PDT 1, 0257 (P125673)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist PD —

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz) gu2 gi-ru-usz
2. ki asz-ne2-ri2-ta
3. ur-{d}ig-alim
4. szu ba-ti
reverse
1. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi-ta u4 4(disz) ba-ra-zal
2. mu us2-sa e2 puzur4-{d}da-gan ba-du3-a mu us2-sa-bi
seal 1
1. ur-{d}ig-alim
2. dub-sar
3. dumu na-ba-sa2

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 000457 (composite) (P430553) S000457 Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P125673

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) Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number Ist PD —
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 012964

References

  • primary: PDT 1, 257

    [Çig1954Puzriš-Dagan-Texte] Çığ, Muazzez İlmiye, Hatice Kızılyay, and Armas Salonen. 1954. Die Puzriš-Dagan-Texte Der Istanbuler Archäologischen Museen. Teil 1: Nrr. 1-725. Annales Academiae Scientiarum Fennicae. Sarja-Ser. B, Nide-Tom. 92. Helsinki: Academia Scientiarum Fennicae.

  • collation: OrAnt 14, p.153-168, p. 158

    [Picchioni1975PDT1] Picchioni, Sergio A. 1975. “Miscellanea Neo-Sumerica, II: Collazione a Çığ, Kızılyay, Salonen, Die Puzriš-Dagan-Texte Der Istanbuler Archäologischen Museen. Teil 1.” Oriens Antiquus 14: 153–68.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2016-07-28 at 15:54:26 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-06-27 at 18:13:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:54:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:29:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:24:40 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“PDT 1, 0257 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P125673.
PDT 1, 0257 artifact entry (No. P125673). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P125673
PDT 1, 0257 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P125673 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
@misc{2001PDT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {PDT 1, 0257 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P125673},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P125673},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P125673
LB  - CDLI:P125673
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - PDT 1, 0257 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P125673
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“PDT 1, 0257 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P125673.
PDT 1, 0257 artifact entry (No. P125673). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P125673
PDT 1, 0257 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P125673 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
@misc{2001PDT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {PDT 1, 0257 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P125673},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P125673},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P125673
LB  - CDLI:P125673
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - PDT 1, 0257 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P125673
ER  -
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