JCS 24, 133 UNC 1 (P112002)

Letter tablet & envelope excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Wilson Library, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Wilson Library, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

Museum Number

WLUNC 01

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. he2-sa6-ra
2. u3-na-a-du11
3. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 5(asz) sze gur
4. sza3 e2 {d}szara2-ka
5. szu-{d}iszkur-ra
6. he2-na-ab-szum2-mu
reverse
1. na-mi-gur-re
  blank space
envelope
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 5(asz) sze gur lugal
  blank space
2. ki dingir-ba-ni szabra-ta
3. szu-{d}iszkur szusz3
4. szu ba-ti
reverse
1. sza3 e2 {d}szara2-ka
  blank space
seal 1
1. szu-{d}iszkur
2. szusz3 lugal
3. dumu ga-mi-lum

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 004239 (composite) (P456949) S004239 Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P112002

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Wilson Library, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Museum Number WLUNC 01
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 016721

References

  • primary: JCS 24, 133 UNC 1

    [Owen1972Letterorder] Owen, David I. 1971-1972. “A Unique Ur III Letter-Order in the University of North Carolina.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 24 (4): 133–34. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359634.

    letter - as of 1972 424 letter-orders

  • history: Michalowski Letters, 075:121

    [Michalowski1993Letters] Michalowski, Piotr. 1993. Letters from Early Mesopotamia. Vol. 3. Writings from the Ancient World.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-04 at 08:40:46 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-04 at 08:39:26 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2021-07-24 at 14:36:55 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:33:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:15:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:08:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:19:20 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“JCS 24, 133 UNC 1 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P112002.
JCS 24, 133 UNC 1 artifact entry (No. P112002). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112002 (Original work published 2001)
JCS 24, 133 UNC 1 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112002 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {JCS 24, 133 {UNC} 1 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112002},
}


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M1  - 2026/10/16/
TI  - JCS 24, 133 UNC 1 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“JCS 24, 133 UNC 1 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P112002.
JCS 24, 133 UNC 1 artifact entry (No. P112002). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112002 (Original work published 2001)
JCS 24, 133 UNC 1 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112002 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {JCS 24, 133 {UNC} 1 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112002},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112002},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P112002
LB  - CDLI:P112002
M1  - 2026/10/16/
TI  - JCS 24, 133 UNC 1 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P112002
ER  -
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