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Princeton 1, 550 (P127239)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey, USA

Museum Number

PTS 0492

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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Text

tablet
obverse
1. 6(asz) [gu2 x] 1(u) 4(disz) ma-na siki gir2-gul#
2. na4 1(asz) gu2 2(disz) ma-na-ta
3. bar udu mu-kux(DU)-ra
4. u4 2(u) 2(disz)-kam
reverse
1. mu-kux(DU)
2. lu2-kal-la szu ba-ti
3. giri3 nu-ur2-{d}suen dub-sar
4. iti ses-da-gu7
5. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 bad3 mar-tu mu-ri-iq-[ti-id-ni-im mu-du3]
seal 1
illegible

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

Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: Princeton 1, 550

[Sigrist1990Princeton1] Sigrist, Marcel. 1990. Tablettes Du Princeton Theological Seminary. Époque d’Ur III. Occasional Publications of the Samuel Noah Kramer Fund 10. Philadelphia: Samuel Noah Kramer Fund.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: PTS 0492
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.05.03.22 (us2 year)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2013-06-10 at 08:27:24	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 13:57:16	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-05-02 at 14:30:47	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:25:23	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

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Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (033482) (033482)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	-	-

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Cite this Artifacts

“Princeton 1, 550 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P127239.

Princeton 1, 550 artifact entry (No. P127239). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P127239

Princeton 1, 550 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P127239 (Accessed: March 20, 2026).

@misc{2001Princeton,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-20]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Princeton 1, 550 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P127239},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P127239},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P127239
LB  - CDLI:P127239
M1  - 2026/3/20/
TI  - Princeton 1, 550 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P127239
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“Princeton 1, 550 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P127239.

Princeton 1, 550 artifact entry (No. P127239). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P127239

Princeton 1, 550 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P127239 (Accessed: March 20, 2026).

@misc{2001Princeton,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-20]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Princeton 1, 550 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P127239},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P127239},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P127239
LB  - CDLI:P127239
M1  - 2026/3/20/
TI  - Princeton 1, 550 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P127239
ER  -