OIP 121, 097 (P123827)

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

Museum Number

OIM A04316

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

57.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 20.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 2(u) 5(disz) gu4 niga 1(u) 7(disz) gu4
2. 3(disz) ab2
3. 4(gesz2) 3(u) udu 3(gesz2) masz2-gal
  45 gu4/ab2 x 10 = 450 udu/masz
4. e2-a-ra-bi2 ensi2 kar2-har{ki}
5. 1(u) 7(disz) gu4 1(gesz2) 2(u) 6(disz) udu
6. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 3(disz) masz2-gal 1(u) 1(disz) masz2-gal a-dara4
  17 gu4/ab2 x 10 = 170 udu/masz
7. erin2 hu-ub-ni{ki}
8. 1(disz) gu4 1(u) udu#
  1 gu4/ab2 x 10 = 10 udu/masz
9. i-szar-ki-in
10. 1(disz) gu4 1(u) udu#
  1 gu4/ab2 x 10 = 10 udu/masz
reverse
1. {d}szul-gi-i3-li2
2. nu-banda3-me
3. ugula i3-lal3-lam#
4. 1(disz) gu4 1(u) udu i3-li2-tab-ba nu-banda3
  1 gu4/ab2 x 10 = 10 udu/masz
5. ugula nu-i3-da#
6. 1(disz)# sila4 szesz#?-da#?-da#
7. 1(disz)# masz2 x x-an-na
8. 1(disz) sila4#? [...] x-x-a
9. 1(disz) sila4# [x] x ti#? {d}lu2-lal3?
10. 1(disz) sila4# babbar2 kun#-gal
11. 1(disz) masz2 [ha]-ab#-ru-sza
12. 1(disz) {munus}asz2-[gar3] niga# i3-lal3-lum
13. 1(disz) sila4 ensi2 umma{ki}
14. u4 2(u) 2(disz)-kam
15. mu-kux(DU) ab-ba-sa6-ga i3-dab5
16. iti ezem-mah
17. mu en {d}inanna unu{ki} ba-hun
left
1. 1(gesz2) 5(disz) gu4# 1(gesz'u)# 1(gesz2)# la2 1(disz@t) udu

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 57.0 high × 39.0 wide × 20.0 thick
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  • primary: OIP 121, 97

    [Hilgert2003OIP121] Hilgert, Markus. 2003. Drehem Administrative Documents from the Reign of Amar-Suena. Cuneiform Texts from the Ur III Period in the Oriental Institute. Vol. 2. Oriental Institute Publications 121. Chicago, Illinois: The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.

  • history: JAOS 108 (pp. 111-122), 119 1 ?

    [Owen1988JAOS108] Owen, David I. 1988. “Random Notes on a Recent Ur III Volume.” Journal of the American Oriental Society 108 (1): 111–22. https://doi.org/10.2307/603250.

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  • Museum No.: OIM A04316
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.05.09.22
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-02 at 08:18:58 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2015-05-05 at 09:59:59 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2012-04-04 at 07:56:27 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:52:01 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:27:18 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:23:53 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
“OIP 121, 097 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P123827.
OIP 121, 097 artifact entry (No. P123827). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P123827 (Original work published 2001)
OIP 121, 097 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P123827 (Accessed: June 19, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {OIP 121, 097 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P123827},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P123827},
}


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