CDLJ 2012/1 §4.44 (P416430)

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

E59419

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

63.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [n] gu4 u2 7(disz) udu u2
 en: n ox(en), grass-fed, 7 sheep, grass-fed,
2. ki puzur4-i3-li2
 en: with Puzur-ilī;
3. 1(disz) gu4 u2 5(disz) udu u2
 en: 1 ox, grass-fed, 5 sheep, grass-fed,
4. ki nimgir-inim-gi-na
 en: with Nimgir-inimgina;
5. 1(disz) gu4 u2 5(disz) udu u2
 en: 1 ox, grass-fed, 5 sheep, grass-fed,
6. ki ga-ba-tal
 en: with Gab-atal;
7. 1(disz) gu4 u2 5(disz) udu u2
 en: 1 ox, grass-fed, 5 sheep, grass-fed,
8. ki ur-{d}ba-ba6
 en: with Ur-Baba;
9. 5(disz)# udu u2 ki lu2-sa6-ga
 en: 5 sheep, grass-fed, with Lu-saga;
10. ugula# lugal-ku3#-zu
 en: foreman: Lugal-kuzu;
11. 1(disz) gu4 u2 5(disz) udu u2
 en: 1 ox, grass-fed, 5 sheep, grass-fed,
12. ugula# nam-ha-ni
 en: foreman: Namḫani;
13. [...] udu# u2 ki# i-zu-zu
 en: n sheep, grass-fed, with Izuzu,
reverse
1. [ugula ta2-hi]-isz-a-tal
 en: foreman: Taḫiš-atal;
2. [... gu4] u2 1(u) udu u2
 en: n ox(en), grass-fed, 10 sheep, grass-fed,
3. [ki sza3]-ku3-ge szabra
 en: with Šakuge, the household manager;
4. [... gu4] u2 siskur2 guru7
 en: n ox(en), grass-fed, siskur-offering for the granary,
5. [ki] lu2-{d}nanna
 en: with Lu-Nanna;
6. [... gu4] u2 siskur2 {d}nisaba
 en: n ox(en), grass-fed, siskur-offering for Nisaba,
7. [ki] e2-a-ba-ni
 en: with Ea-bani;
8. [... nig2]-dab5# ezem-{d}szu-{d}suen
 en: ... taken, month “Festival of Šu-Suen,”
9. [sza3] na-gab2-tum
 en: in the Fattening House,
10. ARAD2#-mu maszkim
 en: ARAD-mu, responsible official;
11. [u4] 2(u) 9(disz)-kam ki du11-ga-ta ba-zi
 en: the 29th day, booked out from Duga(’s account),
12. giri3# hu-la-al dub-sar
 en: via Ḫulal, the scribe;
13. [iti] diri ezem-me-ki-gal2 us2-sa
 en: extra month following: “Mekigal Festival,”
14. [mu] si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul
 en: year: “Simanum was destroyed.”

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/P416430

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 63.0 mm × 43.0 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 E59419
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 191675

References

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2016-07-28 at 14:22:44 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-03-10 at 18:55:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-09-25 at 14:39:11 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 §4.44 Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 10, 2011. https://cdli.earth/P416430.
CDLJ 2012/1 §4.44 artifact entry (No. P416430). (2011, March 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P416430
CDLJ 2012/1 §4.44 artifact entry (2011) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P416430 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P416430},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CDLJ 2012/1 §4.44 Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 10, 2011. https://cdli.earth/P416430.
CDLJ 2012/1 §4.44 artifact entry (No. P416430). (2011, March 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P416430
CDLJ 2012/1 §4.44 artifact entry (2011) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P416430 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2011},
	month = {mar 10},
	title = {CDLJ 2012/1 \textsection{}4.44 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P416430},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P416430},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2011/3/10/
PY  - 2011
ID  - P416430
LB  - CDLI:P416430
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - CDLJ 2012/1 §4.44 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P416430
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