BRM 3, 031 (P107253)

Administrative bulla excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

MLC 02338

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Bulla

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

object bulla
obverse
1. 4(u) 7(disz) gu4 ab2 hi-a
2. 1(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 2(u) udu masz2 hi-a
3. 5(gesz2) 4(u) la2 1(disz) masz-da3
4. 7(disz) az
5. mu!-kux(DU) lugal
6. ab-ba-sa6-ga i3#-dab5
7. iti ezem-me-ki-gal2
8. mu en-unu6-gal {d}inanna unu{ki} ba-hun
9. e2-tum
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szul-gi
2. nita kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
column 2
1. na-sa6
2. kuruszda
3. ARAD2-[zu]
  following Buchanan

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
CDLI Seals 000302 (composite) (P430400) S000302 Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P107253

Physical information

round

Artifact type Bulla
round
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number MLC 02338
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 003805
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-002285
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) MLC.2338

References

  • primary: BRM 3, 31

    [Keiser1914BRM3] Keiser, Clarence E. 1914. Cuneiform Bullae of the Third Millennium B.C. Babylonian Records in the Library of J. Pierpont Morgan, Part 3. New Haven: Yale University Press.

  • history: ENES, 0643 (seal)

    [Buchanan1981ENES] Buchanan, Briggs. 1981. Early Near Eastern Seals in the Yale Babylonian Collection. Yale University Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2019-12-04 at 12:10:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2019-10-03 at 05:05:55 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Giles, Ralph CDLI Approved View
2018-06-22 at 05:59:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI Approved View
2016-03-15 at 12:56:20 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:26:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:10:24 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:17:32 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“BRM 3, 031 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P107253.
BRM 3, 031 artifact entry (No. P107253). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P107253 (Original work published 2001)
BRM 3, 031 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P107253 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
@misc{2023BRM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BRM 3, 031 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P107253},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P107253},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P107253
LB  - CDLI:P107253
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - BRM 3, 031 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P107253
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“BRM 3, 031 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P107253.
BRM 3, 031 artifact entry (No. P107253). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P107253 (Original work published 2001)
BRM 3, 031 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P107253 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
@misc{2023BRM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BRM 3, 031 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P107253},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P107253},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P107253
LB  - CDLI:P107253
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - BRM 3, 031 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P107253
ER  -
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