CDLJ 2012/1 §4.64 (P416425)

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

E59414

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

40.0 mm × 37.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
  broken
reverse
1. giri3 szu-esz18-dar sagi
 en: via Šu-Ešdar, the cupbearer,
2. bala u4 1(u) 3(disz)-kam
 en: bala, the 13th day;
3. iti ezem-me-ki-gal2
 en: month: “Festival of Mekigal,”
4. mu en {d}inanna unu{ki}-ga masz2-[e] i3-pa3
 en: year: “The high-priest of Inanna in Uruk by means of extispicy was chosen.”
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}i-bi2-{d}suen
 en: Ibbi-Suen,
2. lugal kal-ga
 en: strong king,
3. lugal# uri5#[{ki}-ma]
 en: king of Ur:
column 2
1. szu-esz18-dar
 en: Šu-Ešdar,
2. sagi
 en: cup-bearer,
3. dumu [...]-du
 en: son of ...-du,
4. ARAD2-zu
 en: your servant.

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005985 (composite) (P458695) S005985 Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P416425

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 40.0 mm × 37.0 mm × 16.0 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 E59414
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 191695

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
2013-07-24 at 13:42:41 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-07-19 at 05:06:35 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 §4.64 Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 10, 2011. https://cdli.earth/P416425.
CDLJ 2012/1 §4.64 artifact entry (No. P416425). (2011, March 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P416425
CDLJ 2012/1 §4.64 artifact entry (2011) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P416425 (Accessed: October 17, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-17]},
	year = {2011},
	month = {mar 10},
	title = {CDLJ 2012/1 \textsection{}4.64 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P416425},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P416425},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2011/3/10/
PY  - 2011
ID  - P416425
LB  - CDLI:P416425
M1  - 2026/10/17/
TI  - CDLJ 2012/1 §4.64 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P416425
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CDLJ 2012/1 §4.64 Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 10, 2011. https://cdli.earth/P416425.
CDLJ 2012/1 §4.64 artifact entry (No. P416425). (2011, March 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P416425
CDLJ 2012/1 §4.64 artifact entry (2011) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P416425 (Accessed: October 17, 2026).
@misc{2011CDLJ,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-17]},
	year = {2011},
	month = {mar 10},
	title = {CDLJ 2012/1 \textsection{}4.64 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P416425},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P416425},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2011/3/10/
PY  - 2011
ID  - P416425
LB  - CDLI:P416425
M1  - 2026/10/17/
TI  - CDLJ 2012/1 §4.64 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P416425
ER  -
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