Ashm 2010-0052 (P550472)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Number

Ashm 2010-0052

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

25.0 mm × 30.0 mm × 10.0 mm

Annotation unreviewed

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) u8 niga
en: 1 grain-fed ewe
2. 4(disz) udu
en: 4 sheep
3. 1(disz) udu gukkal
en: 1 fat-tailed sheep
4. 2(disz) u8
en: 2 ewes
5. 1(disz) sila4-ga
en: 1 suckling lamb
6. ba-ug7 u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam
en: dead. Day 21.
reverse
1. ki lu2-dingir-ra-ta
en: From Ludingira
2. ur-nigar{gar}
en: Ur-nigar
3. szu-ba-ti
en: received.
4. iti ezem-me-ki-gal2
en: Month: Festival of Mekigal (11)
5. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal-e ur-bi2-lum{ki} mu-hul
en: The Year Amar-Suen, the king, destroyed Urbilum (= Amar-Suen 2a)
left
1. 1(u) la2 1(disz)
en: 10 minus 1.

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	Amar-Suen.02a.11.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P550472
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P550472

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	25.0 mm × 30.0 mm × 10.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum Number	Ashm 2010-0052
Accession Number

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-12-17 at 22:18:25	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Reid, Nicholas	Dahl, Jacob L.	Approved
2024-09-17 at 19:37:33	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Reid, Nicholas	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2024-06-10 at 13:12:15	Reid, Nicholas	Artifact metadata	Reid, Nicholas	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“Ashm 2010-0052 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P550472.

Ashm 2010-0052 artifact entry (No. P550472). (2024, September 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P550472 (Original work published 2024)

Ashm 2010-0052 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P550472 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).

@misc{2024Ashm,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 17},
	title = {Ashm 2010-0052 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P550472},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P550472},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/17/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P550472
LB  - CDLI:P550472
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - Ashm 2010-0052 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P550472
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Ashm 2010-0052 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P550472.

Ashm 2010-0052 artifact entry (No. P550472). (2024, September 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P550472 (Original work published 2024)

Ashm 2010-0052 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P550472 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).

@misc{2024Ashm,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 17},
	title = {Ashm 2010-0052 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P550472},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P550472},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/17/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P550472
LB  - CDLI:P550472
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - Ashm 2010-0052 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P550472
ER  -