ASJ 09, 255 38 (P102314)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Museum Number

X.3.018

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. [n] n 5(u) udu
 en: n 50 sheep
2. ur#-{d#}lamma ensi2
 en: Ur-lamma, the governor;
3. 1(gesz2)#? 1(u) gu4
 en: 70(?) oxen,
4. 1(u) la2 1(disz) ab2
 en: 9 cows,
5. 3(gesz2) 1(u) 7(disz) udu
 en: 197 sheep,
6. 4(gesz2) 3(u) masz2
 en: 270 billy goats,
7. 1(gesz2) 5(disz) ud5
 en: 65 nanny goats;
reverse
1. bala-a zi-ga
 en: from the bala booked out;
2. ki {d}szara2-kam-ta
 en: from Šarakam
3. ur-{d}lamma ensi2 gir2-su{ki} i3-dab5
 en: Ur-Lamma, governor of Girsu, accepted;
4. giri3#! ka5#-a-mu
 en: via Ka’amu,
  blank space
5. iti# ezem#-me-ki-gal2
 en: month: “Festival of Mekigal,”
6. [mu] {d}gu-za {d}en-lil2#-la2 ba-dim2
 en: year: “The throne of Enlil was fashioned.”

Textual annotations

#new_text=P102314 # ID FORM LEMMA UPOSTAG XPOSTAG FEATS HEAD DEPREL DEPS MISC 1 [n] _(_)[_] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 2 n _(_)[_] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 3 5(u) 5(u)[ten] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 4 udu udu[sheep] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 5 ur-{d}lamma Urlamma[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 6 ensi2 ensik[ruler] NOUN N Number=Sing|Animacy=Hum _ _ _ _ 7 1(gesz2) 1(gesz)[sixty] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 8 1(u) 1(u)[ten] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 9 gu4 gud[ox] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 10 1(u) 1(u)[ten] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 11 la2 la[hang] VERB V _ _ _ _ _ 12 1(disz) 1(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 13 ab2 ab[cow] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 14 3(gesz2) 3(gesz)[sixty] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 15 1(u) 1(u)[ten] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 16 7(disz) 7(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 17 udu udu[sheep] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 18 4(gesz2) 4(gesz)[sixty] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 19 3(u) 3(u)[ten] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 20 masz2 masz[goat] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 21 1(gesz2) 1(gesz)[sixty] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 22 5(disz) 5(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 23 ud5 uzud[goat] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 24 bala-a bala[tax] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 25 zi-ga zig[expend] VERB V _ _ _ _ _ 26 ki ki[place] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 27 {d}szara2-kam-ta Szarakam[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing|Case=Gen,Abl _ _ _ _ 28 ur-{d}lamma Urlamma[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 29 ensi2 ensik[ruler] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 30 gir2-su{ki} Girsu[1] PROPN SN Number=Sing|Case=Gen,Erg _ _ _ _ 31 i3-dab5 n] VERB V Verb Form=Fin|Person=3|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 32 giri3 giri[foot] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 33 ka5-a-mu Kayamu[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing|Case=Gen _ _ _ _ 34 iti iti[month] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 35 ezem-me-ki-gal2 Ezemmekigal[1] PROPN MN Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 36 mu mu[year] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 37 {d}gu-za guza[chair] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 38 {d}en-lil2-la2 Enlil[1] PROPN DN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing|Case=Gen,Abs _ _ _ _ 39 ba-dim2 dim[create] VERB V Voice=Mid|Person=3|Number=Sing _ _ _ _

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/P102314

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) Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Museum Number X.3.018
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 029115

References

  • primary: ASJ 9, p.203-275, p. 255 38

    [Snell1987Emory] Snell, Daniel C. 1987. “The Ur III Tablets in the Emory University Museum.” Acta Sumerologica 9: 203–75.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2022-12-04 at 11:30:39 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Annotation McGrath, William; Wang Jinyan Machine Translation and Automated Analysis of Cuneiform Languages Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2014-07-05 at 18:52:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Aupperle, Eric CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:19:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:05:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:15:16 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“ASJ 09, 255 38 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P102314.
ASJ 09, 255 38 artifact entry (No. P102314). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102314
ASJ 09, 255 38 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102314 (Accessed: May 14, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102314},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“ASJ 09, 255 38 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P102314.
ASJ 09, 255 38 artifact entry (No. P102314). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102314
ASJ 09, 255 38 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102314 (Accessed: May 14, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-14]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {ASJ 09, 255 38 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P102314},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102314},
}


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PY  - 2001
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LB  - CDLI:P102314
M1  - 2026/5/14/
TI  - ASJ 09, 255 38 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P102314
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