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PDT 1, 0459 (P125875)

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

Metadata / catalogue

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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

Seal Chemistry

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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. 1(disz) gu4 niga
2. 2(disz) masz2-gal
3. ma2 an-na unu{ki}-ga-sze3
4. 5(disz) udu 5(disz) masz2-gal
5. diri-tum
6. 1(disz) masz2 siskur2 {d}inanna sza3 {gesz}kiri6
reverse
1. 5(disz) masz2-gal
2. masz-gu-la
3. e-te puzur4?-{d}da-gan
4. zi-ga be-li2-du10
5. iti ezem-an-na
6. mu an-sza-an{ki} ba-hul

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Collections

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: PDT 1, 459

[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: Orient 24, p.108-123, p. 115

[Gomi1988PDT1] Gomi, Tohru. 1988. “Neue Kollationen Zu Den Texten PDT, I.” Orient, Report of the Society for Near Eastern Studies in Japan 24: 108–23.
collation: OrAnt 14, p.153-168, p. 161

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: Ist PD —
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.34.10.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2016-07-28 at 15:54:28	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 13:55:14	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-05-02 at 14:29:16	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:24:46	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (013166) (013166)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“PDT 1, 0459 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P125875.

PDT 1, 0459 artifact entry (No. P125875). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P125875

PDT 1, 0459 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P125875 (Accessed: January 28, 2026).

@misc{2001PDT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-28]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {PDT 1, 0459 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P125875},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P125875},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P125875
LB  - CDLI:P125875
M1  - 2026/1/28/
TI  - PDT 1, 0459 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P125875
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“PDT 1, 0459 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P125875.

PDT 1, 0459 artifact entry (No. P125875). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P125875

PDT 1, 0459 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P125875 (Accessed: January 28, 2026).

@misc{2001PDT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-28]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {PDT 1, 0459 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P125875},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P125875},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P125875
LB  - CDLI:P125875
M1  - 2026/1/28/
TI  - PDT 1, 0459 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P125875
ER  -