OrSP 47-49, 162 (P125051)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 07311

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) sze gur lugal
 en: 1 gur barley, royal (measure),
2. mu sag-nig2-gur11-ra
 en: because of the debits
3. ki lugal-inim-gi-na-ka-ta
 en: that from Lugal-inimgina
4. im-mi-tak4-a-sze3
 en: were left behind,
5. ki lugal-ezem-ta
 en: from Lugal-ezem
reverse
1. ur-{d}szara2-ke4
 en: to Ur-Sara
2. su-su-dam
 en: will be repaid;
3. mu us2-sa si-mu-ru-um ba-hul
 en: year after: “Simurrum was destroyed.”

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/P125051

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number VAT 07311
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 007220

References

  • primary: OrSP 47-49, 162

    [Schneider1930OrSP47-49] Schneider, Nikolaus. 1930. “Die Geschäftsurkunden Aus Drehem Und Djoha in Den Staatlichen Museen (VAT) Zu Berlin.” Orientalia 47–49.

  • history: BBVO 10, p. 37

    [Englund1990Fischerei] Englund, Robert K. 1990. Organisation Und Verwaltung Der Ur III-Fischerei. Berliner Beiträge Zum Vorderen Orient, Band 10. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer.

  • collation: OrAnt 17, p.35-59, p. 42

    [Waetzoldt1978OrSP47/49] Waetzoldt, Hartmut. 1978. “Miscellanea Neo-Sumerica, VII: Kollationen Zu N. Schneider, Die Geschäftsurkunden Aus Drehem Und Djoha in Den Staatlichen Museen (VAT) Zu Berlin = ‘Orientalia’ (Series Prior) 47-49, Roma 1930.” Oriens Antiquus 17: 35–59.

    (unusual form of tak4)

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2014-03-16 at 14:45:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:53:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:28:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:24:25 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“OrSP 47-49, 162 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P125051.
OrSP 47-49, 162 artifact entry (No. P125051). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P125051
OrSP 47-49, 162 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P125051 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-15]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {OrSP 47-49, 162 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P125051},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P125051},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P125051
LB  - CDLI:P125051
M1  - 2026/5/15/
TI  - OrSP 47-49, 162 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P125051
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“OrSP 47-49, 162 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P125051.
OrSP 47-49, 162 artifact entry (No. P125051). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P125051
OrSP 47-49, 162 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P125051 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).
@misc{2001OrSP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-15]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {OrSP 47-49, 162 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P125051},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P125051},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P125051
LB  - CDLI:P125051
M1  - 2026/5/15/
TI  - OrSP 47-49, 162 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P125051
ER  -
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