CDLJ 2012/1 §4.34 (P416419)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

E59408

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

48.0 mm × 37.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) udu niga {d#}gu#-la
 en: 2 sheep, barley-fed, for Gula,
2. 1(disz) udu niga an
 en: 1 sheep, barley-fed, for An,
3. 1(disz) udu niga {d}inanna
 en: 1 sheep, barley-fed, for Inanna,
4. 1(disz) udu niga {d}nin-hur-sag
 en: 1 sheep, barley-fed, for Ninḫursag,
5. sza3 unu{ki}-ga
 en: in Uruk;
6. 1(disz) udu niga {d}utu larsa{ki}
 en: 1 sheep, barley-fed, for Utu of Larsa,
7. 1(disz) udu niga {d}nanna-an-na
 en: 1 sheep, barley-fed, for Nanna-of-heaven,
8. 1(disz) udu# niga# {d#}inanna
 en: 1 sheep, barley-fed, for Inanna,
9. 1(disz)# udu# niga# {d}nin-gal
 en: 1 sheep, barley-fed, for Ningal,
reverse
1. sza3 tur3 gal
 en: in the large sheepfold;
2. zi-ga u4 4(disz)-kam
 en: “booked-outs,” 4th day;
3. ki a-hu-we-er-ta
 en: from Ahu-wer(’s account)
4. ba-zi
 en: booked out;
5. iti masz-ku3-gu7
 en: month: “Gazelle feast,”
6. mu us2-sa {gesz}gu-za {d}en-lil2-la2 ba-dim2
 en: year after: “The throne of Enlil was fashioned.”

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/P416419

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 48.0 mm × 37.0 mm × 19.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number E59408
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 191665

References

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2014-03-10 at 18:55:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-09-25 at 14:39:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-03-10 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Ouyang, Xiaoli CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLJ 2012/1 §4.34 Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 10, 2011. https://cdli.earth/P416419.
CDLJ 2012/1 §4.34 artifact entry (No. P416419). (2011, March 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P416419
CDLJ 2012/1 §4.34 artifact entry (2011) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P416419 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
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	year = {2011},
	month = {mar 10},
	title = {CDLJ 2012/1 \textsection{}4.34 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P416419},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P416419},
}


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M1  - 2026/11/6/
TI  - CDLJ 2012/1 §4.34 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLJ 2012/1 §4.34 Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 10, 2011. https://cdli.earth/P416419.
CDLJ 2012/1 §4.34 artifact entry (No. P416419). (2011, March 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P416419
CDLJ 2012/1 §4.34 artifact entry (2011) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P416419 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-06]},
	year = {2011},
	month = {mar 10},
	title = {CDLJ 2012/1 \textsection{}4.34 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P416419},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P416419},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2011/3/10/
PY  - 2011
ID  - P416419
LB  - CDLI:P416419
M1  - 2026/11/6/
TI  - CDLJ 2012/1 §4.34 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P416419
ER  -
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