PDT 1, 0496 (P125912)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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 & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(disz) gu4 ba-usz2
2. ki na-sa6-ta
3. ur-nigar{gar}
4. szu ba-ti
5. giri3 en-dingir-mu
reverse
1. iti sze-sag11-ku5
2. mu ki-masz{ki} u3 hu-ur5-ti{ki} ba-hul
envelope
  (same?)
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szul-gi
2. nita kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
column 2
1. ur-nigar{gar}
2. dumu [...]
3. muhaldim# ARAD2#-[zu]
  following Gomi

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 000481 (composite) (P430577) S000481 Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.42.12.00, Amar-Suen.01.12.18

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P125912

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
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) 013203

References

  • primary: PDT 1, 496

    [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. 116

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-10-19 at 18:19:42 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-06-22 at 05:59:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-07-04 at 10:43:06 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-07-19 at 17:12:32 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:55:17 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:29:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:24:46 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, 0496 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P125912.
PDT 1, 0496 artifact entry (No. P125912). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P125912
PDT 1, 0496 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P125912 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
@misc{2001PDT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {PDT 1, 0496 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P125912},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P125912},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P125912
LB  - CDLI:P125912
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - PDT 1, 0496 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P125912
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“PDT 1, 0496 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P125912.
PDT 1, 0496 artifact entry (No. P125912). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P125912
PDT 1, 0496 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P125912 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
@misc{2001PDT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {PDT 1, 0496 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P125912},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P125912},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P125912
LB  - CDLI:P125912
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - PDT 1, 0496 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P125912
ER  -
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