PDT 1, 0368 (P125784)

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(u) gurusz hun-ga2
 en: 20 male laborers, hirelings,
 de: 20 gemietete Arbeiter,
2. a2-bi 1/2(disz) gin2-ta ku3-babbar
 en: the labor: 1/2 shekel each, silver,
 de: die betreffende Arbeitsleistung: je 1/2 Sekel Silber,
3. sza3-gal-bi 1(barig)! sze-ta
 en: the fodder: 1 barig barley each,
 de: das betreffende Futter: je 1 barig,
4. ku3-babbar-bi 1(u) gin2
 en: its silver: 10 shekels,
 de: das betreffende Silber: 10 Sekel,
5. sze-bi 4(asz) gur
 en: its barley: 4 gur;
 de: die betreffende Gerste: 4 gur;
6. iti 1(disz)-sze3
 en: for 1 month,
 de: für einen Monat,
7. gi-zi-bi 3(gesz'u) gu2
 en: its fodder-reed: 1800 talents,
 de: das betreffende Futterrohr: 1800 Tragelasten
8. i-ku-num2 szu ba-ti
 en: Ikunum received;
 de: hat Ikunum empfangen;
9. iti ezem-{d}nin-a-zu
 en: month: “Festival of Ninazu,”
 de: Monat: „Fest des Ninazu“,
10. mu a-ra2 3(disz)-kam-asz si-mu-ru-um{ki} ba-hul
 en: year: “For the 3rd time Simurrum was destroyed.”
 de: Jahr: „Zum 3. Mal Simurrum zerstört.“

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

20120216 englund: 12 gin2 silver per year wages, 3 gu2 gi zi per day labor

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P125784

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) 013075

References

  • primary: PDT 1, 368

    [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.

  • history: CDOG 4 (pp. 121-152), 126, 130, 151

    [Englund2012CDOG4] Englund, Robert K. 2012. “Versilberte Arbeit. Äquivalenzenfestsetzung in Der Ur-III-Zeit,” Colloquium der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft, 4: 121–52.

  • citation: AOS 68, p. 117-141, p. 118 n. 11

    [Waetzoldt1987compensation] Waetzoldt, Hartmut. 1987. “Compensation of Craft Workers and Officials in the Ur III Period.” In Labor in the Ancient Near East, edited by Marvin A. Powell, 117–41. American Oriental Series, Volume 68. New Haven, Connecticut: American Oriental Society.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-21 at 10:22:58 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2015-06-12 at 09:52:40 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2014-03-16 at 14:45:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:55:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:29:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:24:43 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“PDT 1, 0368 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 21, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P125784.
PDT 1, 0368 artifact entry (No. P125784). (2024, September 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P125784 (Original work published 2001)
PDT 1, 0368 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P125784 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 21},
	title = {PDT 1, 0368 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P125784},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P125784},
}


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TI  - PDT 1, 0368 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“PDT 1, 0368 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 21, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P125784.
PDT 1, 0368 artifact entry (No. P125784). (2024, September 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P125784 (Original work published 2001)
PDT 1, 0368 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P125784 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).
@misc{2024PDT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 21},
	title = {PDT 1, 0368 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P125784},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P125784},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/21/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P125784
LB  - CDLI:P125784
M1  - 2026/5/18/
TI  - PDT 1, 0368 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P125784
ER  -
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