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CST 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

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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)

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)

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: CST, 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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: JRL 0455
  • Accession No.:

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.09.12.14
  • Alternative Years:
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2019-12-08 at 11:19:50 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2019-12-07 at 11:32:06 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2018-08-23 at 08:56:56 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2017-02-28 at 17:16:33 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:23:06 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2013-07-29 at 08:19:10 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-07-22 at 20:18:43 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-07-19 at 11:02:52 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:27:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:11:03 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:17:50 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 000563 (composite) (P430657) Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“CST 455 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P107970.
CST 455 artifact entry (No. P107970). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P107970
CST 455 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P107970 (Accessed: April 24, 2025).
@misc{2001CST,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-24]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {CST 455 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P107970},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P107970},
}


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