CST (JRL) 178 (P107690)

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 0178

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 niga
2. 3(disz) udu niga
3. 2(disz) masz2-gal niga
4. e2-muhaldim-sze3
5. mu da-ri-na-am lu2 ha-szu-an-num2?{ki}
6. u3 kas4-ke4-e-ne-sze3
7. ARAD2-mu maszkim
reverse
1. 1(disz) udu x szu x
2. gag-gu-la2-sze3
3. kur-bi-la-ak maszkim
4. sza3 nibru{ki}
5. iti u4 1(u) 5(disz) ba-zal
6. ki lu2-dingir-ra-ta
7. ba-zi
8. iti a2-ki-ti
9. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul

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/P107690

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 0178
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 8409

References

  • primary: CST (JRL), 178

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

  • 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
2025-01-27 at 11:09:20 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand Lafont, Bertrand 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) 178 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 10, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P107690.
CST (JRL) 178 artifact entry (No. P107690). (2025, June 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P107690 (Original work published 2001)
CST (JRL) 178 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P107690 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	month = {jun 10},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P107690},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P107690},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CST (JRL) 178 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 10, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P107690.
CST (JRL) 178 artifact entry (No. P107690). (2025, June 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P107690 (Original work published 2001)
CST (JRL) 178 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P107690 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
@misc{2025CST,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 10},
	title = {CST ({JRL}) 178 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P107690},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P107690},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/6/10/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P107690
LB  - CDLI:P107690
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - CST (JRL) 178 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P107690
ER  -
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