NMS A.1927.460 (P453115)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Museum Number

NMS A.1927.460

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

34.0 mm × 30.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) ud5 u2
2. e2-muhaldim
3. mu lu2 szuku-ra-ke4-ne-sze3
4. ur-szar-ru-gin7 sukkal maszkim
5. u4 2(u) 8(disz)-kam
reverse
1. ki ur-ku3-nun-na-ta
2. ba-zi
3. giri3 hu-la-al dub-sar
4. iti sze-sag11-ku5
5. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 bad3 mar-tu mu-ri-iq-ti-id-ni-im mu-du3
left
1. 1(u) udu

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	Šū-Suen.05.12.28 (us2 year)
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P453115
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P453115

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	34.0 mm × 30.0 mm × 16.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	complete (Surface: Fair)

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Museum Number	NMS A.1927.460
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	193625

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-02-16 at 12:02:21	Dong Xiaobo	Transliteration	Dong Xiaobo	Lafont, Bertrand	Approved
2025-02-16 at 12:00:49	Dong Xiaobo	Artifact metadata	Dong Xiaobo	Lafont, Bertrand	Approved
2021-08-06 at 09:10:15	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard	CDLI	Approved
2013-06-27 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Reid, Nicholas; Wagensonner, Klaus	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“NMS A.1927.460 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 17, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P453115.

NMS A.1927.460 artifact entry (No. P453115). (2025, February 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P453115 (Original work published 2013)

NMS A.1927.460 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P453115 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“NMS A.1927.460 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 17, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P453115.

NMS A.1927.460 artifact entry (No. P453115). (2025, February 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P453115 (Original work published 2013)

NMS A.1927.460 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P453115 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).

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	year = {2025},
	month = {feb 17},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P453115},
}

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