CAB.G.3.137-1 (P424439)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Boston Public Library, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Boston Public Library, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

CAB.G.3.137-1

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) sila4 {d}en-lil2
2. 1(disz) sila4 {d}nin-lil2
3. mu-kux(DU) szesz-kal-la u2-du-lu
4. er3-ra-na-da maszkim
5. 1(disz) udu niga 2(disz) sila4 {d}en-lil2
6. 1(disz) udu niga 2(disz) sila4 {d}nin-lil2
7. 1(disz) udu niga {d}inanna
8. 1(disz) udu niga 1(disz) sila4 {d}aszgi{gi4}
9. 1(disz) udu niga {d}pa4-alla
10. 1(disz) udu niga {d}nin-hur-sag
reverse
1. 1(disz) udu niga 1(disz) sila4 {d}szul-pa-e3#
2. 1(disz) sila4 niga {d}ne3#-[eri11]-gal#
3. [1(disz)] sila4# {d}si-im-ti-sza
4. mu#-kux(DU) zabar-dab5
5. {d#}nansze-GIR2@g?-gal maszkim
6. 1(disz)#? ud5 1(disz) masz2-szu-gid2
7. e2-muhaldim-sze3
8. u4 2(u)-kam
  blank space
9. zi-ga iti u5-bi2-gu7
10. mu en {d}nanna masz-e i3-pa3

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/P424439

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Boston Public Library, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number CAB.G.3.137-1
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 191610

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-06-03 at 14:43:36 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Ozaki Tohru Lafont, Bertrand Approved View
2014-01-14 at 18:01:40 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-06-19 at 16:15:22 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-04-10 at 17:04:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-04-10 at 17:03:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-04-08 at 10:31:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-04-08 at 10:30:24 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-04-08 at 10:29:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-11-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Allred, Lance CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CAB.G.3.137-1 Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 1, 2011. https://cdli.earth/P424439.
CAB.G.3.137-1 artifact entry (No. P424439). (2011, November 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P424439
CAB.G.3.137-1 artifact entry (2011) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P424439 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	year = {2011},
	month = {nov 1},
	title = {CAB.{G}.3.137-1 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P424439},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P424439},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2011/11/1/
PY  - 2011
ID  - P424439
LB  - CDLI:P424439
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - CAB.G.3.137-1 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CAB.G.3.137-1 Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 1, 2011. https://cdli.earth/P424439.
CAB.G.3.137-1 artifact entry (No. P424439). (2011, November 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P424439
CAB.G.3.137-1 artifact entry (2011) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P424439 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2011},
	month = {nov 1},
	title = {CAB.{G}.3.137-1 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P424439},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P424439},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2011/11/1/
PY  - 2011
ID  - P424439
LB  - CDLI:P424439
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - CAB.G.3.137-1 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P424439
ER  -
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