Buffalo SNS.11-2, 155 19 (P107420)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Museum of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences, Buffalo, New York, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Museum of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences, Buffalo, New York, USA

Museum Number

BSNS C05176

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. 1(u) 3(disz) u8 1(disz) ud5
2. giri3 ba-na-ha
3. 3(u) ud5 giri3 a-bi2-e2
4. 2(u) 3(disz) masz2-gal giri3 a-za-ak-za-gazx(KUM)
5. ugula a-hu-ni szusz3
6. 4(u) ud5 giri3 i-ri-ib
7. 3(u) masz2-gal giri3 ib-szi-pi4
8. ugula puzur4-ga-ga szusz3
9. u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam
10. iti szu-esz5-sza
11. 1(disz) udu giri3 e-la-ak-nu-id
12. 2(u) masz2-gal giri3 ib-szi-ka
13. ugula puzur4-ga-ga szusz3
14. u4 2(u) 2(disz)-kam
15. 1(disz) kir11 1(u) 6(disz) udu
16. giri3 ba-na-ha
17. 1(disz) kir11 1(u) 6(disz) udu
18. giri3 puzur4-{d}tiszpak
19. ugula a-hu-ni szusz3
reverse
1. 2(u) 2(disz) udu giri3 e-la-ak-nu-id
2. ugula puzur4-ga-ga szusz3
3. u4 7(disz)-kam
4. iti ezem-mah
5. 5(u) 7(disz) udu 8(disz) masz2-gal
6. giri3 ba-na-ha
7. 2(u) 3(disz) masz2-gal giri3 a-bi2-e2
8. 1(disz) masz2-gal giri3 a-za-ak-za-gazx(KUM)
9. ugula a-hu-ni szusz3
10. 6(disz) masz2-gal giri3 ib-szi-ka
11. ugula puzur4-ga-ga szusz3
12. u4 1(u) 7(disz)-kam
13. iti ezem-an-na
  blank space
14. ki ab-ba-sa6-ga-ta
15. nu-ur2-{d}suen i3-dab5
16. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun
left
1. 6(gesz2) 8(disz)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Amar-Suen.08.08.21 to Amar-Suen.08.10.17

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P107420

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) Museum of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences, Buffalo, New York, USA
Museum Number BSNS C05176
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 004072

References

  • primary: Buffalo SNS 11/2, 155 19

    [Hussey1915Buffalo] Hussey, Mary I. 1915. “Babylonian Tablets in the Museum of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences,” Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences, 11 (2).

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-01-16 at 18:10:58 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Ozaki Tohru Lafont, Bertrand Approved View
2024-06-29 at 19:09:55 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:16:43 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:27:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:10:34 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:17:35 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

“Buffalo SNS.11-2, 155 19 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P107420.
Buffalo SNS.11-2, 155 19 artifact entry (No. P107420). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P107420 (Original work published 2001)
Buffalo SNS.11-2, 155 19 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P107420 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“Buffalo SNS.11-2, 155 19 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P107420.
Buffalo SNS.11-2, 155 19 artifact entry (No. P107420). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P107420 (Original work published 2001)
Buffalo SNS.11-2, 155 19 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P107420 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
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}


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