OIP 115, 079 (P123240)

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

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

OIM A02794

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

51.0 mm × 37.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) udu niga
2. {d}al-la-tum
3. [iti]-ta u4 5(disz) ba-ta-zal
4. 1(disz) gu4 u2
5. 5(disz) udu niga
6. 1(disz) u8 niga
7. 1(disz) ud5 niga
8. e2-muhaldim-sze3
9. 2(disz) udu niga 1(disz) sila4
10. siskur2-sze3
11. u4 1(disz)-kam
reverse
1. iti-ta u4 6(disz) ba-ta-zal
2. 1(disz) udu niga sza3 ga2-udu-ka
3. 1(disz) sila4 {d}nin-sun2
4. 1(disz) masz2 za3 du-de3
5. 1(disz) udu niga 1(disz) sila4
6. siskur2-sze3 u4 2(disz)-kam
7. iti-ta u4 7(disz) ba-ta-zal
8. 1(disz) udu niga 1(disz) u8 gu4-e-us2-sa
9. 1(disz) sila4 nig2 ki-zah3-sze3
10. u4 3(disz)-kam
11. iti-ta u4 8(disz) ba-ta-zal
12. 2(disz) udu niga siskur2-sze3
13. 1(disz) sila4 niga nig2-gu7 lugal-sze3
14. u4 4(disz)-kam
15. iti-ta u4 1(u) la2 1(disz) ba-ta-zal
16. ga2-udu-sze3 e3-a
left
1. zi-ga iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
2. mu sza-asz-ru{ki} ba-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/P123240

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 51.0 mm × 37.0 mm × 19.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Museum Number OIM A02794
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 046295
Oriental Institute Integrated Database (OI) aeca82d2-7192-4c98-8d2c-0d4107462541

References

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-04-12 at 11:37:46 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:51:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:26:46 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:23:41 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

“OIP 115, 079 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 12, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P123240.
OIP 115, 079 artifact entry (No. P123240). (2025, April 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P123240 (Original work published 2001)
OIP 115, 079 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P123240 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	year = {2025},
	month = {apr 12},
	title = {OIP 115, 079 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P123240},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P123240},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“OIP 115, 079 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 12, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P123240.
OIP 115, 079 artifact entry (No. P123240). (2025, April 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P123240 (Original work published 2001)
OIP 115, 079 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P123240 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {apr 12},
	title = {OIP 115, 079 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P123240},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P123240},
}


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PY  - 2025
ID  - P123240
LB  - CDLI:P123240
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - OIP 115, 079 artifact entry
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