CDLJ 2012/1 §4.39 (P416453)

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

E59442

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

37.0 mm × 32.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) udu
 en: 2 sheep
2. li-ip-tum szu ba-ti#?
 en: Liptum received(?);
  Ozaki: may be short for ha-ba-tum-li-ip-tum
3. 2(gesz2) 5(disz) udu
 en: 125 sheep,
4. 1(u) u8
 en: 10 ewes,
5. [n] masz2-gal
 en: n bucks,
6. [...] x-mu
 en: ...
7. [...]
 en: ...
reverse
1. [...] x-x
 en: ...
2. [...] maszkim
 en: ..., responsible official;
3. [unu?]{ki}-ga
 en: of Uruk(?),
4. u4# 2(u) 6(disz)-kam
 en: the 26th day,
5. ki du11-ga-ta ba-zi
 en: from Duga(’s account) booked out;
6. giri3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dub-sar
 en: via Ur-Baba, the scribe;
7. iti ezem-an-na
 en: month: “Festival of An,”
8. mu en eridu{ki} ba#-hun
 en: year: “The en-priestess of Eridu was hired;”
left
1. 2(gesz2) 3(u) 1(disz) udu#
 en: (total:) 151 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/P416453

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 37.0 mm × 32.0 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 E59442
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 191670

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
2012-07-19 at 05:25:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-09-25 at 14:39:13 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 §4.39 Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 10, 2011. https://cdli.earth/P416453.
CDLJ 2012/1 §4.39 artifact entry (No. P416453). (2011, March 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P416453
CDLJ 2012/1 §4.39 artifact entry (2011) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P416453 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2011},
	month = {mar 10},
	title = {CDLJ 2012/1 \textsection{}4.39 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P416453},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P416453},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2011/3/10/
PY  - 2011
ID  - P416453
LB  - CDLI:P416453
M1  - 2026/10/15/
TI  - CDLJ 2012/1 §4.39 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P416453
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CDLJ 2012/1 §4.39 Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 10, 2011. https://cdli.earth/P416453.
CDLJ 2012/1 §4.39 artifact entry (No. P416453). (2011, March 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P416453
CDLJ 2012/1 §4.39 artifact entry (2011) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P416453 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
@misc{2011CDLJ,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2011},
	month = {mar 10},
	title = {CDLJ 2012/1 \textsection{}4.39 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P416453},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P416453},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2011/3/10/
PY  - 2011
ID  - P416453
LB  - CDLI:P416453
M1  - 2026/10/15/
TI  - CDLJ 2012/1 §4.39 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P416453
ER  -
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