CDLN 2024:1 (P550456)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Anonymous, China (001)

Museum Collection(s)

anonymous, China (001)

Museum Number

Anonymous 550456

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

-

Annotation unreviewed

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [1(disz) sila4] da-da# ensi2
 en: One lamb of Dada, the governor,
2. 1(disz) sila4 hu#-un-{d}szul#-gi
 en: One lamb of Hun-Šulgi,
3. 1(disz) sila4 hu-ba-nu-du-uk
 en: One lamb of Huba-nuduk
4. 1(disz) amar masz-da3 nita2
 en: One male young gazelle
5. 1(disz) amar masz-da3 munus
 en: One female young gazelle
6. [nu]-ur2#-{d}szul-gi
 en: of Nur-Šulgi
reverse
1. u4 2(u) 4(disz)-kam
 en: on the 24th day,
2. mu-[kux(DU)]
 en: delivery,
3. in-ta-e3-a
 en: Intaea
4. i3-[dab5]
 en: received;
5. giri3 nu-ur2-[{d}EN.ZU dub-sar]
 en: via Nur-Suen the scribe
6. iti# sze-[sag11-ku5]
 en: Month: “barley-harvest.”
7. mu# ma2-dara3 [abzu {d}en-ki] ba-[dim2]
 en: Year: “The boat of Enki ‘ibex of the Abzu’ was caulked.”
left
1. 5(disz)
 en: 5

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

The photo is CC BY 4.0 without attribution.

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P550456

Physical information

Object held in an anonymous Chinese collection.

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation 75% (Surface: Good)

Provenance

Provenience Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) anonymous, China (001)
Museum Number Anonymous 550456
Accession Number

References

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-04-25 at 15:48:16 Senior, Andrew Transliteration Senior, Andrew Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2025-04-12 at 11:44:23 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-11-21 at 10:35:52 Dahl, Jacob L. Artifact metadata Dahl, Jacob L. Dahl, Jacob L. Approved View
2024-09-03 at 05:49:09 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-09-02 at 05:30:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-08-31 at 14:27:13 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Liu Changyu Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-08-24 at 11:00:16 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-08-24 at 10:48:06 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-08-24 at 10:16:51 Liu Changyu Artifact metadata Liu Changyu Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLN 2024:1 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 12, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P550456.
CDLN 2024:1 artifact entry (No. P550456). (2025, April 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P550456 (Original work published 2024)
CDLN 2024:1 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P550456 (Accessed: May 4, 2026).
@misc{2025CDLN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-04]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {apr 12},
	title = {CDLN 2024:1 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P550456},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P550456},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/4/12/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P550456
LB  - CDLI:P550456
M1  - 2026/5/4/
TI  - CDLN 2024:1 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P550456
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CDLN 2024:1 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 12, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P550456.
CDLN 2024:1 artifact entry (No. P550456). (2025, April 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P550456 (Original work published 2024)
CDLN 2024:1 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P550456 (Accessed: May 4, 2026).
@misc{2025CDLN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-04]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {apr 12},
	title = {CDLN 2024:1 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P550456},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P550456},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/4/12/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P550456
LB  - CDLI:P550456
M1  - 2026/5/4/
TI  - CDLN 2024:1 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P550456
ER  -
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