BPOA 06, 0173 (P390783)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 13709

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) 1(disz) sila4 diri 3(disz) u8 sila4 nu-a
2. 3(disz) ud5 masz2 nu-a 1(gesz2) 1(u) 6(disz) udu masz2 hi-a
3. gub-ba u4 2(u) 4(disz)-kam
4. 1(u) udu [...] masz2 gesz-du3 giri3 ur-{d}ba-ba6
5. 2(disz) udu [...] giri3 ur-zigum-ma
6. 1(u) 3(disz) udu masz2 giri3 ur-mes
7. ki sa3-si2-ta
8. 7(disz) u8 kin-gi4-a giri3 ur-{d}ba-ba6
9. 1(u) sila4 kin-gi4-a giri3 ur-mes
10. 1(disz) u8 sila4 nu-a 1(disz) ud5 masz2 nu-a 2(disz) sila4
11. giri3 i-din-er3-ra ki dingir-dan-ta
12. 3(disz) masz2 gesz-du3 ki za-ab-ra-am-ta
13. 2(disz) sila4 ki a-ba-{d}en-lil2-gin7-ta
14. 2(disz) u8 ki {d}nanna-ma-ba-ta
15. 1(disz) udu 2(disz) masz2 1(disz) sila4 ki ur-nig2 dub-sar-ta
16. 1(u) masz2 gesz-du3 ki lugal-ezem-ta
17. 1(disz) udu ki ARAD2-{d}nanna muhaldim-ta
18. 1(disz) sila4 ki hal-li2 dub-sar-ta
19. 1(disz) ud5 ki {d}szu-{d}suen-du10-ub-ma-<ti>-is2-su2-ta
20. 4(disz) sila4 diri 2(disz) sila4 sza3 e2-gal-ta
21. sza3-bi-ta 2(gesz2) 5(u) [...]
reverse
1. 2(disz) udu 1(disz) u8 [...]
2. 2(disz) sila4 gul-pa-e3
3. a-tu sagi maszkim
4. 4(disz) sila4 diri 2(disz) sila4 siskur2-[sze3]
  1 line erased
5. zi-ga bala-a
6. 1(u) la2 1(disz) ba-usz2 e2-muhaldim
7. 1(u) 3(disz) sila4 diri kin-gi4-a 2(disz) masz2 [...]
8. [...] i3-dab5
9. 1(disz) masz2 [...] sila4# sila4# [...] gu7-gu7#
10. sila4 diri lu2-{d}utu
11. sila4 diri ur-{d}iszkur
12. 2(u) masz2 giri3 i-ri-ib sa3-si2 i3-dab5
13. 2(disz) masz2 in-ta-e3-a giri3 lu2-sa6-ga
14. 1(disz) sila4 1(disz) masz2 kiszib3 nam-zi-tar-ra
15. masz2 lu2-{d}szakkan giri3 i-[...]
16. 1(disz) masz2 kiszib3 lu2-dingir-ra
17. 2(disz) udu 1(disz) masz2 lu2-{d}nanna maszkim
18. 1(disz) masz2 ur-{d}da-mu
19. 1(gesz2) 4(disz)
20. zi-ga-am3
21. 1(u) 5(disz) sila4 diri 3(disz) u8 sila4 nu-a 4(disz) ud5 masz2 nu-a
22. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 1(disz) udu masz2 hi-a
23. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 3(disz) gub-ba-am3
  sic?
24. iti a2-ki-ti
left
1. u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam

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/P390783

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) Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number YBC 13709
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 166387
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-027123
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) YBC.13709

References

  • primary: BPOA 6, 173

    [Sigrist2009BPOA6] Sigrist, Marcel, and Tohru Ozaki. 2009. Neo-Sumerian Administrative Tablets from the Yale Babylonian Collection. Part One. Biblioteca Del Próximo Oriente Antiguo 6. Madrid: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-04-19 at 07:51:32 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:56:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:05:38 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2010-06-12 at 10:26:13 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-10-23 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Molina, Manuel CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BPOA 06, 0173 Artifact Entry.” (2009) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 19, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P390783.
BPOA 06, 0173 artifact entry (No. P390783). (2026, April 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P390783 (Original work published 2009)
BPOA 06, 0173 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P390783 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P390783},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BPOA 06, 0173 Artifact Entry.” (2009) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 19, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P390783.
BPOA 06, 0173 artifact entry (No. P390783). (2026, April 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P390783 (Original work published 2009)
BPOA 06, 0173 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P390783 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {apr 19},
	title = {BPOA 06, 0173 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P390783},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P390783},
}


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