BRM 3, 038 (P107256)

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 02339

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

62.0 mm × 62.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

object bulla
surface a
1. 1(u) 5(disz) lulim hi-a
2. 3(u) 1(disz) szeg9-bar hi-a
3. 2(disz) udu hur-sag
4. 2(disz) dara3
5. 4(disz) udu masz2 hi-a
6. 1(disz) ha-bu-um
7. 2(disz) masz-da3
surface b
1. 3(disz) az
2. ba-usz2
3. ki zu2-ga-li-ta
4. {d}szul-gi-iri-mu
5. szu ba-ti
6. kiszib3 ba-ba-ti
surface c
1. iti ezem-an-na
2. mu {d}szu-[{d}]suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 na-ru2-a-mah {d}en-lil2 [{d}]nin-lil2-ra mu-ne-du3
3. e2#-tum#
seal 1
column 1
1. [{d}szu]-{d}suen
2. [nita] kal-ga
3. [lugal] uri5#[{ki}]-ma
4. [lugal an] ub#-da limmu2-[ba]-ke4
5. [ba-ba]-ti
6. [sza13]-dub#-ba
7. [sza3]-tam lugal
8. szagina#
9. [masz]-kan2-szar-ru-um[{ki}]-ma
10. ensi2#
column 2
1. a-[wa-al{ki}]
2. x-[...]
3. ku3-[...]
4. ma-da# [x]
5. [...]
6. [{d}be-la-at-suh-ner]
7. u3# {d}[be-la-at]-te-ra#-[ba-an]
8. szesz a-bi2#-[si2]-im#-[ti]
9. ama ki-ag2-[ga2-na]
10. ARAD2-da-ni-[ir]
11. in-na-[ba]

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 000542 (composite) (P429950) S000542 Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P107256

Physical information

round

Artifact type Bulla
round
Dimensions 62.0 mm × 62.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number MLC 02339
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 003808
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-002286
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) MLC.2339

References

  • primary: BRM 3, 38

    [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, 0654 (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 12:11:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-02-05 at 12:16:34 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-07-28 at 18:18:24 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-07-24 at 10:20:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-11-02 at 19:53:27 Heinle, Michael Transliteration Heinle, Michael CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:26:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:10:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:54:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:17:32 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BRM 3, 038 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P107256.
BRM 3, 038 artifact entry (No. P107256). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P107256 (Original work published 2001)
BRM 3, 038 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P107256 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2023BRM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BRM 3, 038 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P107256},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P107256},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P107256
LB  - CDLI:P107256
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - BRM 3, 038 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P107256
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BRM 3, 038 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P107256.
BRM 3, 038 artifact entry (No. P107256). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P107256 (Original work published 2001)
BRM 3, 038 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P107256 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2023BRM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BRM 3, 038 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P107256},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P107256},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P107256
LB  - CDLI:P107256
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - BRM 3, 038 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P107256
ER  -
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