CDLB 2012/002 §2.3 (P345964)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Special Collections, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Special Collections, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri, USA

Museum Number

MULC 4

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. 4(disz) tug2 di4-di4-la gibil4 {gesz}garig2 ak
 en: 4 small new combed garments,
2. ki-la2-bi 1(u) 2(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na
 en: their weight is 12 1/3 mana;
3. 7(disz) tug2 sag usz-bar
 en: 7 “sagušbar” garments,
4. [ki-la2]-bi# 2(u) 5(disz) ma-na
 en: their weight is 25 mana;
5. [n tug2] usz-bar
 en: n “ušbar” garment(s),
6. [ki-la2]-bi# 5(disz)# ma-na
 en: its/their weight is 5 mana;
reverse
1. [n tug2] mug
 en: n “mug” [garment(s)],
2. [ki-la2-bi] 4(disz) ma-na
 en: its/their weight is 4 mana;
  blank space
3. [ki] a2-na-na-ta
 en: from Anana,
4. mu#-kux(DU)
 en: delivery,
5. i-di3-er3-ra lu2 azlag2
 en: Iddin-Erra, the fuller,
6. szu ba-ti
 en: received them.
7. iti szu#-esz-sza
 en: Month: “šu’ešša,”
8. mu ha-ar-szi{ki} u3 ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
 en: year: “Harši and Kimaš were destroyed.”

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P345964

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) Special Collections, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri, USA
Museum Number MULC 4
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 158753

References

  • primary: Liu CDLB 2012/002, §2.3

    [Liu2012CDLB] Liu, Changyu. 2012. Cuneiform Digital Library Bulletin.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-04-20 at 10:39:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata, Other metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2012-06-19 at 18:40:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-12-02 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Liu Changyu CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLB 2012/002 §2.3 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 20, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P345964.
CDLB 2012/002 §2.3 artifact entry (No. P345964). (2024, April 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P345964 (Original work published 2006)
CDLB 2012/002 §2.3 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P345964 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {apr 20},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P345964},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P345964},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLB 2012/002 §2.3 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 20, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P345964.
CDLB 2012/002 §2.3 artifact entry (No. P345964). (2024, April 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P345964 (Original work published 2006)
CDLB 2012/002 §2.3 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P345964 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {apr 20},
	title = {CDLB 2012/002 \textsection{}2.3 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P345964},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P345964},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/4/20/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P345964
LB  - CDLI:P345964
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - CDLB 2012/002 §2.3 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P345964
ER  -
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