CUSAS 16, 295 (P416203)

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 214

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'. 1(disz) sila4 ensi2 nibru#{ki}
2'. ($ blank space $) 2(u)
3'. u4# 2(u) 2(disz)-kam
4'. 2(disz) sila4 ur-tilla3 sanga
5'. 1(disz) sila4 ensi2 urumx(|UR2xU2|){ki}
6'. 1(disz) masz2 gu3-de2-a dam-gar3
7'. 1(disz) sila4 ku3-{d}nin-gal
8'. [n] gu4# niga
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. x [...]
2'. ugula isz-me#?-[...] x [...]
3'. 2(disz) gu4
4'. 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) masz2
5'. a2-bi2-lum mar-tu
6'. 1(disz) masz2
7'. ur-{d}en-lil2-la2
8'. 1(disz)# sila4
9'. [...]-x-me
  rest broken
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. 1(disz) [...]
2'. 1(disz) [...]
3'. lu2-[...]
4'. 1(u) [...]
5'. 1(disz)# [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  broken

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/P416203

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 214
Accession Number 02.29

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 190719

References

  • primary: CUSAS 16, 295

    [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
2025-06-03 at 13:21:53 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand Lafont, Bertrand Approved View
2015-05-05 at 09:52:31 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, 295 Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 4, 2011. https://cdli.earth/P416203.
CUSAS 16, 295 artifact entry (No. P416203). (2011, March 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P416203
CUSAS 16, 295 artifact entry (2011) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P416203 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
@misc{2011CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2011},
	month = {mar 4},
	title = {CUSAS 16, 295 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P416203},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P416203},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2011/3/4/
PY  - 2011
ID  - P416203
LB  - CDLI:P416203
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - CUSAS 16, 295 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P416203
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 16, 295 Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 4, 2011. https://cdli.earth/P416203.
CUSAS 16, 295 artifact entry (No. P416203). (2011, March 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P416203
CUSAS 16, 295 artifact entry (2011) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P416203 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
@misc{2011CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2011},
	month = {mar 4},
	title = {CUSAS 16, 295 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P416203},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P416203},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2011/3/4/
PY  - 2011
ID  - P416203
LB  - CDLI:P416203
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - CUSAS 16, 295 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P416203
ER  -
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