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OIP 115, 442 (P123614)

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 A05183

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

31.0 mm × 30.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) sila4 [niga]
2. 1(disz) udu
3. 1(disz) gukkal
4. 1(disz) |U8+HUL2|
5. 3(disz) u8 ge6
6. [x 1(disz) u8 szimaszgi]
7. [...]
reverse
1. [... x] ga
2. [x masz2] ga
3. [x] masz2# ga szimaszgi2
4. [2(disz)] {munus}asz2-gar3 szimaszgi2
5. 1(disz) sila4 ga szimaszgi2
6. ba-usz2 u4 3(disz)-kam
7. ki lu2-dingir-ra-ta
8. ur-nigar{gar} szu ba-ti
9. iti ezem-an-na
10. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} [u3] hu-ur5-ti{ki} ba-hul

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)

Collections

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

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 31.0 high × 30.0 wide × 16.0 thick
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: OIP 115, 442

[Hilgert1998OIP115] Hilgert, Markus. 1998. Drehem Administrative Documents from the Reign of Šulgi. Cuneiform Texts from the Ur III Period in the Oriental Institute. Vol. 1. Oriental Institute Publications 115. Chicago, Illinois: The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago. https://oi.uchicago.edu/research/publications/oip/cuneiform-texts-ur-iii-period-oriental-institute-volume-1-drehem.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: OIM A05183
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.47.10.03 (us2 year)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2011-07-22 at 13:51:45	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-05-02 at 14:27:05	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:23:49	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI	CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (046658) (046658)
Oriental Institute Integrated Database (28fb8a99-86dd-4672-975c-9a321c82ea80) (28fb8a99-86dd-4672-975c-9a321c82ea80)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“OIP 115, 442 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P123614.

OIP 115, 442 artifact entry (No. P123614). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P123614

OIP 115, 442 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P123614 (Accessed: December 26, 2025).

@misc{2001OIP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-26]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {OIP 115, 442 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P123614},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P123614},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P123614
LB  - CDLI:P123614
M1  - 2025/12/26/
TI  - OIP 115, 442 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P123614
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“OIP 115, 442 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P123614.

OIP 115, 442 artifact entry (No. P123614). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P123614

OIP 115, 442 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P123614 (Accessed: December 26, 2025).

@misc{2001OIP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-26]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {OIP 115, 442 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P123614},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P123614},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P123614
LB  - CDLI:P123614
M1  - 2025/12/26/
TI  - OIP 115, 442 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P123614
ER  -