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PDT 1, 0563 (P125979)

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

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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

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [... saga] us2
2. 2(disz) masz2-gal niga 4(disz)-kam us2
3. {d}inanna
4. 1(disz) udu niga saga us2
5. 1(disz) masz2-gal niga 4(disz)-kam us2
6. an
7. sza3 e2 {d}inanna
8. lugal ku4?-ra
9. 1(disz) udu niga
10. {d}nin-gesz-zi-da
11. 1(disz) udu niga {d}szul-gi
12. 1(disz) udu niga {d}szu-{d}suen ka2 {d}szul-gi
13. 1(disz) udu niga {d}szu-{d}suen ka2 {d}utu
14. 1(disz) udu niga {d}utu
15. 1(disz) udu niga {d}igi-za-gin3
16. 1(disz) udu niga {d}be-la-at-ti-tu-ri-im
column 2
1. {d}szu-{d}suen-i3-pa2-la-ah-{d}en-lil2 sagi maszkim
2. 1(disz) udu niga 3(disz)-kam us2
3. 1(disz) {munus}asz2-gar3 niga
4. {d}na-na-a
5. {d}suen-a-bu-szu sagi maszkim
6. 1(disz) udu niga
7. 1(disz) {munus}asz2-gar3 niga
8. mu lugal-sze3
9. 3(disz) udu niga
10. mu geme2-{d}en-lil2-la2-sze3
11. {d}ga-an-sur-ra
12. {d}suen-a-bu-szu sagi maszkim
13. 1(disz) udu niga
column 3
1. {d}gesztin-an-na
2. {d}szu-{d}suen-i3-pa2-la-ah-{d}en-lil2 sagi maszkim
3. 1(disz) sila4 niga
4. nig2-ki-zah3-a sza3 e2-a
5. i-ku-si-na-at sagi maszkim
6. 1(disz) udu niga saga us2
7. {d}ga-an-sur-ra
8. {d}suen-a-bu-szu sagi maszkim
9. siskur2 sza3 e2-gal
10. 1(disz) udu niga
11. {d}gu-za en-lil2
  sic?
column 4
1. a-hu-ni sagi maszkim
2. u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam
3. ki a-ba-{d}en-lil2-gin7-ta ba-zi
4. sza3 unu{ki}-ga
5. giri3 lu2-{d}nin-szubur dub-sar
6. u3 nu-ur2-{d}suen sza3-tam
7. iti ezem-mah
8. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 e2 [{d}szara2 umma{ki}-ka mu-du3]
left
1. 2(u) 4(disz)
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szu-{d}suen
2. lugal kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. nu-ur2-{d}suen
2. dub-sar
3. dumu i-di3-er3-[ra]
4. ARAD2-zu
seal 2
1. lu2-{d}[nin]-szubur
2. dub-sar
3. dumu an-ne2-ba [...]

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:

    Gomi collation reads patronymic on seal 2 as i-ti-na. Comparison with P330639 makes this less likely.

  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: PDT 1, 563

    [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. 119

    [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. 165

    [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.

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

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.09.10.21
  • Alternative Years:
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-08-23 at 08:57:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2014-08-04 at 03:24:12 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:55:22 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:29:23 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:24:51 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 000257 (composite) (P430355) Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
CDLI Seals 000563 (composite) (P430657) Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

20180803 firth: cf. P330639

Cite this Artifact
“PDT 1, 0563 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P125979.
PDT 1, 0563 artifact entry (No. P125979). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P125979
PDT 1, 0563 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P125979 (Accessed: April 24, 2025).
@misc{2001PDT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-24]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {PDT 1, 0563 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P125979},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P125979},
}


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ID  - P125979
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