CST (JRL) 174 (P107686)

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 0174

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) sila4 ur-mes sagi
2. 1(disz) masz2 zi-qur2-i3-li2
3. 1(disz) sila4 zabar-dab5
4. 1(disz) sila4 ARAD2-mu
5. 2(disz) masz2 niga
6. [lu2]-geszkim-zi-da
reverse
1. 1(disz) sila4 s,e-lu-usz-{d}da-gan
2. 2(disz) sila4 szesz-da-da sanga
3. 1(disz) sila4 kur-giri3-ni-sze3
4. mu-kux(DU)
5. na-sa6 i3-dab5
6. iti ezem-{d}nin-a-zu
7. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
left
1. u4 1(disz)-kam

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/P107686

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 0174
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 8405

References

  • primary: CST (JRL), 174

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

  • citation: MVN 12, p. 102

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

  • citation: Creating Economic Order (pp. 89-106), 93-94

    [Hallo2004Bookkeeping] Hallo, William W. 2004. “Bookkeeping in the 21st Century BCE.” Creating Economic Order : Record-Keeping, Standardization, and the Development of Accounting in the Ancient Near East , International Scholars Conference on Ancient Near Eastern Economies, 4: 89–106.

  • collation: MVN 12, p. 102

    [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
2024-07-14 at 11:27:29 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:27:38 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:10:49 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:17:44 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) 174 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 10, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P107686.
CST (JRL) 174 artifact entry (No. P107686). (2025, June 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P107686 (Original work published 2001)
CST (JRL) 174 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P107686 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 10},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P107686},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P107686},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CST (JRL) 174 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 10, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P107686.
CST (JRL) 174 artifact entry (No. P107686). (2025, June 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P107686 (Original work published 2001)
CST (JRL) 174 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P107686 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 10},
	title = {CST ({JRL}) 174 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P107686},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P107686},
}


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DA  - 2025/6/10/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P107686
LB  - CDLI:P107686
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - CST (JRL) 174 artifact entry
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