CST (JRL) 331 (P107846)

Administrative bulla 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 0331

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Bulla

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

object bulla
surface a
1. 4(u) 8(disz) gu4 ab2 hi-a
 en: 48 oxen cows, various,
2. 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 5(u) 5(disz) udu masz2 hi-a
 en: 775 sheep goats, various,
3. zi-ga
 en: booked out,
4. ki {d}szul-gi-a-a-mu
 en: with Šulgi-ayamu,
5. iti ezem-mah
 en: month “Big-festival,”
6. mu en-unu6-gal {d}inanna unu{ki} ba-hun
 en: year: “Enunugal of Inanna in Uruk was installed;”
7. e2-tum#
 en: in the ‘house’.
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}amar-{d}suen
 en: Amar-Suen,
2. nita kal-ga
 en: strong man,
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
 en: king of Ur,
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
 en: king of the four quarters:
column 2
1. lugal-[iti-da]
 en: Lugal-itida,
2. dub-[sar]
 en: scribe,
3. [dumu ur-{d}dumu-zi-da]
 en: son of Ur-Dumuzida,
4. [ARAD2-zu]
 en: is your servant.

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 000555 (composite) (P430649) S000555 Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P107846

Physical information

round

Artifact type Bulla
round
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 0331
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 8562

References

  • primary: CST (JRL), 331

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

  • collation: MVN 12, p. 109

    [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
2018-08-23 at 08:56:55 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2018-02-16 at 17:02:28 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-07-22 at 13:07:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:27:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:10:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:17:47 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) 331 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 10, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P107846.
CST (JRL) 331 artifact entry (No. P107846). (2025, June 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P107846 (Original work published 2001)
CST (JRL) 331 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P107846 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).
@misc{2025CST,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-15]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 10},
	title = {CST ({JRL}) 331 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P107846},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P107846},
}


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DA  - 2025/6/10/
PY  - 2025
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M1  - 2026/5/15/
TI  - CST (JRL) 331 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CST (JRL) 331 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 10, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P107846.
CST (JRL) 331 artifact entry (No. P107846). (2025, June 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P107846 (Original work published 2001)
CST (JRL) 331 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P107846 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).
@misc{2025CST,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-15]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 10},
	title = {CST ({JRL}) 331 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P107846},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P107846},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/6/10/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P107846
LB  - CDLI:P107846
M1  - 2026/5/15/
TI  - CST (JRL) 331 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P107846
ER  -
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