NABU 2018/059 1 (P412631)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Special Collections, St. Catherine University Libraries, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Special Collections, St. Catherine University Libraries, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, USA

Museum Number

SCU 04

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) udu a-udu hur-sag
 en: 4 sheep ... of the mountains,
2. 1(disz) udu ge6 szimaszgi
 en: 1 black sheep, Šimaškian,
3. 3(u) 5(disz) ud5 szimaszgi
 en: 35 jenny goats, Šimaškian,
4. 4(disz) masz2 ga a-dara4
 en: 4 billy goats, suckling, ...,
5. szu-gid2
 en: for exstispicy;
reverse
1. iti u4 2(u) 1(disz) ba-zal
 en: of the month, the 21st day passed,
2. ki u2-ta2-mi-szar-ra-am-ta
 en: from Uta-mišarram,
3. in-ta-e3-a i3-dab5
 en: Inta’e took over;
4. iti masz-da3-gu7
 en: month: “Gazelle eating,”
5. mu hu-uh2-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul
 en: year: “Huhnuri was destroyed.”
left
1. 4(u) 4(disz)
 en: (total:) 44.

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/P412631

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) Special Collections, St. Catherine University Libraries, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
Museum Number SCU 04
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 196326

References

  • primary: NABU 2018/059, 1

    [Liu2018NABU59] Liu, Changyu. 2018. “Three Neo-Sumerian Texts from St. Catherine University.” NABU, Nouvelles Assyriologiques Brèves et Utilitaires 2018 (3).

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-03 at 12:48:31 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2018-11-07 at 09:19:19 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-10-30 at 02:36:25 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-04-18 at 08:06:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-10-07 at 09:58:51 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-04-08 at 10:56:07 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-03-21 at 17:41:24 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:07:05 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2010-08-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“NABU 2018/059 1 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P412631.
NABU 2018/059 1 artifact entry (No. P412631). (2024, October 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P412631 (Original work published 2010)
NABU 2018/059 1 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P412631 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P412631},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“NABU 2018/059 1 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P412631.
NABU 2018/059 1 artifact entry (No. P412631). (2024, October 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P412631 (Original work published 2010)
NABU 2018/059 1 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P412631 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 3},
	title = {NABU 2018/059 1 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P412631},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P412631},
}


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PY  - 2024
ID  - P412631
LB  - CDLI:P412631
M1  - 2026/11/6/
TI  - NABU 2018/059 1 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P412631
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