Kyoto 18 (P112423)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

Museum Collection(s)

Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

Museum Number

KUJ —

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

39.0 mm × 43.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 u2-x
2. ki szesz-kal-la-ta
3. a-da-lal3
4. szu ba-ti
reverse
1. iti ezem-{d}nin-a-zu
  blank space
2. mu en-mah-gal-an-na en {d}nanna ba-hun
seal 1
1. nam-nin-e-he2-[du7]
2. [dumu]-munus lugal
3. a-da-lal3
4. sukkal ARAD2-zu

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
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 000014 (composite) (P430115) S000014 Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.04.05.00, Amar-Suen.05.00.00

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P112423

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 39.0 mm × 43.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
possibly Umma (Tsouparopoulou JCS 60, 007-008)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
Museum Number KUJ —
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 006754

References

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-01 at 18:48:21 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2018-05-17 at 15:36:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2014-07-14 at 12:14:37 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:34:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:15:26 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:09:40 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:19:27 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Kyoto 18 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 1, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P112423.
Kyoto 18 artifact entry (No. P112423). (2024, July 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112423 (Original work published 2001)
Kyoto 18 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112423 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
@misc{2024Kyoto,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 1},
	title = {Kyoto 18 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112423},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112423},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/1/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P112423
LB  - CDLI:P112423
M1  - 2026/4/29/
TI  - Kyoto 18 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P112423
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“Kyoto 18 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 1, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P112423.
Kyoto 18 artifact entry (No. P112423). (2024, July 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112423 (Original work published 2001)
Kyoto 18 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112423 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
@misc{2024Kyoto,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 1},
	title = {Kyoto 18 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112423},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112423},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/1/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P112423
LB  - CDLI:P112423
M1  - 2026/4/29/
TI  - Kyoto 18 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P112423
ER  - 
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