YOS 15, 161 (P414537)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Paterson Museum, Paterson, New Jersey, USA

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Paterson Museum, Paterson, New Jersey, USA

Museum Number

PM 02

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) udu niga saga us2
2. 1(disz) udu niga 4(disz)-kam us2
3. 2(disz) masz2-gal niga
4. {d}en-lil2
5. 1(disz) udu niga 4(disz)-kam us2
6. {d}gu-za {d}en-lil2-la2
7. 1(disz) udu niga 4(disz)-kam us2
8. hur-sag-ga-lam-ma
9. sza3 e2 {d}en-lil2-la2
10. 1(disz) udu niga saga us2
11. 1(disz) masz2#-gal niga 3(disz)-kam us2
12. 2(disz) [...] niga# 4(disz)-kam us2
13. 1(disz) udu niga
14. [{d}]nin#-lil2
15. [...] {d}nanna
16. [sza3 e2 {d}]nin#-lil2-la2
17. [...]-kux(KWU636)#-ra
18. [sza3] nibru#{ki}
19. [...] niga gu4-e-us2-sa
20. [...] x nin-nun-na
21. x [...] an ga an x ra
22. 2(disz) x [...] nun-gal
23. {d}[...] sagi# maszkim
24. siskur [...] ba-a
25. 2(disz) udu niga gu4-e-us2-sa
26. 2(disz) masz2-gal niga gu4-e-us2-sa
27. {d}iszkur
28. siskur2 sza3 e2-gal
29. {d}szu-{d}suen-la-ma-ha-ar sagi maszkim
reverse
1. [...] x
2. 5(disz) udu niga 4(disz)-kam us2
3. lugal-i3-mah szusz3
4. szu-e2-a sukkal maszkim
5. x udu x
6. [...] dumu-munus lugal
7. [...] kasz# in-na-ni-de2-a
8. [...]-x maszkim
9. [...] niga 3(disz)-kam us2
10. [...] masz2#-szu-gid2-gid2
11. [...]-RI maszkim
12. [...] niga 4(disz)-kam us2
13. [...] niga
14. [... u4 nam]-gala-sze3 in-kux(KWU636)#-ra-a
15. [...] sukkal
16. [...] maszkim
17. [... e2]-gi4-a ar-wa-tum
18. [...]-NI sukkal
19. 4(u) 2(disz)
20. nig2-ba lugal
21. a2-u4#-te-na
22. u4 1(u) 8(disz)-kam
23. ki puzur4-{d}en-lil2-ta
24. ba-zi
25. giri3 dingir-li2-a dub-sar
26. u3 {d}nanna-ma-ba sza3-tam
27. iti ezem-an-na
28. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 e2 {d}szara2 umma{ki}-ka mu-du3
left
1. 1(gesz2) 3(disz) udu

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/P414537

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) Paterson Museum, Paterson, New Jersey, USA
Museum Number PM 02
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 187643

References

  • primary: YOS 15, 161

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2019-12-08 at 11:20:04 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-12-07 at 13:26:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 16:17:21 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-03-04 at 16:09:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-04-28 at 20:36:46 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, 161 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P414537.
YOS 15, 161 artifact entry (No. P414537). (2010, November 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P414537
YOS 15, 161 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P414537 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
@misc{2010YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {nov 4},
	title = {YOS 15, 161 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P414537},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P414537},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/11/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P414537
LB  - CDLI:P414537
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - YOS 15, 161 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P414537
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“YOS 15, 161 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P414537.
YOS 15, 161 artifact entry (No. P414537). (2010, November 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P414537
YOS 15, 161 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P414537 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
@misc{2010YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {nov 4},
	title = {YOS 15, 161 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P414537},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P414537},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/11/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P414537
LB  - CDLI:P414537
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - YOS 15, 161 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P414537
ER  -
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