CDLJ 2012/1 §4.59 (P416482)

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

E59473

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

25.0 mm × 23.0 mm × 13.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) udu
 en: 1 sheep,
2. ba-usz2
 en: slaughtered,
3. u4 1(u) la2 1(disz@t)-kam#
 en: the 9th day,
4. ki na-lu5-ta
 en: from Nalu
reverse
1. {d}szul-gi-iri-mu
 en: Šulgi-irimu
2. szu ba-ti
 en: received;
3. iti ki-siki-{d}nin-a-zu
 en: month: “ki-siki of Ninazu,”
4. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun
 en: year: “The high-priestess of Eridu was hired.”

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/P416482

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 25.0 mm × 23.0 mm × 13.0 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 E59473
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 191690

References

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2015-05-05 at 09:51:58 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 14:39:16 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 §4.59 Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 10, 2011. https://cdli.earth/P416482.
CDLJ 2012/1 §4.59 artifact entry (No. P416482). (2011, March 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P416482
CDLJ 2012/1 §4.59 artifact entry (2011) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P416482 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).
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	year = {2011},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P416482},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CDLJ 2012/1 §4.59 Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 10, 2011. https://cdli.earth/P416482.
CDLJ 2012/1 §4.59 artifact entry (No. P416482). (2011, March 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P416482
CDLJ 2012/1 §4.59 artifact entry (2011) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P416482 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-16]},
	year = {2011},
	month = {mar 10},
	title = {CDLJ 2012/1 \textsection{}4.59 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P416482},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P416482},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2011/3/10/
PY  - 2011
ID  - P416482
LB  - CDLI:P416482
M1  - 2026/10/16/
TI  - CDLJ 2012/1 §4.59 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P416482
ER  -
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