AUCT 1, 959 (P103804)

Administrative 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 73.0648

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. 2(disz) a-gar5# gesztug# ku3-babbar
2. ki-la2-[bi] 1(u) 3(disz) sze
3. 2(disz) {uruda}har#-szu ku3-babbar sur-sur-ra
4. nig2-be6-lu5-da isin2{si}{ki}-sze3
reverse
1. sig4-te-la2-i3 lu2-mu13-mu13-ke4!
2. szu ba-ti
3. ki lu2-dingir-ra-ta
4. ba-zi
5. sza3 puzur4-isz-{d}da-gan
6. iti a2-ki-ti
7. mu sza-asz-ru{ki} ba-hul
left
1. 1(u) 3(disz) sze
2. 4(disz)

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/P103804

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) Siegfried H. Horn Museum, Institute of Archaeology, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan, USA
Museum Number AUAM 73.0648
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 027401

References

  • primary: AUCT 1, 959

    [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: BPOA 10, pl. 16

    [Paoletti2012BPOA10] Paoletti, Paola. 2012. Der König Und Sein Kreis. Das Staatliche Schatzarchiv Der III. Dynastie von Ur. Biblioteca Del Próximo Oriente Antiguo 10. Madrid: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-02 at 16:59:32 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Ozaki Tohru Lafont, Bertrand Approved View
2017-02-18 at 10:02:49 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:10:13 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:22:06 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:07:06 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:16:00 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“AUCT 1, 959 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P103804.
AUCT 1, 959 artifact entry (No. P103804). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P103804
AUCT 1, 959 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P103804 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2001AUCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {AUCT 1, 959 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P103804},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P103804},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P103804
LB  - CDLI:P103804
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - AUCT 1, 959 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P103804
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“AUCT 1, 959 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P103804.
AUCT 1, 959 artifact entry (No. P103804). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P103804
AUCT 1, 959 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P103804 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2001AUCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {AUCT 1, 959 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P103804},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P103804},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P103804
LB  - CDLI:P103804
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - AUCT 1, 959 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P103804
ER  -
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