RA 009, 054 AM 14 (pl. 7) (P127555)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Erzabtei St. Martin zu Beuron, Beuron, Germany

Museum Collection(s)

Erzabtei St. Martin zu Beuron, Beuron, Germany

Museum Number

EBKT 14

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. 1(u) udu u2#
 en: 10 grass-fed rams,
2. szar-ru-um-ba-ni nu-banda3#
 en: (from) Šarrum-bani, the captain;
3. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz) udu u2
 en: 72 grass-fed rams,
4. 8(disz) masz2-gal u2
 en: 8 full-grown grass-fed he-goats,
5. erin2 pu#-ut#-tu-li-um{ki}
 en: (from) the troops of Put-tulium,
6. ugula ib-ni-{d}szul-gi
 en: foreman: Ibni-Šulgi,
7. giri3 ad-da-mu lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
 en: via Addamu, royal messenger;
8. gu2 ma-da
 en: tax of the territories,
reverse
1. mu-kux(DU)
 en: delivery,
2. in#-ta-e3-a
 en: Intaea
3. i3-dab5
 en: received;
4. giri3 {d}nanna-ma-ba dub-sar
 en: via Nanna-maba, the scribe;
5. u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam
 en: 25th day;
6. iti ses-da-gu7
 en: month: “Piglet feast,”
7. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 ma#-da za-ab-sza-li#{ki} mu-hul
 en: year: “Šu-Suen, the king of Ur, the territory of Zabšali destroyed;”
left
1. 1(gesz2) 3(u) udu
 en: (total:) 90 sheep.

Textual annotations

#new_text=P127555 # ID FORM SEGM XPOSTAG HEAD DEPREL MISC # ID FORM LEMMA UPOSTAG XPOSTAG FEATS HEAD DEPREL DEPS MISC 1 1(u) 1(u)[ten] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 2 udu udu[sheep] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 3 u2 u[grass] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Abs _ _ _ _ 4 szar-ru-um-ba-ni Szarrumbani[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 5 nu-banda3 nubanda[overseer] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Erg _ _ _ _ 6 1(gesz2) 1(gesz)[sixty] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 7 1(u) 1(u)[ten] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 8 2(disz) 2(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 9 udu udu[sheep] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 10 u2 u[grass] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 11 8(disz) 8(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 12 masz2-gal maszgal[billy_goat] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 13 u2 u[grass] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Abs _ _ _ _ 14 erin2 erin[people] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 15 pu-ut-tu-li-um{ki} Puttuli'um[1] PROPN SN Number=Sing|Case=Gen,Erg _ _ _ _ 16 ugula ugula[overseer] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 17 ib-ni-{d}szul-gi Ibniszulgir[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 18 giri3 giri[foot] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 19 ad-da-mu Addamu[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 20 lu2 lu[person] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 21 kin-gi4-a kiggia[messenger] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 22 lugal lugal[king] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Gen,Gen _ _ _ _ 23 gu2 gun[tribute] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 24 ma-da mada[land] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Gen,Abs _ _ _ _ 25 mu-kux(DU) ni] VERB V Person=3|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 26 in-ta-e3-a Inta'e'a[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing|Case=Erg _ _ _ _ 27 i3-dab5 n] VERB V Verb Form=Fin|Person=3|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 28 giri3 giri[foot] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 29 {d}nanna-ma-ba Nannamaba[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 30 dub-sar dubsar[scribe] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Gen _ _ _ _ 31 u4 ud[day] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 32 2(u) 2(u)[ten] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 33 5(disz)-kam 5(disz)[one] NUM NU Case=Gen _ _ _ _ 34 iti iti[month] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 35 ses-da-gu7 Sesdagu[1] PROPN MN Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 36 mu mu[year] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 37 {d}szu-{d}suen Szusuen[1] PROPN RN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 38 lugal lugal[king] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 39 uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 Urim[1] PROPN SN Number=Sing|Case=Gen,Erg _ _ _ _ 40 ma-da mada[land] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 41 za-ab-sza-li{ki} Zabszali[1] PROPN SN Number=Sing|Case=Gen,Abs _ _ _ _ 42 mu-hul n] VERB V Person=3|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 43 1(gesz2) 1(gesz)[sixty] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 44 3(u) 3(u)[ten] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 45 udu udu[sheep] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _

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/P127555

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) Erzabtei St. Martin zu Beuron, Beuron, Germany
Museum Number EBKT 14
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 003244

References

  • primary: RA 009 (pp. 39-63), 054 AM 14 (pl. 7)

    [Dhorme1912RA9] Dhorme, Edouard. 1912. “Tablettes de Dréhem à Jérusalem.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 9 (2): 39–63.

  • history: Hilgert CDLJ 2008, §2.14

    [HilgertCDLJ2008/2] Hilgert, Markus. 2008. “Cuneiform Texts in the Collection of St. Martin Archabbey Beuron.” Cuneiform Digital Library Journal 2008.

  • history: Fs Astour (pp. 367-398), 388-389 ?

    [Owen1997FsAstour] Owen, David I. 1997. “Ur III Geographical and Prosopographical Notes.” In Crossing Boundaries and Linking Horizons: Studies in Honor of Michael C. Astour on His 80th Birthday, edited by Gordon D. Young, Mark W. Chavalas, and Richard Averbeck, 367–98. Bethesda.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-27 at 09:00:27 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-30 at 18:07:23 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-30 at 17:54:25 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-27 at 18:18:22 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-08 at 14:29:10 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-08 at 08:55:56 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
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
2014-03-08 at 10:54:04 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-12-15 at 15:57:47 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-12-01 at 11:45:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:57:50 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:31:05 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-30 at 14:16:38 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:25:30 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

“RA 009, 054 AM 14 (Pl. 7) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P127555.
RA 009, 054 AM 14 (pl. 7) artifact entry (No. P127555). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P127555 (Original work published 2001)
RA 009, 054 AM 14 (pl. 7) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P127555 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).
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	title = {RA 009, 054 {AM} 14 (pl. 7) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P127555},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P127555},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“RA 009, 054 AM 14 (Pl. 7) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P127555.
RA 009, 054 AM 14 (pl. 7) artifact entry (No. P127555). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P127555 (Original work published 2001)
RA 009, 054 AM 14 (pl. 7) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P127555 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 27},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P127555},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P127555},
}

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