CDLJ 2012/1 §4.35 (P416435)

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

E59424

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

43.0 mm × 36.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) udu# niga a-mur-dingir
 en: 1 sheep, barley-fed, for Amur-ilī
2. lu2# kin-gi4-a li-ba-nu-ug-sza-ba-asz ensi2 mar-ha-szi#{ki}
 en: messenger of Libanug-šabaš, governor of Marhaši,
3. giri3 lu2-{d}da#-mu sukkal
 en: via Lu-Damu, the messenger;
4. 1(disz) masz2-gal niga gu-ra#-a lu2 ur-szu{ki#}
 en: 1 buck, barley-fed, for Guraya, a man from Uršu,
5. 1(disz) udu niga e2-um lu2 ma-[ri2{ki}]
 en: 1 sheep, barley-fed, for E’um, a man from Mari,
reverse
1. giri3# bi2-li2-a sukkal
 en: via Bilila, the messenger;
2. ARAD2-mu maszkim
 en: ARADmu, responsible official;
3. iti u4 1(u) 6(disz) ba-zal
 en: of the month, day 16 elapsed,
4. ki {d}szul-gi-a-a-mu-ta
 en: from Šulgi-ayamu(’s account)
5. ba-zi
 en: booked out;
6. iti u5-bi2-gu7
 en: month: “Ubi feast,”
7. mu us2-sa gu-za {d}en-lil2-la2 ba-dim2
 en: year after: “The throne of Enlil was fashioned;”
left
1. 3(disz) udu
 en: (total:) 3 small cattle.

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/P416435

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 43.0 mm × 36.0 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 E59424
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 191666

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 14:39:11 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 §4.35 Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 10, 2011. https://cdli.earth/P416435.
CDLJ 2012/1 §4.35 artifact entry (No. P416435). (2011, March 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P416435
CDLJ 2012/1 §4.35 artifact entry (2011) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P416435 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2011},
	month = {mar 10},
	title = {CDLJ 2012/1 \textsection{}4.35 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P416435},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P416435},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2011/3/10/
PY  - 2011
ID  - P416435
LB  - CDLI:P416435
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - CDLJ 2012/1 §4.35 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P416435
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CDLJ 2012/1 §4.35 Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 10, 2011. https://cdli.earth/P416435.
CDLJ 2012/1 §4.35 artifact entry (No. P416435). (2011, March 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P416435
CDLJ 2012/1 §4.35 artifact entry (2011) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P416435 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
@misc{2011CDLJ,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2011},
	month = {mar 10},
	title = {CDLJ 2012/1 \textsection{}4.35 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P416435},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P416435},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2011/3/10/
PY  - 2011
ID  - P416435
LB  - CDLI:P416435
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - CDLJ 2012/1 §4.35 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P416435
ER  -
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