NMSA 4178 (P342129)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Syria, Aleppo, Syria

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Syria, Aleppo, Syria

Museum Number

NMSA 4178

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(disz) sila4
2. ur-tilla5
3. 1(disz) sila4
4. lugal-me-lam2
5. 1(disz) [(x)] masz2-da3
reverse
1. x [x] dab5
1 line blank
2. mu-kux(DU)
3. iti masz-da3-gu7
4. mu us2-sa ur-bi2-lum{ki} ba-hul
left
1. u4 8(disz)-kam

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	Šulgi.46.01.00 (us2 year) 20111211 corrected firth
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P342129
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P342129

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)	National Museum of Syria, Aleppo, Syria
Museum Number	NMSA 4178
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	170790

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2020-07-22 at 10:22:35	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Liu Changyu	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 15:02:57	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2009-06-03 at 12:02:45	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-04-25 at 19:03:22	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-04-04 at 13:17:11	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-04-01 at 07:43:15	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-03-31 at 15:22:32	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-03-30 at 15:18:58	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-03-29 at 21:25:14	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-03-28 at 19:21:19	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-03-27 at 14:04:18	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-03-27 at 06:10:11	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-03-25 at 20:04:16	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-03-19 at 10:42:32	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-02-19 at 17:20:16	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-02-19 at 13:38:32	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-10-09 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“NMSA 4178 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 9, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P342129.

NMSA 4178 artifact entry (No. P342129). (2006, October 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P342129

NMSA 4178 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P342129 (Accessed: November 4, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-04]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {oct 9},
	title = {NMSA 4178 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P342129},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P342129},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/10/9/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P342129
LB  - CDLI:P342129
M1  - 2026/11/4/
TI  - NMSA 4178 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P342129
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“NMSA 4178 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 9, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P342129.

NMSA 4178 artifact entry (No. P342129). (2006, October 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P342129

NMSA 4178 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P342129 (Accessed: November 4, 2026).

@misc{2006NMSA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-04]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {oct 9},
	title = {NMSA 4178 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P342129},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P342129},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/10/9/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P342129
LB  - CDLI:P342129
M1  - 2026/11/4/
TI  - NMSA 4178 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P342129
ER  -