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Hirose 052 (P109523)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Yokohama Museum of EurAsian Cultures, Yokohama, Japan

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Museum Collection(s)

Yokohama Museum of EurAsian Cultures, Yokohama, Japan

Museum Number

YMEC —

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

35.0 mm × 32.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) amar gir mu [...]
2. 1(disz) {munus}asz2-gar3
3. 1(disz) gukkal
4. 1(disz) u8
5. 1(disz) sila4
6. 3(disz) ud5
reverse
1. ba-usz2 u4 2(u) 4(disz)-kam
2. ki lu2-dingir-ra-ta
3. ur-nigar{gar}
4. szu ba-ti
1 line blank
5. iti ki-siki-{d}nin#-[a]-zu#
6. mu ki-masz{ki#} [hu]-ur5-ti{ki} [ba-hul]

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)

Collections

Yokohama Museum of EurAsian Cultures, Yokohama, Japan

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 35.0 high × 32.0 wide × 17.0 thick
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: Hirose, 52

[Gomi1990Hirose] Gomi, Tohru. 1990. Neo-Sumerian Administrative Texts from the Hirose Collection. Potomac, Maryland: Capital Decisions Limited.

Ur-nigar received one dead young cow of [ ] years and seven dead sheep and goats from Lu-dingirra.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: YMEC —
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.46.04.24
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-09-02 at 13:24:13	Lafont, Bertrand	Transliteration	Ozaki Tohru	Lafont, Bertrand	Approved
2011-07-22 at 13:30:14	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-05-02 at 14:12:32	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:18:23	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (032575) (032575)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“Hirose 052 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P109523.

Hirose 052 artifact entry (No. P109523). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P109523

Hirose 052 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P109523 (Accessed: January 25, 2026).

@misc{2001Hirose,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-25]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Hirose 052 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P109523},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P109523},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P109523
LB  - CDLI:P109523
M1  - 2026/1/25/
TI  - Hirose 052 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P109523
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“Hirose 052 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P109523.

Hirose 052 artifact entry (No. P109523). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P109523

Hirose 052 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P109523 (Accessed: January 25, 2026).

@misc{2001Hirose,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-25]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Hirose 052 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P109523},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P109523},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P109523
LB  - CDLI:P109523
M1  - 2026/1/25/
TI  - Hirose 052 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P109523
ER  -