NABU 2018/041 2 (P427679)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Irvin Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Ernest F. Hollings Special Collections Library, University of South Carolina Libraries, Columbia, South Carolina, USA

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(u) 5(disz) udu 1(disz) masz2
 en: 25 rams, 1 billy goat,
2. ugula a-hu-ni szusz3
 en: foreman: Aḫuni, cattle manager;
3. 2(disz) udu
 en: 2 rams,
4. sipa unu{ki}-ga-me
 en: herders of Uruk;
5. 6(disz) udu ugula nam-ha-ni szusz3
 en: 6 rams, foreman: Namḫani, cattle manager;
6. 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) udu
 en: 10 less 1 rams,
7. 3(disz) masz2
 en: 3 billy goats,
8. ugula ur-nigar{gar} szusz3
 en: foreman: Ur-nigar, cattle manager;
9. 3(disz) udu
 en: 3 rams,
10. 1(disz) masz2
 en: 1 billy goat,
reverse
1. ugula ip-hur szusz3
 en: foreman: Ipḫur, cattle manager;
2. 7(disz) udu 1(disz) masz2#
 en: 7 rams, 1 billy goat,
3. ugula szu-e2-a szusz3
 en: foreman: Šu-Ea, cattle manager;
4. 1(disz) udu sipa umma{ki}
 en: 1 ram, shepherd of Umma;
5. 1(disz) masz2 ugula i-mi-id-esz18-dar szusz3
 en: 1 billy goat, foreman: Imid-Ištar, cattle manager;
6. 1(disz) masz2 ugula ur-{d}ba-ba6 szusz3
 en: 1 billy goat, foreman: Ur-Baba, cattle manager;
  blank space
7. szunigin 5(u) 3(disz) udu 8(disz) masz2
 en: Total: 53 rams, 8 billy goats,
8. masz2-da-re-a sipa-ke4-ne
 en: as mašdare’a(-offering) of the shepherds,
9. mu-kux(DU) na-sa6 i3-dab5
 en: delivery by Nasa taken over;
10. iti ezem-an-na
 en: month: “Festival-of-An,”
11. mu ha-ar-szi{ki} u3 ki-masz{ki} ba-hul#
 en: year: “Ḫarši and Kimaš 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/P427679

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) Irvin Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Ernest F. Hollings Special Collections Library, University of South Carolina Libraries, Columbia, South Carolina, USA
Museum Number USCRBSC 2
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 191713

References

  • primary: NABU 2018/041, 2

    [Liu2018NABU41] Liu, Changyu. 2018. “Two Ur III Texts from the University of South Carolina Libraries.” NABU, Nouvelles Assyriologiques Brèves et Utilitaires 2018 (2).

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-03 at 12:52:13 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2020-03-14 at 11:31:40 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:56:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-05-05 at 10:22:11 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-01-19 at 08:18:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-12-26 at 14:27:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-12-21 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“NABU 2018/041 2 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P427679.
NABU 2018/041 2 artifact entry (No. P427679). (2024, October 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P427679 (Original work published 2011)
NABU 2018/041 2 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P427679 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P427679},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“NABU 2018/041 2 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P427679.
NABU 2018/041 2 artifact entry (No. P427679). (2024, October 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P427679 (Original work published 2011)
NABU 2018/041 2 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P427679 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 3},
	title = {NABU 2018/041 2 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P427679},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P427679},
}


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PY  - 2024
ID  - P427679
LB  - CDLI:P427679
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - NABU 2018/041 2 artifact entry
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