CST (JRL) 455 (P107970)

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 0455

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [3(disz)] udu niga mu {gesz}gu-za 3(disz)-a-ba-sze3
2. giri3 uri5{ki}-ki-du10 muhaldim
3. {d}nin-lil2-zi-mu maszkim
4. 3(disz)
5. zi-ga lugal
6. 5(disz) udu niga
7. a-ri-du-bu-uk lu2 sza-asz-ru{ki}
8. dub-sag iri-a kux(KWU636)-ra-ni
9. giri3 {d}nanna-kam sukkal
reverse
1. ARAD2-mu maszkim
2. 5(disz)
3. nig2-ba lugal a2-ge6-ba-a
4. sza3 puzur4-isz-{d}da-gan
5. u4 1(u) 4(disz)-kam
6. ki {d}szul-gi-i3-li2-ta ba-zi
7. giri3 nu-ur2-{d}suen sza3-tam
9. u3 szu-er3-ra dub-sar
10. iti ezem-{d}me-ki-gal2
11. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5[{ki}-ma-ke4] e2 {d}szara2 [umma{ki}-ka mu-du3]
left
1. 5(disz) udu
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szu-{d}suen
2. lugal kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. [lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba]
column 2
1. [nu-ur2-{d}suen]
2. [dub-sar]
3. [dumu i-di3-er3-ra]
4. [ARAD2-zu]
  (uncertain)

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 000563 (composite) (P430657) S000563 Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P107970

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
Museum Number JRL 0455
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 8686

References

  • primary: CST (JRL), 455

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

  • collation: MVN 12, p. 114

    [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
2019-12-08 at 11:19:50 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2019-12-07 at 11:32:06 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2018-08-23 at 08:56:56 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2017-02-28 at 17:16:33 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:23:06 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2013-07-29 at 08:19:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-07-22 at 20:18:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-07-19 at 11:02:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:27:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:11:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:17:50 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CST (JRL) 455 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 10, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P107970.
CST (JRL) 455 artifact entry (No. P107970). (2025, June 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P107970 (Original work published 2001)
CST (JRL) 455 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P107970 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).
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	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 10},
	title = {CST ({JRL}) 455 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P107970},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P107970},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“CST (JRL) 455 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 10, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P107970.
CST (JRL) 455 artifact entry (No. P107970). (2025, June 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P107970 (Original work published 2001)
CST (JRL) 455 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P107970 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-20]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 10},
	title = {CST ({JRL}) 455 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P107970},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P107970},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/6/10/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P107970
LB  - CDLI:P107970
M1  - 2026/4/20/
TI  - CST (JRL) 455 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P107970
ER  -
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