Mes 08-09, 160 16 (P112970)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Totten, Norman, Bentley College, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

Totten 16

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) sila4
2. 1(disz) masz2
3. ki a-ba-{d}en-lil2-gin7-ta
4. ur-ku3-nun-na
5. i3-dab5
reverse
  seal impression
1. u4 3(disz)-kam
2. iti ezem-an-na
3. mu e2 {d}szara2 umma{ki} ba-du3
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szu-{d}suen
2. lugal kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. ur-ku3-nun-na
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su kuruszda
4. 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 000466 (composite) (P430562) S000466 Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.01.00.00, Ibbi-Suen.02.10.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P112970

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) Totten, Norman, Bentley College, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number Totten 16
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 017388

References

  • primary: Mes 08-09, 160 16

    [Owen1973-1974Mes8-9] Owen, David I. 1973-1974. “Cuneiform Texts in the Collection of Professor Norman Totten,” Mesopotamia, 8–9: 145–66.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-02 at 08:14:19 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2018-08-23 at 08:56:41 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:35:32 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:16:08 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:19:38 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

“Mes 08-09, 160 16 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P112970.
Mes 08-09, 160 16 artifact entry (No. P112970). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112970 (Original work published 2001)
Mes 08-09, 160 16 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112970 (Accessed: November 4, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112970},
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Cite this Artifact

“Mes 08-09, 160 16 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P112970.
Mes 08-09, 160 16 artifact entry (No. P112970). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112970 (Original work published 2001)
Mes 08-09, 160 16 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112970 (Accessed: November 4, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-04]},
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	month = {jul 2},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112970},
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