CUSAS 16, 291 (P416199)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Columbia University Library, New York, New York, USA

Museum Number

CULC 204

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
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. mu# [ha-ar-szi]{ki} u3 ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
2'. 2(gesz2) 2(u) 2(disz) gu4
3'. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz) ab2
4'. iti masz-da3-gu7
5'. 1(u) 3(disz) gu4
6'. iti ses-da-gu7
7'. 1(u) 1(disz) gu4
8'. 1(disz) ab2
9'. iti u5-bi2-gu7
10'. 3(disz) gu4
11'. iti ki-siki-{d}nin-a-zu
12'. 1(u) 8(disz) gu4
13'. 2(disz) ab2
14'. iti ezem-{d}nin-a-zu
15'. 8(disz) gu4
16'. 2(disz) ab2
17'. iti a2-ki-ti
18'. 7(disz) gu4
19'. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
20'. 3(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz) gu4
21'. 3(u) 8(disz) ab2
22'. iti szu-esz5-sza
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. mu-kux(DU) lugal
2'. 7(disz) gu4
3'. 6(disz) ab2
4'. szu-gid2
5'. ki zabar-dab5-ta
6'. iti masz-da3-gu7
7'. 1(disz) gu4
8'. 1(disz) ab2
9'. ki s,e-lu-usz-{d}da-gan-ta
10'. 1(disz) gu4
11'. ki ur-{d}suen dumu u3-sa6-a-ta
12'. iti ki-siki-{d}nin-a-zu
13'. 1(disz) gu4
14'. 1(disz) ab2
15'. ki lu2-uru11{ki}-ta
16'. iti ezem-{d}nin-a-zu
17'. ($ blank space $) 1(u) 8(disz)
18'. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
19'. 1(u) 5(disz) gu4
20'. 1(disz) ab2
21'. ki al-la-[...]
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. 5(disz) [...]
2'. iti ezem-[mah?]
3'. ki ur-{d}[...-ta]
4'. 1(disz) [...]
5'. ki szar-ru-um-[...-ta]
6'. iti ezem-an-[na]
7'. ($ blank space $) 1(gesz2) 1(u) [n ...]
8'. mu ha-ar#-[szi{ki} u3] ki-masz{ki} ba#-[hul]
9'. 4(u) [...]
10'. ki al-la# [...-ta]
11'. iti ses-da-[gu7]
12'. 1(gesz2) [...]
13'. 3(u) 5(disz) [...]
14'. ki zabar#-[dab5-ta]
15'. 3(disz) [...]
16'. ki dingir-a-[...-ta]
17'. 1(disz) [...]
18'. ki ur-{d}EN-[...-ta]
19'. iti u5-bi2-[gu7]
20'. 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) [...]
21'. 1(disz) ab2#
22'. ki lu2#-[...-ta]
23'. iti# [...]
reverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. 5(disz) [...]
3. iti ezem-[an-na]
4. 6(disz) [...]
5. iti ezem-me-ki#-[gal2]
6. kiszib3 puzur4#-[...]
7. 3(u) 2(disz) [...]
8. 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) [...]
9. kiszib3 ar-szi-[ah] ensi2 babila#[{ki}]
10. 2(u) 2(disz) [...]
11. 4(disz) [...]
12. kiszib3 ka5-a-[...] mu ensi2-[sze3]
13. a-ra2 1(disz)-[kam]
14. 1(disz) gu4 hal-hal [...]
15. mu kal-{d}szul-gi# [...]
16. 1(disz) gu4 {d}x-[...]
17. giri3 ka5#-[a ...]
18. a-ra2 [...]
19. 3(disz) [...]
20. giri3# [...]
  rest broken
column 2
1. 1(disz) gu4 kiszib3 ab-ba
2. 1(disz) gu4 [...]-du10# sukkal
3. 3(disz) gu4# x-da#-ga
4. 1(disz) gu4
5. kiszib3 zu-li-li
6. 2(disz) gu4 kiszib3-bi 2(disz)-am3
7. kiszib3 er3-ra-ba-ni
8. 1(disz) gu4
9. kiszib3 szu-ma-ma
10. 4(disz) gu4 kiszib3 {d}szul-gi-iri-mu
11. lu2 lu2-{d}nin-szubur szabra an-na
12. 1(disz) gu4
13. kiszib3 i-ti-su
14. 2(disz) gu4
15. kiszib3 a-bu-um-dingir
16. 1(disz) gu4
17. kiszib3 szu-ku-bu-um
18. 1(disz) gu4
19. kiszib3 ur-{d}suen dumu u3-sa6-a
20. a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
21. iti ses-da-gu7
22. 1(u) 1(disz) gu4
23. 2(disz) ab2
24. kiszib3 bi#-x-[...]
  rest broken
column 3
  blank space
1. ($ blank space $) 5(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 3(u)
2. zi-ga-am3
  blank space
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šulgi.47.01.00 (us2 year) to Šulgi.48.11.00 (us2 year)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P416199

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) Columbia University Library, New York, New York, USA
Museum Number CULC 204
Accession Number 02.19

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 190715

References

  • primary: CUSAS 16, 291

    [Garfinkle2010CUSAS16] Garfinkle, Steven J., Herbert Sauren, and Marc Van De Mieroop. 2010. Ur III Tablets from the Columbia University Libraries. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 16. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2016-07-28 at 14:26:49 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-05-05 at 09:52:30 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-07-19 at 16:43:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-03-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 16, 291 Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 4, 2011. https://cdli.earth/P416199.
CUSAS 16, 291 artifact entry (No. P416199). (2011, March 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P416199
CUSAS 16, 291 artifact entry (2011) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P416199 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
@misc{2011CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2011},
	month = {mar 4},
	title = {CUSAS 16, 291 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P416199},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P416199},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2011/3/4/
PY  - 2011
ID  - P416199
LB  - CDLI:P416199
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - CUSAS 16, 291 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P416199
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 16, 291 Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 4, 2011. https://cdli.earth/P416199.
CUSAS 16, 291 artifact entry (No. P416199). (2011, March 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P416199
CUSAS 16, 291 artifact entry (2011) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P416199 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
@misc{2011CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2011},
	month = {mar 4},
	title = {CUSAS 16, 291 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P416199},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P416199},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2011/3/4/
PY  - 2011
ID  - P416199
LB  - CDLI:P416199
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - CUSAS 16, 291 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P416199
ER  -
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