ASJ 09, 271 79 (P102355)

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.3.037

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. 2(disz) {ansze}kunga2
 en: 2 k-equids,
2. szu-gid2
 en: šugid offerings,
3. mu# ur-mah-sze3
 en: on behalf of Ur-mah;
4. u4 1(u) 7(disz)-kam
 en: 17th day;
5. ki ur-ku3-nun-na-ta
 en: from Ur-kununa(’s account)
reverse
1. ba-zi
 en: booked out;
2. iti u5-bi2{muszen}-gu7
 en: month: “Ubi-feast,”
3. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 ma2-gur8-mah {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-ra mu-ne-dim2
 en: year: “Šu-Suen, king of Ur, Great-barge of Enlil and Ninlil fashioned.”
seal 1
1. [{d}szu-{d}suen]
2. [lugal kal-ga]
3. lugal [uri5{ki}-ma]
4. lugal# [an-ub]-da# limmu2-[ba]
5. ur-{d}[szul]-pa#-e3
6. dub#-sar#
7. dumu ur-[{d}ha-ia3]
8. ARAD2#-[zu]

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):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P102355

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.3.037
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 029156

References

  • primary: ASJ 9, p.203-275, p. 271 79

    [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
2024-03-27 at 11:42:06 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2023-07-20 at 13:56:38 Lafont, Bertrand Artifact metadata Lafont, Bertrand Lafont, Bertrand Approved View
2023-07-20 at 13:56:01 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Ozaki Tohru Lafont, Bertrand Approved View
2014-07-05 at 18:52:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Aupperle, Eric CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:19:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:05:53 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:15:17 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, 271 79 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P102355.
ASJ 09, 271 79 artifact entry (No. P102355). (2024, March 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102355 (Original work published 2001)
ASJ 09, 271 79 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102355 (Accessed: May 14, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“ASJ 09, 271 79 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P102355.
ASJ 09, 271 79 artifact entry (No. P102355). (2024, March 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102355 (Original work published 2001)
ASJ 09, 271 79 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102355 (Accessed: May 14, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-14]},
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	month = {mar 27},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102355},
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PY  - 2024
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