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Hirose 214 (P109685)

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

32.0 mm × 30.0 mm × 14.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(disz) sila4
2. wa-ta2-ru-um sanga
3. 3(disz) amar az
4. szu-{d}suen
5. u4 2(u) 8(disz)-kam
reverse
1. mu-kux(DU)
2. ab-ba-sa6-ga
3. i3-dab5
4. iti ezem-me-ki-gal2
5. mu en {d}inanna ba-hun
left
1. 7(disz)

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): 32.0 high × 30.0 wide × 14.0 thick
Weight:
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: Hirose, 214

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

"Four lambs were (from) Watarum, the sanga official, three young bears (from) Shu-Sin, on the twenty-eighth day Abba-shaga received as mu-DU. Month and year." According to another text S.Kang,SACT I 23.these three bears brought by Shu-Sin, the next sovere
history: BAOM 6, p.127-148, p. 130 214

[Gomi1984Hirose] Gomi, Tohru. 1984. “Cuneiform Tablets of the Hirose Collection.” Bulletin of the Ancient Orient Museum, Tokyo 6: 127–48.

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: Amar-Suen.05.11.28
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2011-07-22 at 13:30:27	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-05-02 at 14:12:44	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:18:27	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI	CDLI	approved

External Resources

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

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (032737) (032737)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“Hirose 214 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P109685.

Hirose 214 artifact entry (No. P109685). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P109685

Hirose 214 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P109685 (Accessed: December 15, 2025).

@misc{2001Hirose,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-15]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Hirose 214 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P109685},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P109685},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
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LB  - CDLI:P109685
M1  - 2025/12/15/
TI  - Hirose 214 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P109685
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Hirose 214 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P109685.

Hirose 214 artifact entry (No. P109685). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P109685

Hirose 214 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P109685 (Accessed: December 15, 2025).

@misc{2001Hirose,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-15]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Hirose 214 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P109685},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P109685},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P109685
LB  - CDLI:P109685
M1  - 2025/12/15/
TI  - Hirose 214 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P109685
ER  -