ZA 107, 203 no. 38 (P512801)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 208089

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
column 1
beginning broken
1'. [...]-SAR
(about 7 lines lost)
column 2
beginning broken
1'. [...] x [...]
2'. [...] DU3#? [x]
3'. [n se12]-a tu-ra-am#-[i3-li2]
4'. 1(barig) se12-a szu-{d}[x]
5'. 4(ban2) se12-a NE-gar3-[x]
6'. 3(ban2) im-ti-dam#
column 3
broken
reverse
column 1
1. 1(barig) se12-[a ...]
2. 1(barig) se12-[a ...]
3. 1(barig) se12-a [...]
4. 1(barig) puzur4#-[...]
5. 3(ban2) i-bi-NI-[...]
(blank space with erasures)
6. i-szar-pa2-dan [x]
7. 1(barig) se12-a sza3-ki-[bi]
8. 3(ban2) szesz-kal-la#
9. a-bala du3-a-ku5-[me]
blank space
10. nu-{gesz}kiri6-[me]
11. 1(barig) [x x?]-AN-UR#?-[x]
12. 1(barig) [...]
rest broken
column 2
1. sza3-gu4-me
2. szunigin 3(disz) gurusz 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz)-ta
3. szunigin 3(disz) gurusz 1(barig)-ta
4. szunigin 1(disz) gurusz 4(ban2)
5. szunigin 1(disz) dumu-nita2 2(ban2)
6. szunigin 1(disz) dumu-nita2 1(ban2)
7. szunigin 1(disz) dumu-nita2 1(ban2)
8. sze-bi 1(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) gur
9. ma2-gid2 me
10. szunigin 1(disz) gurusz a kum2 1(barig)
11. sze-bi 1(barig)
12. szunigin# 1(disz) kasz-a gub-ba 1(barig)
13. sze#-bi 1(barig)
rest broken
column 3
1. [...]-me
2. [szunigin n gurusz 1(barig)]-ta
3. [szunigin 1(disz) gurusz] 4(ban2)
4. [szunigin n ...] 3(ban2)-ta
5. [sze-bi] 4(barig)
6. [...]-me
7. [szunigin 1(disz) gurusz] 1(barig)
8. [szunigin 1(disz) gurusz] 3(ban2)
9. [szunigin 1(disz) dumu-nita2] 1(ban2) 5(disz)
10. [sze-bi ...] 5(disz)
11. [...]-me#
rest broken

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	--.--.--.--
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P512801
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P512801

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)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM 208089
Accession Number

References

primary: ZA 107 (pp. 151-217), 203 no. 38

[al-Mutawalli2017ZA107] Mutawalli, Nawala Ahmed al-, Walther Sallaberger, and Ali Ubeid Shalkham. 2017. “The Cuneiform Documents from the Iraqi Excavation at Drehem.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 107 (2): 151–217. https://doi.org/10.1515/za-2017-0101.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-09-04 at 06:59:54	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2018-10-05 at 07:11:05	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2018-09-28 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“ZA 107, 203 No. 38 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P512801.

ZA 107, 203 no. 38 artifact entry (No. P512801). (2024, September 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P512801 (Original work published 2018)

ZA 107, 203 no. 38 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P512801 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P512801},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“ZA 107, 203 No. 38 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P512801.

ZA 107, 203 no. 38 artifact entry (No. P512801). (2024, September 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P512801 (Original work published 2018)

ZA 107, 203 no. 38 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P512801 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 4},
	title = {ZA 107, 203 no. 38 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P512801},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P512801},
}

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