CDLJ 2012/1 §4.33 (P416420)

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

E59409

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

33.0 mm × 30.0 mm × 14.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) gu4 1(disz) ab2
 en: 2 oxen, 1 cow,
2. 1(u) 5(disz) udu 2(u) 1(disz) u8
 en: 15 rams, 21 ewes,
3. 1(disz) sila4
 en: 1 lamb,
4. 2(disz) ud5
 en: 2 nanny goats,
5. szu-gid2 e2-muhaldim-sze3
 en: šugid for the Kitchen,
6. u4 1(u) 4(disz)-kam
 en: 14th day,
reverse
1. ki ab-ba-sa6-ga-ta
 en: from Abbasaga(’s account)
2. ba-zi
 en: booked out;
3. iti ezem-mah
 en: month: “Grand Festival,”
4. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal-e ur-bi2-lum{ki} mu-hul
 en: year: “King Amar-Sin Urbilum destroyed;”
left
1. 4(u) 3(disz)
 en: (total:) 43.
  sic, expecting 42, or a mistake in the entries above

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/P416420

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 33.0 mm × 30.0 mm × 14.0 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 E59409
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 191664

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 §4.33 Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 10, 2011. https://cdli.earth/P416420.
CDLJ 2012/1 §4.33 artifact entry (No. P416420). (2011, March 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P416420
CDLJ 2012/1 §4.33 artifact entry (2011) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P416420 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2011},
	month = {mar 10},
	title = {CDLJ 2012/1 \textsection{}4.33 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P416420},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P416420},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2011/3/10/
PY  - 2011
ID  - P416420
LB  - CDLI:P416420
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - CDLJ 2012/1 §4.33 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P416420
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CDLJ 2012/1 §4.33 Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 10, 2011. https://cdli.earth/P416420.
CDLJ 2012/1 §4.33 artifact entry (No. P416420). (2011, March 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P416420
CDLJ 2012/1 §4.33 artifact entry (2011) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P416420 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
@misc{2011CDLJ,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2011},
	month = {mar 10},
	title = {CDLJ 2012/1 \textsection{}4.33 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P416420},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P416420},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2011/3/10/
PY  - 2011
ID  - P416420
LB  - CDLI:P416420
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - CDLJ 2012/1 §4.33 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P416420
ER  -
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