YOS 15, 162 (P414538)

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 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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) udu e2 muhaldim u4 2(disz)-kam
2. 1(disz) udu u4 3(disz)-kam
3. 2(disz) udu u4 4(disz)-kam
4. 1(disz) udu u4 5(disz)-kam
5. 2(disz) udu u4 8(disz)-kam
6. 1(disz) udu u4 1(u) la2 1(disz@t)-kam
7. [n] udu u4 1(u)-kam
8. [n] udu# u4 1(u) 1(disz)-kam
9. [n] udu u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
10. [...] x e2-a-ni-sza
11. u4# 2(u) 7(disz)-kam
12. 3(u) udu sa2-du11 {d}gu-la
13. 3(u) udu ba-usz2 dingir-ba-ni szu ba-ti
14. 4(disz) u8 kiszib3 tul2-ta sipa
reverse
1. 1(gesz2) 2(u) u8 sza3 udu lu2-du10-ga na-lu5 i3-dab5
2. 1(disz) udu mu udu kin-na-sze3 sukkal-mah i3-dab5
3. sza3 uri5{ki}-ma
  blank space
4. gaba-ri zi-ga
5. iti ezem-{d}nin-a-zu
6. mu en {d}nanna masz2-e i3-pa3
left
1. szunigin 1(gesz'u) 2(u) la2 1(disz@t) udu masz2 hi-a

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/P414538

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 03
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 187644

References

  • primary: YOS 15, 162

    [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
2017-03-03 at 09:56:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-05-05 at 10:23:18 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI 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, 162 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P414538.
YOS 15, 162 artifact entry (No. P414538). (2010, November 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P414538
YOS 15, 162 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P414538 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
@misc{2010YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-06]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {nov 4},
	title = {YOS 15, 162 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P414538},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P414538},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/11/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P414538
LB  - CDLI:P414538
M1  - 2026/11/6/
TI  - YOS 15, 162 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P414538
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“YOS 15, 162 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P414538.
YOS 15, 162 artifact entry (No. P414538). (2010, November 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P414538
YOS 15, 162 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P414538 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
@misc{2010YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-06]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {nov 4},
	title = {YOS 15, 162 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P414538},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P414538},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/11/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P414538
LB  - CDLI:P414538
M1  - 2026/11/6/
TI  - YOS 15, 162 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P414538
ER  -
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