ASJ 09, 255 40 (P102316)

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.3.021

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. 2(disz) sila4
 en: 2 lambs,
2. u4 2(u) 8(disz)-kam
 en: 28th day,
3. ki ab-ba-sa6-ga-ta
 en: from Abbasaga
4. in-ta-e3-a
 en: Intaea
reverse
1. i3-dab5
 en: accepted;
2. iti diri ezem-me-ki-gal2 us2-sa
 en: extra month: “Festival of Mekigal,” following,
3. mu gu-za {d}en-lil2-la2 ba-dim2
 en: year: “The throne of Enlil was fashioned;”
left
1. 2(disz)
 en: (total:) 2.

Textual annotations

#new_text=P102316 # ID FORM SEGM XPOSTAG HEAD DEPREL MISC # ID FORM LEMMA UPOSTAG XPOSTAG FEATS HEAD DEPREL DEPS MISC 1 2(disz) 2(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 2 sila4 sila[lamb] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Abs _ _ _ _ 3 u4 ud[day] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 4 2(u) 2(u)[ten] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 5 8(disz)-kam 8(disz)[one] NUM NU Case=Gen _ _ _ _ 6 ki ki[place] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 7 ab-ba-sa6-ga-ta Abbasaga[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing|Case=Gen,Abl _ _ _ _ 8 in-ta-e3-a Inta'e'a[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing|Case=Erg _ _ _ _ 9 i3-dab5 n] VERB V Verb Form=Fin|Person=3|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 10 iti iti[month] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 11 diri dirig[excess] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 12 ezem-me-ki-gal2 Ezemmekigal[1] PROPN MN Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 13 us2-sa us[follow] VERB V _ _ _ _ _ 14 mu mu[year] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 15 gu-za guza[chair] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 16 {d}en-lil2-la2 Enlil[1] PROPN DN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing|Case=Gen,Abs _ _ _ _ 17 ba-dim2 dim[create] VERB V Voice=Mid|Person=3|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 18 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/P102316

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.3.021
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 029117

References

  • primary: ASJ 9, p.203-275, p. 255 40

    [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
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, 255 40 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P102316.
ASJ 09, 255 40 artifact entry (No. P102316). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102316
ASJ 09, 255 40 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102316 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {ASJ 09, 255 40 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P102316},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102316},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“ASJ 09, 255 40 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P102316.
ASJ 09, 255 40 artifact entry (No. P102316). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102316
ASJ 09, 255 40 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102316 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
@misc{2001ASJ,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {ASJ 09, 255 40 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P102316},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102316},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P102316
LB  - CDLI:P102316
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - ASJ 09, 255 40 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P102316
ER  -
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