OrNS 81, 286-287 08 (P467616)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

MHC 02

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. 6(disz) gu4 6(disz) ab2 [...]
2. zi-ga u4 1(disz)-[kam]
3. 1(disz) gu4 3(disz) ab2 u4 2(disz)#-[kam]
4. 1(disz) gu4 u4 3(disz)-[kam]
5. 5(disz) gu4 1(disz) ab2 u4 4(disz)-[kam]
6. 3(disz) gu4 2(disz) ab2 u4 5(disz)-[kam]
7. 1(disz) ab2 u4 6(disz)-kam
8. 1(disz) gu4 3(disz) ab2 u4 7(disz)-kam
9. 2(disz) gu4 3(disz) ab2 u4 8(disz)-kam
10. 4(disz) gu4 u4 1(u) la2 1(disz)-kam giri3 {d}en-lil2-la2
11. 3(disz) gu4 7(disz) ab2 u4 1(u)-kam
12. 1(disz) gu4 1(disz) ab2 u4 1(u) 4(disz)-kam
13. 1(disz) gu4 2(disz) ab2 u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam
14. 4(disz) gu4 u4 1(u) 6(disz)-kam
15. 4(disz) gu4 u4 1(u) 7(disz)-kam
16. 2(disz) gu4 u4 1(u) 8(disz)-kam
17. 1(disz) ab2 u4 2(u) la2 1(disz)-kam
reverse
1. 2(disz) gu4 u4 2(u) 2(disz)-kam
2. 1(disz) ab2 u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam
3. 1(disz) gu4 u4 2(u) 7(disz)-kam
4. 2(disz) gu4 u4 3(u) la2 1(disz)-kam
  blank space
5. szunigin 4(u) 3(disz) [gu4]
6. szunigin 3(u) 1(disz) [ab2]
7. ki {d}en-lil2-[la2-ta]
8. ba-[zi]
9. iti ki-siki-{d}nin#-[a-zu]
10. mu {d}amar-{d}[suen] ur-bi2-lum#[{ki} ba-hul]
left
1. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 4(disz)

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/P467616

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) Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number MHC 02
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 193432

References

  • primary: OrNS 81 (pp. 277-317), 286-287 08

    [Foster2012OrNS81] Foster, Benjamin R., and Elizabeth E. Payne. 2012. “Cuneiform Tablets from Mount Holyoke College.” Orientalia NS 81 (4): 277–317.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-26 at 10:31:21 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:55:00 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-07-24 at 22:16:44 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-07-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“OrNS 81, 286-287 08 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P467616.
OrNS 81, 286-287 08 artifact entry (No. P467616). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P467616 (Original work published 2014)
OrNS 81, 286-287 08 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P467616 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P467616},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“OrNS 81, 286-287 08 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P467616.
OrNS 81, 286-287 08 artifact entry (No. P467616). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P467616 (Original work published 2014)
OrNS 81, 286-287 08 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P467616 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 26},
	title = {OrNS 81, 286-287 08 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P467616},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P467616},
}

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