Amorites 20 (P100985)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

OIM A04218

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(disz) amar masz-da3-munus
2. {d}en-lil2
3. lugal kux(KWU636)-ra
4. 7(disz) u8 u2 szu-gid2
5. e2-muhaldim mu kas4-e-ne-sze3
6. 2(disz) udu u2
reverse
1. musz-da-nu-um mar-tu
2. u4 nam-gala in-ak
3. ARAD2-mu maszkim
4. iti u4 2(disz) ba-zal
5. ki ur-ku3-nun-na-ta
6. ba-zi
7. giri3 nu-ur2-{d}iszkur dub-sar
8. iti ezem-{d}szu-{d}suen
9. mu bad3 mar-tu mu-ri-iq-ti-id-ni-im ba-du3
left
1. 9(disz) udu 1(disz) masz-da3

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):

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P100985

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

References

  • primary: Amorites, pl. 9 no. 20

    [Buccellati1966Amorites] Buccellati, Giorgio. 1966. The Amorites of the Ur III Period. Pubblicazioni Del Seminario Di Semitistica. Ricerche 1. Naples: Istituto Orientale di Napoli.

  • history: Hilgert, Markus, OIP

    [HilgertndOIP] Hilgert, Markus. n.d.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-27 at 08:37:59 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:17:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:04:50 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:14:46 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Amorites 20 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P100985.
Amorites 20 artifact entry (No. P100985). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100985 (Original work published 2001)
Amorites 20 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100985 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 27},
	title = {Amorites 20 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P100985},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P100985},
}

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TI  - Amorites 20 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“Amorites 20 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P100985.
Amorites 20 artifact entry (No. P100985). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100985 (Original work published 2001)
Amorites 20 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100985 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).
@misc{2024Amorites,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 27},
	title = {Amorites 20 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P100985},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P100985},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P100985
LB  - CDLI:P100985
M1  - 2026/4/18/
TI  - Amorites 20 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P100985
ER  - 
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