UKCT 04 (P467645)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, USA

Museum Number

SMA 1928.3889

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. 3(u) udu sa2-du11# {d}gu-la
 en: 30 sheep, regular delivery of Gula,
2. sza3 uri5{ki}-ma#
 en: in Ur,
3. 1(u) 4(disz) udu 1(u) n(disz) u8#
 en: 14 rams, 10+n ewes,
4. 1(disz) masz2 n(disz) [ud5]
 en: 1 billy goat, x [nanny goats],
5. ba-ug7 mu ur-gir15#-[ra]-sze3
 en: dead, for the dogs,
6. dingir-ba-ni sipa ur-ra#-ke4#
 en: Ilum-b¯ani, the dog-handler,
reverse
1. szu ba-ti
 en: received.
2. zi#-ga#
 en: Expenditure
3. ki na#-sa6#
 en: From Nasag.
10. iti ki#-siki#-{d#}[nin]-a#-zu min
 en: Month: “Weaving of [Nin]azu, second”.
11. mu si#-mu#-ru#-um#{ki} lu-lu#-bum2#[{ki}] a#-ra2# 1(u)# la2 1(disz)-kam#-asz# ba#-hul#
 en: Year: “Simurrum (and) Lullubum, for the ninth time, 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/P467645

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) Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, USA
Museum Number SMA 1928.3889
Accession Number

References

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-05 at 18:23:14 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2020-10-10 at 06:23:30 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-07-29 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“UKCT 04 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 5, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P467645.
UKCT 04 artifact entry (No. P467645). (2024, August 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P467645 (Original work published 2014)
UKCT 04 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P467645 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
@misc{2024UKCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 5},
	title = {UKCT 04 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P467645},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P467645},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/5/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P467645
LB  - CDLI:P467645
M1  - 2026/10/15/
TI  - UKCT 04 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“UKCT 04 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 5, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P467645.
UKCT 04 artifact entry (No. P467645). (2024, August 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P467645 (Original work published 2014)
UKCT 04 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P467645 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
@misc{2024UKCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 5},
	title = {UKCT 04 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P467645},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P467645},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/5/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P467645
LB  - CDLI:P467645
M1  - 2026/10/15/
TI  - UKCT 04 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P467645
ER  -
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