OrNS 81, 291 12 (P467619)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

MHC 11

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. 1(asz) sze gur lugal
2. ur-{d}dumu-zi szusz3
3. 1(barig) kiszib3 {d}nanna-ki-ag2
4. 5(ban2) sze 1(ban2) dabin
5. mu ur-sa6-ga-sze3
6. lu2-dingir-ra dumu da-da
7. 1(ban2) i3 lu2-sza3-ga
8. 1(ban2) uri5{ki}-ki-du10!?(BI)
reverse
1. 1(ban2) i3 4(disz) sila3 sze gesz szu-{d}nin-szubur
2. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 im-ma-MU
3. 4(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 a2 lu2 hun-ga2 ma2 im-babbar gar-ra
4. 1(asz) lu2-u2-szim-e
5. 1(barig) sa10-bi ur-e2-ninnu
6. 3(ban2) lugal-iri-mu
7. 2(ban2) ur-{d}gu2-la2
  blank space
8. zi-ga
  some text moved to next line
9. iti u5-bi2-gu7

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 000073 (composite) (P430174) S000073 Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P467619

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 11
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 193436

References

  • primary: OrNS 81 (pp. 277-317), 291 12

    [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
2015-06-12 at 13:41:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-06-12 at 13:40:42 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru 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 Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“OrNS 81, 291 12 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P467619.
OrNS 81, 291 12 artifact entry (No. P467619). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P467619 (Original work published 2014)
OrNS 81, 291 12 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P467619 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P467619},
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Cite this Artifact

“OrNS 81, 291 12 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P467619.
OrNS 81, 291 12 artifact entry (No. P467619). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P467619 (Original work published 2014)
OrNS 81, 291 12 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P467619 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	month = {jul 26},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P467619},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P467619},
}


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PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - OrNS 81, 291 12 artifact entry
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