CST (JRL) 047 (P107559)

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 0047

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) udu niga
2. 1(disz) udu u2
3. siskur2 sag u4-sakar
4. sza3 unu{ki}-ga
reverse
1. giri3 {d}szul-gi-{d}utu{szi}-ia5
2. iti-ta u4 3(u) ba-ra-zal
3. zi-ga a2-bi2-li2-a
4. iti a2-ki-ti
5. mu e2 puzur4-isz-{d}da-gan ba-du3

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/P107559

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 0047
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 8278

References

  • primary: CST (JRL), 47

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

  • citation: BBVO 10, p. 135 n. 432 (obv. iii 12)

    [Englund1990Fischerei] Englund, Robert K. 1990. Organisation Und Verwaltung Der Ur III-Fischerei. Berliner Beiträge Zum Vorderen Orient, Band 10. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer.

  • 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
2025-01-27 at 10:31:48 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand Lafont, Bertrand Approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:22:47 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:27:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:10:40 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:17:41 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

“CST (JRL) 047 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 10, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P107559.
CST (JRL) 047 artifact entry (No. P107559). (2025, June 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P107559 (Original work published 2001)
CST (JRL) 047 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P107559 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P107559},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CST (JRL) 047 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 10, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P107559.
CST (JRL) 047 artifact entry (No. P107559). (2025, June 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P107559 (Original work published 2001)
CST (JRL) 047 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P107559 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).
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	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 10},
	title = {CST ({JRL}) 047 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P107559},
}


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PY  - 2025
ID  - P107559
LB  - CDLI:P107559
M1  - 2026/10/11/
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