Mes 12, 093 B (P112977)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

SM 1911.03.108

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: receipt of an ox from the ensi of Uruk to a Drehem official)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

33.0 mm × 30.0 mm × 14.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) gu4 niga
2. ki szar-ru-um-i3-li2 ensi2 unu?{ki}-ta
3. mu-kux(DU)
4. na-sa6
reverse
1. i3-dab5
  1 line blank
2. iti ezem-an-na
3. mu ha-ar-szi{ki} ki-masz{ki} ba-hul

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Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 33.0 high × 30.0 wide × 14.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description: obv.-- small gouge on lower right.
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Administrative (SM catalogue: receipt of an ox from the ensi of Uruk to a Drehem official)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: SM 1911.03.108
  • Accession No.: 07078

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-23 at 15:40:14 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-08-23 at 15:32:19 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:35:33 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:16:09 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:19:38 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“Mes 12, 093 B Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P112977.
Mes 12, 093 B artifact entry (No. P112977). (2024, August 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112977 (Original work published 2001)
Mes 12, 093 B artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112977 (Accessed: January 14, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 23},
	title = {Mes 12, 093 {B} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112977},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112977},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Mes 12, 093 B Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P112977.
Mes 12, 093 B artifact entry (No. P112977). (2024, August 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112977 (Original work published 2001)
Mes 12, 093 B artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112977 (Accessed: January 14, 2026).
@misc{2024Mes,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 23},
	title = {Mes 12, 093 {B} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112977},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112977},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/23/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P112977
LB  - CDLI:P112977
M1  - 2026/1/14/
TI  - Mes 12, 093 B artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P112977
ER  - 
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