PDT 1, 0543 (P125959)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist PD —

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. {gesz}na2 gi ma2?-gan{ki}
2. umbin gu4-bi {gesz}ha-lu-ub2
3. ku3-sig17 gar-ra u3 gun3 ku3-sig17
4. e-sir2-bi ku3-babbar ku3-sig17 si-sa2
5. bi x u sze e-sir2 ku3-babbar-bi
6. 3(disz)-am3 ki-la2-bi 7(disz) gin2 2(u) 3(disz) sze nu-gal2
7. ku3-sig17 ku3-babbar i3-de6 lil2-lil2-ri gub-ba
8. lugal-mu szu in-na-ba
9. ri-ba-ga-da maszkim
10. ki a-mur-dingir-ta
11. lugal-ku3-zu
12. szu ba-ti
13. sza3 puzur4-isz-{d}da-gan
14. iti szu-esz5-sza
15. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P125959

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number Ist PD —
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 013250

References

  • primary: PDT 1, 543

    [Çig1954Puzriš-Dagan-Texte] Çığ, Muazzez İlmiye, Hatice Kızılyay, and Armas Salonen. 1954. Die Puzriš-Dagan-Texte Der Istanbuler Archäologischen Museen. Teil 1: Nrr. 1-725. Annales Academiae Scientiarum Fennicae. Sarja-Ser. B, Nide-Tom. 92. Helsinki: Academia Scientiarum Fennicae.

  • collation: Orient 24, p.108-123, p. 118

    [Gomi1988PDT1] Gomi, Tohru. 1988. “Neue Kollationen Zu Den Texten PDT, I.” Orient, Report of the Society for Near Eastern Studies in Japan 24: 108–23.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2016-07-28 at 15:54:31 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:55:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:29:22 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:24:50 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“PDT 1, 0543 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P125959.
PDT 1, 0543 artifact entry (No. P125959). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P125959
PDT 1, 0543 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P125959 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
@misc{2001PDT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {PDT 1, 0543 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P125959},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P125959},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P125959
LB  - CDLI:P125959
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - PDT 1, 0543 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P125959
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“PDT 1, 0543 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P125959.
PDT 1, 0543 artifact entry (No. P125959). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P125959
PDT 1, 0543 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P125959 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
@misc{2001PDT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {PDT 1, 0543 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P125959},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P125959},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P125959
LB  - CDLI:P125959
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - PDT 1, 0543 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P125959
ER  - 
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