JCS 10, 028 05 (P111899)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Museum Number

X.3.055

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. 1(disz) udu niga 4(disz)-kam us2
 en: 1 sheep, grain-fed, 4th grade,
2. 2(disz) udu niga
 en: 2 sheep, grain-fed
3. 1(u) udu niga gu4-e-us2-sa
 en: 10 sheep, grain-fed, “following the ox,”
4. e2-muhaldim mu kas4-ke4-ne-sze3
 en: for the kitchen on account of the messengers,
5. ARAD2-mu maszkim
 en: ARADmu was enforcer;
6. 1(disz) udu niga lugal-e gir2-ta in-gaz
 en: 1 sheep, grain-fed, the king with knife killed:
7. uzu-bi u2-la dumu-ni szu# ba-an-ti
 en: its meat did Ula, his child, receive;
8. {d}szu-{d}suen-dingir szu-i maszkim
 en: Šu-Suen-ilī, the barber, was enforcer;
9. 1(u) 4(disz) [udu]
 en: 14 sheep,
10. zi-ga lugal
 en: booked out of the king(’s account);
11. 5(disz) udu niga da-da gala# u4 gir2-su{ki}-sze3 i3-gen-na#-[a]
 en: 5 sheep, grain-fed, (for) Dada the castrate, when to Girsu he went;
12. 2(disz) udu niga gu4-e-us2-[sa]
 en: 2 sheep, grain-fed, “following the ox,”
13. 3(disz) udu u2#?
 en: 3 sheep, grass-fed(?),
14. {d}szul-gi-ra-kam dumu [...]
 en: (for) Šulgira-kam son (of) ...;
reverse
1. 5(disz) udu niga ba-na-na [lu2] mar-ha-szi[{ki}]
 en: 5 sheep, grain-fed, for Banana, man of Marhaši,
2. unu{ki}-sze3 du-ni ma2-a ba-[a-gub]
 en: to Uruk going, on a barge stationed;
3. 1(disz) gu4 [niga]
 en: 1 ox, grain-fed,
4. 5(disz) udu niga#
 en: 5 sheep, grain-fed
5. ip-hu-ha lu2 si-ma-num2[{ki}]
 en: of Ipḫuḫa, man of Simanum,
6. dub-sag iri-a kux(KWU636)-ra-[ni]
 en: tablet-lead, into the city having entered;
7. ARAD2-mu maszkim
 en: ARADmu was enforcer;
8. 1(disz) gu4 2(u) [udu]
 en: 1 ox, 20 sheep,
9. nig2-ba lugal a2-ge6-ba-a
 en: gifts of the king, midnight (offerings),
10. sza3 puzur4-isz-{d}da-gan
 en: in Puzris-Dagan,
11. u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam
 en: 25th day;
12. ki {d}szul-gi-i3-li2-ta ba-zi
 en: from Šulgi-ilī(’s account) booked out;
13. giri3 {d}nanna-ma-ba sza3-tam u3 {d}szu-{d}suen-i-di3-i3-li2-ma-lik szar2-ra#-ab-du
 en: via Nanna-maba, šatam-official, and Šu-Suen-idi-ili-mālik the šarabdu-official;
14. iti ses-da-gu7
 en: month: “Piglet-feast,”
15. mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal
 en: year: “Ibbi-Suen is king;”
left
1. 1(disz) gu4 3(u) 4(disz) udu
 en: (total:) 1 ox, 34 sheep.

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P111899

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Museum Number X.3.055
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 013490

References

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-19 at 10:43:43 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2016-07-28 at 15:16:40 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2014-07-05 at 18:52:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Aupperle, Eric CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:33:50 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:14:56 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 Artifact

“JCS 10, 028 05 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P111899.
JCS 10, 028 05 artifact entry (No. P111899). (2024, June 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P111899 (Original work published 2001)
JCS 10, 028 05 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P111899 (Accessed: May 16, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P111899},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“JCS 10, 028 05 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P111899.
JCS 10, 028 05 artifact entry (No. P111899). (2024, June 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P111899 (Original work published 2001)
JCS 10, 028 05 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P111899 (Accessed: May 16, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 19},
	title = {JCS 10, 028 05 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P111899},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P111899},
}

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PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/5/16/
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