OIP 121, 600 (P124330)

Administrative tag 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 A04574

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tag

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (pisan-dub-ba)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

38.0 mm × 35.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Text

object tag
obverse
1. pisan-dub-ba
 en: Basket-of-tablets:
2. e2-tum
 en: ‘chambers’ of
3. sag-nig2-gur11#-ra#
 en: debits
4. u3 [zi-ga]
 en: and [credits]
5. ki# [...]
 en: from [...]
reverse
1. iti masz-da3-gu7-ta#
 en: from month: "Gazelle feast"
2. iti ezem-an-na-sze3
 en: to month: "Festival of heaven"
3. iti 1(u)-kam
 en: amounting to 10 months
4. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal
 en: year: "Amar-Suen (became) king"
  1 line blank

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (pisan-dub-ba)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Amar-Suen.01.01.00 to Amar-Suen.01.10.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P124330

Physical information

Artifact type Tag
Dimensions 38.0 mm × 35.0 mm × 19.0 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 A04574
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 047314
Oriental Institute Integrated Database (OI) 4b0aef9a-9c07-4862-adc7-a43519f7970d

References

  • primary: OIP 121, 600

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-02-19 at 19:46:14 Chóliz, Guillermo Translation Chóliz, Guillermo Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2015-05-06 at 08:20:21 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:52:37 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:27:42 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:24:08 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“OIP 121, 600 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P124330.
OIP 121, 600 artifact entry (No. P124330). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P124330
OIP 121, 600 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P124330 (Accessed: May 16, 2026).
@misc{2001OIP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-16]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {OIP 121, 600 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P124330},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P124330},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P124330
LB  - CDLI:P124330
M1  - 2026/5/16/
TI  - OIP 121, 600 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P124330
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“OIP 121, 600 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P124330.
OIP 121, 600 artifact entry (No. P124330). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P124330
OIP 121, 600 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P124330 (Accessed: May 16, 2026).
@misc{2001OIP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-16]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {OIP 121, 600 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P124330},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P124330},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P124330
LB  - CDLI:P124330
M1  - 2026/5/16/
TI  - OIP 121, 600 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P124330
ER  -
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