OIP 115, 459 (P123487)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

OIM A04634

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

103.0 mm × 49.0 mm × 27.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 4(disz) u8 1(u) 2(disz) [...]
2. szu-gid2 e2-muhaldim# [...]
3. 2(u) 6(disz) udu 1(u)# 8(disz)# u8# [...]
4. 3(disz) masz2 [u4] 2(disz)-[kam]
5. 1(u) 3(disz) udu 1(u) 2(disz) u8 8(disz) [x n] 2(disz) ud5
6. u4 3(disz)-[kam]
7. 3(u) 8(disz) udu [...-kam]
8. 1(u) 5(disz) masz2 3(u) [4(disz) ud5 ...]-kam
9. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 4(disz) u8 2(u) 5(disz) [...] ud5
10. 1(u) masz2 [...-kam]
11. 7(disz) ud5 2(disz) masz2 u4 [7(disz)]-kam
12. 2(disz) u8 3(disz) masz2 5(disz) ud5 [e2-muhaldim]-sze3
13. 1(disz) udu 1(u) 6(disz) masz2 2(u) 3(disz) [ud5]
14. a-gu-ma-[x]
15. u4 8(disz)-kam
16. 2(disz) u8 2(u) 5(disz) [ud5 8(disz)? masz2] u4 1(u) la2 1(disz)-kam
17. 5(u) 2(disz) [u8] 2(u) [... u8?]
18. 5(disz) masz2 [5(disz) ud5]
19. u4 1(u)-kam
20. 1(u) la2 1(disz) udu [5(disz)] u8
21. 3(disz) masz2 3(disz) ud5
22. u4 1(u) 1(disz)-[kam]
23. 1(u) 4(disz) udu 2(disz) masz2 u4 1(u) 2(disz)-[kam]
24. e2-muhaldim [...]
25. 7(disz) udu sza3-ga-[na-kum]
26. 1(disz) udu 1(u) la2 1(disz) [ud5 ...]
reverse
1. 2(disz) udu 7(disz) masz2 [...]
2. 1(u) 3(disz) udu 2(disz) u8 [...]
3. 1(disz) udu 1(u) 2(disz) masz2 7(disz) [ud5 ...]
4. 1(u) 8(disz) udu 1(u) 4(disz) u8 2(u) 4(disz) ud5#? [...]
5. u4 2(u) la2 1(disz)-kam
6. 2(disz) udu 2(disz) u8 1(disz) [masz2 ...]
7. 1(u) 5(disz) udu 2(disz) u8 2(disz) [...]
8. 5(disz) udu 2(disz) u8 [... x]
9. 2(disz) udu 7(disz) u8 [...]
10. 1(u) 2(disz) udu 5(disz) u8 2(disz) masz2# [...] 1(u) 5(disz) [x]
11. 1(u) 5(disz) udu 7(disz) u8 2(disz) [...]
12. 2(disz) udu 1(u) 1(disz) u8 7(disz) [ud5 ...-kam]
13. 7(disz) u8 2(disz) udu 6(disz) masz2 [1(disz) ud5] u4 2(u) 8(disz)-kam
14. 5(disz) u8 2(disz) udu 1(disz) masz2 u4 3(u) la2 1(disz)-kam
15. e2-muhaldim-sze3
16. 1(disz) udu 4(disz) ud5 ku-na-[x x-tum?]
17. 2(u) 3(disz) u8 5(disz) udu 2(disz) [ud5 u4 3(u)-kam]
18. 3(u) udu sa2-du11 {d}[gu]-la
19. 1(u) 3(disz) udu 1(u) 2(disz) [u8] 4(disz) [masz2]
20. [...] na# ba# x
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21. szunigin 5(gesz2) 4(u) 1(disz) [n ...] 5(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz) [u8]
22. szunigin 2(gesz2) 4(u) masz2 8(gesz2) 1(u) 6(disz) ud5
23. zi-ga ki [ur-ku3-nun-na]
24. iti ezem-{d}szul#?-[gi?]
25. mu us2-sa ki-[...]
left
1. [x x] 2(disz)

Consult previous versions and their differences
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): 103.0 high × 49.0 wide × 27.0 thick
  • Weight:
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  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: OIM A04634
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.47.07.00 (us2 year)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:54:56 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:51:35 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:27:00 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:36:01 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 19:01:54 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“OIP 115, 459 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P123487.
OIP 115, 459 artifact entry (No. P123487). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P123487
OIP 115, 459 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P123487 (Accessed: September 11, 2025).
@misc{2001OIP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-11]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {OIP 115, 459 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P123487},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P123487},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P123487
LB  - CDLI:P123487
M1  - 2025/9/11/
TI  - OIP 115, 459 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P123487
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“OIP 115, 459 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P123487.
OIP 115, 459 artifact entry (No. P123487). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P123487
OIP 115, 459 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P123487 (Accessed: September 11, 2025).
@misc{2001OIP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-11]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {OIP 115, 459 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P123487},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P123487},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P123487
LB  - CDLI:P123487
M1  - 2025/9/11/
TI  - OIP 115, 459 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P123487
ER  -
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