CST (JRL) 043 (P107555)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

Museum Collection(s)

John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

Museum Number

JRL 0043

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(disz) gu4
 en: 1 ox,
2. 5(disz) udu u2
 en: 5 sheep, grain-fed;
3. igi-kar2 dam sukkal-mah
 en: birth gift for the wife of the sukkalmaḫ;
4. 2(disz) {munus}asz2-gar3 niga
 en: 2 female kids, grain-fed;
5. ma2 an-na-sze3
 en: for boat of An;
reverse
1. zi-ga
 en: booked out (of the account of)
2. be-li2-du10
 en: Belī-ṭab;
3. iti ezem-me-ki-gal2
 en: month: “Festival of Mekigal,”
4. mu us2-sa an-sza-an{ki} ba-hul
 en: year after: “Anšan was destroyed.”

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/P107555

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) John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
Museum Number JRL 0043
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 8274

References

  • primary: CST (JRL), 43

    [Fish1932CST] Fish, Thomas. 1932. Catalogue of Sumerian Tablets in the John Rylands Library. Manchester: The Manchester University Press.

  • collation: MVN 12, p. 95

    [Gomi1982MVN12] Gomi, Tohru. 1982. Wirtschaftstexte Der Ur III-Zeit Aus Dem British Museum. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 12. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-06-10 at 13:53:14 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2014-10-22 at 21:04:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:27:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:10:40 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:17:41 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CST (JRL) 043 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 10, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P107555.
CST (JRL) 043 artifact entry (No. P107555). (2025, June 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P107555 (Original work published 2001)
CST (JRL) 043 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P107555 (Accessed: May 16, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-16]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 10},
	title = {CST ({JRL}) 043 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P107555},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P107555},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CST (JRL) 043 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 10, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P107555.
CST (JRL) 043 artifact entry (No. P107555). (2025, June 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P107555 (Original work published 2001)
CST (JRL) 043 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P107555 (Accessed: May 16, 2026).
@misc{2025CST,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-16]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 10},
	title = {CST ({JRL}) 043 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P107555},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P107555},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/6/10/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P107555
LB  - CDLI:P107555
M1  - 2026/5/16/
TI  - CST (JRL) 043 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P107555
ER  -
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