AUCT 1, 056 (P102902)

Account tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Siegfried H. Horn Museum, Institute of Archaeology, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Siegfried H. Horn Museum, Institute of Archaeology, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan, USA

Museum Number

AUAM 73.0400

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative > Account (tabular account)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(disz) & 3(disz) & 3(disz) & 4(disz)# & 1(disz) & gukkal
2. 1(gesz2) 3(disz) & 1(gesz2) 3(u) 3(disz) & 1(gesz2) 3(u) 3(disz) & 1(gesz2) & 3(u) 1(disz) & udu a-lum
3. [3(u)] 6(disz) & 6(disz) & 6(disz) & 4(disz@v) & 2(disz) & masz2-gal
4. 1(gesz2)# 4(u) 2(disz) & 1(gesz2) 4(u) 2(disz) & 1(gesz2) 4(u) 2(disz) & 1(gesz2) 8(disz) & [3(u)] 4(disz)
  This line mentions the total of the animals in lines 1-3 for each column of the tabular and each of the individuals below
5. puzur4-<{d}en-lil2> & {d}szul-<gi-i3-li2> & a-ba-<{d}en-lil2-gin7> & <{d}szul-gi>-si-sa2# & [nu]-ur2#-<{d}suen>
6. ($ blank space $) & x & x & [...]
7. ki sipa [...]
reverse
1. iti x [...]
2. mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal#? [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative > Account (tabular account)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P102902

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

Collection(s) Siegfried H. Horn Museum, Institute of Archaeology, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan, USA
Museum Number AUAM 73.0400
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 026499

References

  • primary: AUCT 1, 56

    [Sigrist1984AUCT1] Sigrist, Marcel. 1984. Neo-Sumerian Account Texts in the Horn Archaeological Museum. Andrews University Cuneiform Texts 1. Berrien Springs, Michigan: Andrews University Press. https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/books/81.

  • history: Creating Economic Order (pp. 107-144), 117

    [Robson2004Accounting] Robson, Eleanor. 2004. “Accounting for Change: The Development of Tabular Book-Keeping in Early Mesopotamia.” Creating Economic Order : Record-Keeping, Standardization, and the Development of Accounting in the Ancient Near East, International Scholars Conference on Ancient Near Eastern Economies, 4: 107–44.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-14 at 11:29:54 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-11 at 07:15:17 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand Lafont, Bertrand Approved View
2023-08-10 at 14:26:39 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand Lafont, Bertrand Approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:09:51 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:20:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:06:24 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:46:34 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 18:17:25 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“AUCT 1, 056 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P102902.
AUCT 1, 056 artifact entry (No. P102902). (2024, July 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102902 (Original work published 2001)
AUCT 1, 056 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102902 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 14},
	title = {AUCT 1, 056 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P102902},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102902},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“AUCT 1, 056 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P102902.
AUCT 1, 056 artifact entry (No. P102902). (2024, July 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102902 (Original work published 2001)
AUCT 1, 056 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102902 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 14},
	title = {AUCT 1, 056 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P102902},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102902},
}


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PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/4/7/
TI  - AUCT 1, 056 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P102902
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