “The Ur III Tablets in the Emory University Museum.” Acta Sumerologica 9: 203–75.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2022-12-04 at 11:30:39 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Annotation McGrath, William; Wang Jinyan Machine Translation and Automated Analysis of Cuneiform Languages Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2014-07-05 at 18:52:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Aupperle, Eric CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:19:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:05:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:44:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:15:16 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“ASJ 09, 254 35 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P102311.
ASJ 09, 254 35 artifact entry (No. P102311). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102311
ASJ 09, 254 35 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102311 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {ASJ 09, 254 35 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P102311},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102311},
}


TY  - ELEC
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Cite this Artifact

“ASJ 09, 254 35 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P102311.
ASJ 09, 254 35 artifact entry (No. P102311). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102311
ASJ 09, 254 35 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102311 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {ASJ 09, 254 35 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P102311},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102311},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P102311
LB  - CDLI:P102311
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - ASJ 09, 254 35 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P102311
ER  -
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