ASJ 09, 256 43 (P102319)

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.3.005

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. 3(u) 8(disz) udu niga
 en: 38 sheep, grain-fed,
2. u4 6(disz)-kam
 en: 6th day,
3. ki ab-ba-sa6-ga-ta
 en: from Abbasaga
4. en-dingir-mu
 en: En-dingirmu
reverse
1. i3-dab5
 en: accepted;
  blank space
2. iti szu-esz5-sza
 en: month: “šu’ešša,”
3. mu en-mah-gal-an-na en {d}nanna ba-hun
 en: year: “Enmaḫgalana, priestess of Nanna, was installed;”
left
1. 3(u) 8(disz)
 en: (total:) 38

Textual annotations

#new_text=P102319 # ID FORM LEMMA UPOSTAG XPOSTAG FEATS HEAD DEPREL DEPS MISC 1 3(u) 3(u)[ten] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 2 8(disz) 8(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 3 udu udu[sheep] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 4 niga niga[fattened] VERB V _ _ _ _ _ 5 u4 ud[day] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 6 6(disz)-kam 6(disz)[one] NUM NU Case=Gen _ _ _ _ 7 ki ki[place] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 8 ab-ba-sa6-ga-ta Abbasaga[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing|Case=Gen,Abl _ _ _ _ 9 en-dingir-mu Endingirmu[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing|Case=Erg _ _ _ _ 10 i3-dab5 n] VERB V Verb Form=Fin|Person=3|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 11 iti iti[month] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 12 szu-esz5-sza Szu'eszsza[1] PROPN MN Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 13 mu mu[year] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 14 en-mah-gal-an-na Enmahgalana[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 15 en en[priest] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 16 {d}nanna Nanna[1] PROPN DN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing|Case=Gen,Abs _ _ _ _ 17 ba-hun hug[hire] VERB V Voice=Mid|Person=3|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 18 3(u) 3(u)[ten] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 19 8(disz) 8(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _

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/P102319

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.3.005
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 029120

References

  • primary: ASJ 9, p.203-275, p. 256 43

    [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, 256 43 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P102319.
ASJ 09, 256 43 artifact entry (No. P102319). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102319
ASJ 09, 256 43 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102319 (Accessed: May 14, 2026).
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	year = {2001},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P102319},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102319},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“ASJ 09, 256 43 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P102319.
ASJ 09, 256 43 artifact entry (No. P102319). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102319
ASJ 09, 256 43 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102319 (Accessed: May 14, 2026).
@misc{2001ASJ,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-14]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {ASJ 09, 256 43 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P102319},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102319},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P102319
LB  - CDLI:P102319
M1  - 2026/5/14/
TI  - ASJ 09, 256 43 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P102319
ER  -
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