JCS 07, 104 Smith College 473 (P111893)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

Smith College 473

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) udu niga
2. {d}inanna unu{ki}-sze3
3. giri3 nu-ur2-{d}suen sagi
4. 2(disz) udu niga {d}nin-ti2-ug5-<ga> i3-si{ki}-sze3 du-ni
5. giri3 ur-{d}lamma sagi
6. 1(disz) udu niga
7. li-ba-an-asz-gu-bi lu2 kin-gi4-a li-ba-nu-uk-sza-ba-asz ensi2 mar-ha-szi{ki}
8. giri3 szu-{d}szul-gi sukkal
9. 1(disz) udu niga i3-li2-{d}da-gan lu2 eb-la{ki}
reverse
1. giri3 na-bi2-{d}suen sukkal
2. 1(disz) udu niga szu-{d}isz-ha-[ra] lu2 ma-ri2{ki}
3. giri3 sig4-te-li sukkal
4. 2(disz) udu niga i-din-ak?
5. lu2 ma-ri2{ki} u4 iri-ni-ta# i3-im-gen-na-a
6. giri3 lu2-{d}da-mu sukkal
7. dingir-dan sukkal maszkim
8. iti u4 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) ba-zal
9. ki a-hu-we-er-ta ba-zi#
10. iti ki-siki-{d}nin-a-zu#
11. mu sza-asz-ru{ki} ba-hul
left
1. 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) 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/P111893

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) Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number Smith College 473
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 012547

References

  • primary: JCS 07 (pp. 103-107), 104 Smith College 473

    [Goetze1953Foreigners] Goetze, Albrecht. 1953. “Four Ur Dynasty Tablets Mentioning Foreigners.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 7 (3): 103–7. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359547.

  • citation: ZA 80 (pp. 20-39), 34

    [Klein1990ZA80] Klein, Jacob. 1990. “Šelepputum a Hitherto Unknown Ur III Princess.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 80: 20–39.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-09-14 at 09:39:57 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Ozaki Tohru Lafont, Bertrand Approved View
2024-09-03 at 07:45:55 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-01 at 18:33:39 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2017-02-18 at 10:02:49 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:33:49 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:14:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:19:15 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“JCS 07, 104 Smith College 473 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P111893.
JCS 07, 104 Smith College 473 artifact entry (No. P111893). (2024, September 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P111893 (Original work published 2001)
JCS 07, 104 Smith College 473 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P111893 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P111893},
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Cite this Artifacts

“JCS 07, 104 Smith College 473 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P111893.
JCS 07, 104 Smith College 473 artifact entry (No. P111893). (2024, September 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P111893 (Original work published 2001)
JCS 07, 104 Smith College 473 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P111893 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
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