SA 085 (P128649)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Special Collections and Archives, John T. Richardson Library, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Special Collections and Archives, John T. Richardson Library, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

Souvay 72

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

115.0 mm × 75.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [... kasz saga 4(disz) sila3 zi3-gu-ta]
2'. [1(u) gurusz 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3-ta]
3'. [lu2 szimaszgi{ki}-me-esz3]
4'. [1(disz) gurusz 6(disz) sila3] kasz# saga# [4(disz) sila3] zi3#-gu#
5'. [lu2 sza-ri]-it#-x{ki}
6'. [2(disz) gurusz] 2(disz) sila3 [kasz] 2(disz) sila3 zi3-ta
7'. lu2# hu-ur#-ti{ki}-me-<esz2>
8'. 1(u) sa gi
9'. kas4-me# en-nu-ga2
10'. giri3 be-li2-szar
11'. ki na-we-er-dingir
12'. 4(ban2) kasz saga# 2(barig) kasz du
13'. 2(ban2) zi3-gu saga 5(ban2) dabin SA
14'. 2(u) sa gi 1(asz) gu2 {gesz}ma-nu
15'. ba-na-na lu2 mar-ha-szi{ki}
16'. 1(disz) gurusz 1(ban2) kasz saga 5(disz) zi3-gu
17'. 2(disz) gurusz 1(ban2) kasz saga 1/2(disz) sila3 zi3-gu-ta
18'. sukkal eme-bala lu2 mar-ha-szi{ki}-ra gub-ba
19'. 1(ban2)# kasz saga# 1(ban2) zi3-gu
20'. [n(asz)] sa gi
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. 7(disz) gurusz# [...]
2'. 2(disz) [...]
3'. lu2-{d}x-[...]
4'. 2(disz) gurusz 4(disz) [...]
5'. lu2 hu-la#-[...]
6'. 2(ban2) kasz saga 1(ban2) [zi3 2(disz) ...]
7'. 3(disz) x [...]
8'. hu-un-zi [...]
9'. 1(ban2) kasz 1(ban2) zi3 x [...]
10'. sze3-esz3-ba# [mar-...]
11'. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 [...]
12'. sza-bu-[um? ...]
13'. x sa# gi#
14'. x x x [...]
15'. kal#?-ad#?-da#?
16'. 5(disz) lu2-[us2-sa-ni-me-esz2]
17'. 2(ban2) kasz saga 2(ban2) kasz# [...]
reverse
column 1
1. 1(ban2)# zi3#-gu saga 1(disz)# sila3#? [...]
2. a-bu-du10 lu2 ma-ri2#
3. 2(disz) ab#-ba 5(disz) sila3 kasz# n(disz) [...]
4. 1(u) 5(disz)# lu2#-us2-sa-ni x sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3-ta
5. 2(ban2) kasz saga 2(ban2) kasz du#
6. 1(ban2) zi3-gu saga 1(u) sa gi
7. i-zi-in#-{d}da-[gan]
8. 1(ban2)# kasz# saga 1(ban2) zi3 x
9. n(disz)# sa gi
10. kur#-bi-la-ak
11. 1(u)# 5(disz)# gurusz 2(disz) sila3# kasz 2(disz)# [sila3 zi3 x]
12. lu2# eb#-[la]{ki}
13. [n(ban2)?] kasz saga# [x sa gi]
14. i#-pi2-iq-re#-e-u2
15. mar#-tu ia3-a-ma-[di3-um]
16. 4(disz) sila3 zi3 lu2 us2#-sa#-ni#-[...]
17. 4(disz) sila3 zi3 zi-ba-[x] lu2#? ur-bi2-lum{ki} [...]
18. 4(disz) sila3 si-mu lu2 [...]
19. 1(ban2) kasz saga 5(disz) sila3# [zi3 ...]
20. 1(u) [sa gi]
21. e2-gi4-a# [...]
22. 4(disz) gurusz# 3(disz)# [sila3 ...]
23. 1(u) geme2 1(disz) sila3# [kasz x-ta]
24. [lu2 us2-sa-ni-me-esz2]
25. [3(ban2) kasz saga 3(ban2) kasz du]
26. [1(ban2) zi3-gu saga]
27. [1(u) sa gi]
column 2
1. [ni]-im#-zi lu2 ia3-ab-ra-ad{ki}
2. lu2#-us2-sa-ni 2(disz) sila3 kasz-ta
3. [szu-a] gi-na
  n lines blank
4. szunigin# x 4(ban2)#? 1(disz) sila3 kasz saga
5. szunigin# 1(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 kasz du gur#
6. szunigin# 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3-gu saga
7. szunigin# 1(barig) 8(disz) sila3 zi3-gu du#
8. szunigin# 3(barig)# 3(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 dabin
9. [szunigin] x dabin# SA
10. [sze]-bi 4(asz) 3(ban2) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
11. [szunigin x] 4(u)# 2(disz) sa gi
12. [szunigin x] {gesz}ma-nu
13. [u4 x-kam]
14. [giri3 lu2-{d}en-lil2]
15. [mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e na-ru2-a-mah {d}en-lil2 u3 {d}nin-lil2-ra mu-du3]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P128649

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 115.0 mm × 75.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Special Collections and Archives, John T. Richardson Library, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Museum Number Souvay 72
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 006299

References

  • primary: Jean, SA, 85

    [Jean1923SA] Jean, Charles-François. 1923. Šumer et Akkad. Contribution à l’histoire de La Civilisation Dans La Basse-Mésopotamie. Paris: Paul Geuthner.

  • history: JCS 07 (pp. 103-107), 106-107

    [Goetze1953Foreigners] Goetze, Albrecht. 1953. “Four Ur Dynasty Tablets Mentioning Foreigners.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 7 (3): 103–7. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359547.

  • citation: Amorites, p. 58

    [Buccellati1966Amorites] Buccellati, Giorgio. 1966. The Amorites of the Ur III Period. Pubblicazioni Del Seminario Di Semitistica. Ricerche 1. Naples: Istituto Orientale di Napoli.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-01 at 18:33:39 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:56:26 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:59:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:32:13 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:43:33 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2007-05-03 at 17:50:32 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2007-04-24 at 17:09:56 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:25:56 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“SA 085 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 1, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P128649.
SA 085 artifact entry (No. P128649). (2024, August 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P128649 (Original work published 2001)
SA 085 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P128649 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 1},
	title = {SA 085 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P128649},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P128649},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“SA 085 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 1, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P128649.
SA 085 artifact entry (No. P128649). (2024, August 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P128649 (Original work published 2001)
SA 085 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P128649 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
@misc{2024SA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 1},
	title = {SA 085 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P128649},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P128649},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/1/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P128649
LB  - CDLI:P128649
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - SA 085 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P128649
ER  -
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