CDLJ 2012/1 §4.30 (P416461)

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

E59450

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

32.0 mm × 29.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) udu niga
 en: 1 sheep, barley-fed,
2. siskur2 dingir-ne
 en: siskur-offering ofs;
  blank space
3. 1(disz) masz2-gal
 en: 1 buck
4. kasz nag-sze3
 en: for “beer-drinking,”
5. giri3# nin-ha-ma-ti
 en: via Ninḫamati;
reverse
1. 1(disz) gu4 niga ba-usz2
 en: 1 ox, barley-fed, slaughtered;
2. zi-ga ki kalam-he2-na-gi-ta
 en: booked out from Kalam-ḫenagi(’s account),
3. iti-ta u4 8(disz) ba-ra-zal
 en: of the month, day 8 elapsed;
4. iti sze-sag11#-ku5
 en: month: “Harvest,”
5. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} u3 hur-ti{ki} ba-hul
 en: year after: “Kimaš and Ḫurti were 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/P416461

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 32.0 mm × 29.0 mm × 15.0 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 E59450
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 191661

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 14:39:14 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 §4.30 Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 10, 2011. https://cdli.earth/P416461.
CDLJ 2012/1 §4.30 artifact entry (No. P416461). (2011, March 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P416461
CDLJ 2012/1 §4.30 artifact entry (2011) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P416461 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
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	year = {2011},
	month = {mar 10},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P416461},
}


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M1  - 2026/10/15/
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLJ 2012/1 §4.30 Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 10, 2011. https://cdli.earth/P416461.
CDLJ 2012/1 §4.30 artifact entry (No. P416461). (2011, March 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P416461
CDLJ 2012/1 §4.30 artifact entry (2011) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P416461 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2011},
	month = {mar 10},
	title = {CDLJ 2012/1 \textsection{}4.30 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P416461},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P416461},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2011/3/10/
PY  - 2011
ID  - P416461
LB  - CDLI:P416461
M1  - 2026/10/15/
TI  - CDLJ 2012/1 §4.30 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P416461
ER  -
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