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Rochester 038 (P128143)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Memorial Art Gallery, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

Memorial Art Gallery, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA

Museum Number

MAG 70.139

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. [n] gu4
2. kiszib3 ka5-a-mu
3. 3(disz) gu4
4. kiszib3 gu3-de2-a ensi2 gu2-du8-a{ki}
reverse
1. ki {d}en-lil2-la2-ta
2. in-ta-e3-a
3. szu ba-ti
4. mu {d}gu-za {d}en-lil2-la2 ba-dim2

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

Memorial Art Gallery, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: Rochester, 38

[Sigrist1991Rochester] Sigrist, Marcel. 1991. Documents from Tablet Collections in Rochester, New York. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Transfer of tablets recording oxen
history: ASJ 15, p.131-152, p. 144

[Owen1993Gudua] Owen, David I. 1993. “The Ensis of Gudua.” Acta Sumerologica 15: 131–52.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: MAG 70.139
Accession No.: UR 592

Provenience

Provenience: Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.03.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2011-07-22 at 13:58:41	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-05-02 at 14:31:41	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:25:44	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI	CDLI	approved

External Resources

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Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (034427) (034427)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“Rochester 038 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P128143.

Rochester 038 artifact entry (No. P128143). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P128143

Rochester 038 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P128143 (Accessed: December 16, 2025).

@misc{2001Rochester,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-16]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Rochester 038 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P128143},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P128143},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P128143
LB  - CDLI:P128143
M1  - 2025/12/16/
TI  - Rochester 038 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P128143
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Rochester 038 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P128143.

Rochester 038 artifact entry (No. P128143). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P128143

Rochester 038 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P128143 (Accessed: December 16, 2025).

@misc{2001Rochester,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-16]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Rochester 038 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P128143},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P128143},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P128143
LB  - CDLI:P128143
M1  - 2025/12/16/
TI  - Rochester 038 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P128143
ER  -