Hirose 297 (P109768)

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

Lineart

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

24.0 mm × 20.0 mm × 9.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) udu niga gu4-e-us2-sa
2. e2-muhaldim
3. igi-kar2 mu dam be-li2-a-ri2-ik-sze3
4. ri-is,-dingir ra2-gaba maszkim
5. 1(disz) udu niga
6. mi-gir-{d}nin-lil2-tum
reverse
1. e2-gi4-a na-ni-pa2-tal
2. giri3 ba-za-za szusz3
3. ARAD2-mu maszkim
4. iti u4 1(u) 6(disz) ba-zal
5. ki zu-ba-ga-ta ba-zi
6. giri3 ad-da-kal-la dub-sar <<sze3>>
7. iti ezem-me-ki-gal2
8. [mu en {d}nanna kar-zi]-da# ba-hun
left
1. 2(disz) udu

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P109768

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 24.0 mm × 20.0 mm × 9.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Yokohama Museum of EurAsian Cultures, Yokohama, Japan
Museum Number YMEC —
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 032820

References

  • primary: Hirose, 297

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

    "One barley-fed sheep the quality of which follows that of oxen, for the kitchen as an offering for the sake of the wife of Beli-arik. Ris-ilum, the cavalry soldier(?), played the role of maskim - one barley-fed sheep for Migir-Ninliltum who was the daught

  • history: BAOM 6, p.127-148, p. 138 297

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

  • history: Fs Astour (pp. 367-398), 390

    [Owen1997FsAstour] Owen, David I. 1997. “Ur III Geographical and Prosopographical Notes.” In Crossing Boundaries and Linking Horizons: Studies in Honor of Michael C. Astour on His 80th Birthday, edited by Gordon D. Young, Mark W. Chavalas, and Richard Averbeck, 367–98. Bethesda.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-27 at 09:00:27 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:30:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:12:47 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:32 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Hirose 297 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P109768.
Hirose 297 artifact entry (No. P109768). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P109768 (Original work published 2001)
Hirose 297 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P109768 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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	month = {oct 27},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P109768},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“Hirose 297 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P109768.
Hirose 297 artifact entry (No. P109768). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P109768 (Original work published 2001)
Hirose 297 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P109768 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 27},
	title = {Hirose 297 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P109768},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P109768},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P109768
LB  - CDLI:P109768
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - Hirose 297 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P109768
ER  -
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