YOS 15, 108 (P414518)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts, USA

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

MHC 03

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) gurusz hun-ga2
2. 2(barig)-ta a2-bi
3. 1(barig)-ta sa3-gal-bi
  blank space
  seal impression
4. sze-bi 6(asz) gur
reverse
1. iti 1/2(disz)-sze3
2. zi-zi-ga-bi 1(barig) 1(u) 5(disz)
3. puzur4-i3-szum
  blank space
  seal impression
4. iti u5-bi2{muszen}-gu7
5. mu a-ra2 3(disz)-kam-asz si-mu#-ru-um{ki} ba-hul-a
seal 1
1. puzur4-i3-szum
2. dumu ku-ru-ub-{d}utu

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

copy MtHolyAQ 1, 214 1

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 000336 (composite) (P430432) S000336 Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P414518

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) Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number MHC 03
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 005028

References

  • primary: YOS 15, 108

    [Goetze2009YOS15] Goetze, Albrecht. 2009. Cuneiform Texts from Various Collections. Yale Oriental Series, Babylonian Texts 15. New Haven: Yale University Press.

  • history: OrNS 81 (pp. 277-317), 286-287 07

    [Foster2012OrNS81] Foster, Benjamin R., and Elizabeth E. Payne. 2012. “Cuneiform Tablets from Mount Holyoke College.” Orientalia NS 81 (4): 277–317.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-26 at 10:31:21 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2016-07-28 at 16:17:20 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-08-04 at 09:47:57 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-07-24 at 13:19:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-07-24 at 13:18:34 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2010-11-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“YOS 15, 108 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P414518.
YOS 15, 108 artifact entry (No. P414518). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P414518 (Original work published 2010)
YOS 15, 108 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P414518 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 26},
	title = {YOS 15, 108 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P414518},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P414518},
}


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TI  - YOS 15, 108 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“YOS 15, 108 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P414518.
YOS 15, 108 artifact entry (No. P414518). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P414518 (Original work published 2010)
YOS 15, 108 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P414518 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
@misc{2024YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 26},
	title = {YOS 15, 108 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P414518},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P414518},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P414518
LB  - CDLI:P414518
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - YOS 15, 108 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P414518
ER  -
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