CST (JRL) 390 (P107905)

Administrative tag 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 0390

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tag

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (pisan-dub-ba)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

object tag
obverse
1. pisan-dub-ba
 en: Basket-of-tablets:
2. e2-tum
 en: ‘chambers,’
3. sag-nig2-gur11-ra
 en: debit accounts
4. u3 zi-ga
 en: and credits,
5. u2-ta2-mi-szar-<ra>-am
 en: of Utamišarram,
6. iti masz-da3-gu7-ta
 en: from month “Gazelle feast,”
reverse
1. iti sze-sag11-ku5-sze3
 en: to month “Harvest,”
2. iti 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
 en: (a period of) 12 months,
3. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun
 en: year: “The en(-priest) in Eridu was installed,”
4. [i3]-gal2
 en: are here;
5. x ba-ba-ti
 en: ... of Babati,
6. [i3]-gal2
 en: are here.

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (pisan-dub-ba)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Amar-Suen.08.01.00 to Amar-Suen.08.12.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P107905

Physical information

Artifact type Tag
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 0390
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 8621

References

  • primary: CST (JRL), 390

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

  • history: Nelson pisan-dub-ba, no. 056

    [Nelson1976pisandubba] Nelson, Richard C. 1976. “Pisan-Dub-Ba Texts from the Sumerian Ur III Dynasty.” Phdthesis, University of Minnesota.

  • collation: MVN 12, p. 111

    [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
2025-02-13 at 11:54:09 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand Lafont, Bertrand Approved View
2024-10-08 at 14:04:21 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2017-07-11 at 12:34:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2015-05-06 at 08:17:37 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:27:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:11:00 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:17:49 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) 390 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 10, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P107905.
CST (JRL) 390 artifact entry (No. P107905). (2025, June 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P107905 (Original work published 2001)
CST (JRL) 390 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P107905 (Accessed: May 17, 2026).
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	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 10},
	title = {CST ({JRL}) 390 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P107905},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P107905},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CST (JRL) 390 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 10, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P107905.
CST (JRL) 390 artifact entry (No. P107905). (2025, June 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P107905 (Original work published 2001)
CST (JRL) 390 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P107905 (Accessed: May 17, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-17]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 10},
	title = {CST ({JRL}) 390 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P107905},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P107905},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/6/10/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P107905
LB  - CDLI:P107905
M1  - 2026/5/17/
TI  - CST (JRL) 390 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P107905
ER  -
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