CST (JRL) 256 (P107770)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

Museum Collection(s)

John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

Museum Number

JRL 0256

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(asz) gu2 siki tug2 x x-kam [...]
2. a2 [gesz]-gar-ra geme2 usz-bar sza3# unu{ki}-ga-sze3
3. ki {d}szul-gi-mi-szar-ta
reverse
1. {d}szul-gi-i3-li2
2. szu ba-ti
3. sza3 tum#-ma#-al{ki}
4. iti szu-esz5#-sza#
5. mu {d}amar#-{d}suen lugal-e ur-bi2-lum{ki} mu-hul

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/P107770

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) John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
Museum Number JRL 0256
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 8487

References

  • primary: CST (JRL), 256

    [Fish1932CST] Fish, Thomas. 1932. Catalogue of Sumerian Tablets in the John Rylands Library. Manchester: The Manchester University Press.

  • history: BJRL 08, 409 JR 506

    [Fish1924BJRL8] Fish, Thomas. 1924. “Some Sumerian Tablets in the John Rylands Library.” Bulletin of the John Rylands Library, Manchester 8: 406–11.

  • collation: MVN 12, p. 106

    [Gomi1982MVN12] Gomi, Tohru. 1982. Wirtschaftstexte Der Ur III-Zeit Aus Dem British Museum. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 12. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-06-10 at 13:53:14 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2025-01-31 at 14:23:06 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand Lafont, Bertrand Approved View
2024-07-04 at 10:31:46 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:27:42 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:10:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:17:46 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CST (JRL) 256 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 10, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P107770.
CST (JRL) 256 artifact entry (No. P107770). (2025, June 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P107770 (Original work published 2001)
CST (JRL) 256 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P107770 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
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	month = {jun 10},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P107770},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CST (JRL) 256 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 10, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P107770.
CST (JRL) 256 artifact entry (No. P107770). (2025, June 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P107770 (Original work published 2001)
CST (JRL) 256 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P107770 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 10},
	title = {CST ({JRL}) 256 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P107770},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P107770},
}


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DA  - 2025/6/10/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P107770
LB  - CDLI:P107770
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - CST (JRL) 256 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P107770
ER  -
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