OIP 115, 483 (P123699)

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

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

OIM A05834

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

110.0 mm × 48.0 mm × 24.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) dalla ku-sig17
2. ki-la2-bi 1/2(disz) gin2 1(u) 2(disz) sze
3. 1(disz) dalla ku3-babbar
4. ki-la2-bi 2/3(|NINDA2x(SZE.2(ASZ))|)
5. 1(disz) gi-gu2-tar ku3-babbar
6. ki-la2-bi 1/2(disz) gin2
7. 1(disz) tu3-di3-da zabar sag za-gin3 gu2-ba ku3-babbar gar-ra
8. 4(disz) tu3-di3-da zabar
9. ki-la2-bi 1(u) la2 1(disz) gin2
10. 1(disz) {uruda}tu3-di3-da sag na4 za-gin3
11. 1(disz) {uruda}tu3-di3-da
12. ki-la2-bi 9(disz) gin2 la2 igi-6(disz)-gal2
13. 6(disz) {uruda}nig2-gesztu ku3-babbar gar-ra
14. ki-la2-bi 3(disz) gin2 2/3(|NINDA2x(SZE.2(ASZ))|)
15. 4(u) 1(disz) gi-gu2-tar uruda
16. 2(disz) eme nam-na uruda
17. 1(disz) gal zabar
18. ki-la2-bi 1/2(disz) ma-na la2 1(disz) gin2
19. 1(disz) kiszib3 {na4}za-gin3
20. 5(u) la2 1(disz) kiszib3 na4 hi-a
21. 2(disz) {na4#}sag-ta-ur
reverse
1. 1(disz) {na4}a2-szuba3 gid2-da zabar gar-ra
2. 2(disz) {na4}za-gin3 gid2-da
3. 1(disz) {na4}ta-ba gid2-da
4. 1(disz) {na4}za-gin3 ka-ba ku3-babbar gar-ra
5. 3(u) la2 3(disz) ellag2 {na4}za-gin3
6. 1(u) 4(disz) ellag2 {na4}za-gul
7. 3(disz) bir {na4}aga
8. 1(disz) {gesz}unu {na4}bur
9. 8(disz) ellag2 ku3-babbar
10. 1(gesz2) ellag2 uruda
11. 1(u) 3(disz) {na4}szuba3
12. 2(disz) amar nu-a {na4}za-gin3
13. 4(disz) ellag2 na4 hi-a
14. 3(disz) {gesz}unu hi-a
15. 2(disz) ellag2 {na4}aktum2
  blank space
16. nig2-gur11 {d}nin-hur-sag
17. ur-szum gudu4 i3-dab5
18. e2 szu-szum2-ma sza3 erisz2{ki}
19. ur-{d}nin-mug ensi2-ka
20. giri3 lugal-nam2-mah dub-sar
21. iti u5-bi2-gu7
22. mu bad3 ma-da ba-du3

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P123699

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 110.0 mm × 48.0 mm × 24.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Museum Number OIM A05834
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 046699
Oriental Institute Integrated Database (OI) 916349ca-fdd7-4962-ba56-4dc2bab759b2

References

  • primary: OIP 115, 483

    [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.

  • citation: JAOS 103 (pp. 43-66), 45

    [Civil1983JAOS103] Civil, Miguel. 1983. “Enlil and Ninlil: The Marriage of Sud.” Journal of the American Oriental Society 103 (1): 43–66. https://doi.org/10.2307/601859.

  • citation: CRRAI 47-2 (pp. 413-422), 417

    [Michalowski2002CRRAI47] Michalowski, Piotr. 2002. “Round About Nidaba: On the Early Goddesses of Sumer.” In Sex and Gender in the Ancient Near East. Proceedings of the XLVIIe Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale (Helsinki, July 2-6, 2001), edited by Simo Parpola and Robert M. Whiting, 47:413–22. Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale.

  • citation: BBVO 11, p. 147 n. 68

    [Zettler1992BBVO11] Zettler, Richard L. 1992. The Ur III Temple of Inanna at Nippur. The Operation and Organization of Urban Religious Institutions in Mesopotamia in the Late Third Millennium B.C. Berliner Beiträge Zum Vorderen Orient, Band 11. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-27 at 10:46:14 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-10-27 at 09:29:58 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-30 at 13:25:43 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2018-03-23 at 18:53:25 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2017-07-21 at 09:55:03 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Reckling, Lucas CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:51:50 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:27:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2010-05-15 at 22:26:33 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Clevenstine, Emmert CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:36:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:23:50 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“OIP 115, 483 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P123699.
OIP 115, 483 artifact entry (No. P123699). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P123699 (Original work published 2001)
OIP 115, 483 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P123699 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“OIP 115, 483 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P123699.
OIP 115, 483 artifact entry (No. P123699). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P123699 (Original work published 2001)
OIP 115, 483 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P123699 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
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