OrNS 81, 288-290 10 (P467618)

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 06

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) udu niga saga 1(disz) udu [niga]
2. 2(disz) masz2-gal niga {d}en-lil2
3. 2(disz) udu niga saga 1(disz) udu niga
4. 2(disz) masz2-gal niga {d}nin-lil2
5. 3(disz) masz2-gal niga {d}szu-zi-an-na
6. 1(disz) udu niga 3(disz)-kam us2 1(disz) udu niga
7. 3(disz) masz2-gal niga du6-ku3
8. 2(disz) udu niga {d}nin-urta
9. 2(disz) udu niga {d}EN-[...]
10. 2(disz) udu niga {d}nin-TE-[...]
11. udu esz3-esz3-kam
12. 1(disz) udu niga 3(disz)-kam us2 1(disz) [udu niga]
13. 2(disz) masz2-gal niga ki-an-na {d}nin-sun2
14. 1(disz) udu niga [2(disz)] masz2-gal niga
15. {d}en-lil2
16. 1(disz) udu niga 2(disz) masz2-gal niga
17. {d}nin-lil2
18. mu gug? an-na
19. {d}nin-sun2-ka
reverse
1. 1(disz) udu niga {d}nin-isin2{si}-na {d}nin-lil2 ama-ag2
2. e2 {d}nin-lil2-la2-sze3 kux(KWU147)-ra
3. 1(disz) udu niga 1(disz) masz2-gal niga u2-sag {d}nin-lil2
4. lugal kux(KWU147)-ra
5. 1(disz) udu niga gu4-e-us2-sa {d}pa-bil3-sag
6. 1(disz) udu niga gu4-e-us2-sa {d}[...]
7. 1(disz) udu niga gu4-e-us2-sa [...]
8. 1(disz) udu niga gu4-e-us2-sa [...]
9. ($ blank space $) lugal kux(KWU147)-ra
10. 1(disz) udu niga gu4-e-us2-sa [...]
11. 1(disz) udu niga gu4-e-us2-sa {d}[...]
12. sza3-ge guru7-a lugal
13. a-tu sagi maszkim
  blank space
14. 1(disz) udu niga al?-sze6-ga2?
15. mu szakkan6-e-ne-sze3
16. e2-uz-ga
17. ARAD2-mu maszkim
18. e2-u4-x iti u4 1(u) 2(disz) ba-zal
19. ki na-lu5-ta
20. iti ezem!?(GAN2)-me-ki-gal2
  some text moved to next line
21. mu en {d}nanna kar-zi-da ba-hun
seal 1
1. {d}amar-{d}suen
2. lugal kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
5. ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
6. dub-sar
7. dumu ur-{d}ha-ia3
8. ARAD2-zu

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 000518 (composite) (P430614) S000518 Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.08.05.14, Šū-Suen.09.06.15

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P467618

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 06
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 193434

References

  • primary: OrNS 81 (pp. 277-317), 288-290 10

    [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
2018-08-23 at 08:56:53 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-03-04 at 16:09:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. 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, 288-290 10 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P467618.
OrNS 81, 288-290 10 artifact entry (No. P467618). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P467618 (Original work published 2014)
OrNS 81, 288-290 10 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P467618 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P467618},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“OrNS 81, 288-290 10 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P467618.
OrNS 81, 288-290 10 artifact entry (No. P467618). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P467618 (Original work published 2014)
OrNS 81, 288-290 10 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P467618 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
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	title = {OrNS 81, 288-290 10 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P467618},
}


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TI  - OrNS 81, 288-290 10 artifact entry
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