Rochester 249 (P128346)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Crozer Theological Seminary, Rochester, New York, USA

Museum Number

Crozer 074

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [...] 1(gesz2) 5(u) 4(asz) 1/3(asz) gu2 gi-zi
2. ur-{d}lamma dub-sar
3. 1(szar2) 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 4(asz) 1/2(asz) gu2
4. lu2-{d}nansze dub-sar
5. sza3 puzur4-isz-da-gan
6. [...] 6(gesz2) 2(u) 8(asz) 1/3(asz) gu2
7. [ur]-{d}lamma dub-sar
reverse
1. [x gu2]
2. lu2-{d}[nansze] dub-sar
3. sza3 nibru{ki}
4. 2(szar2) 6(gesz2) 1(u) 2(asz) gu2
5. a2 dumu dab5-ba
6. ki sukkal-mah-ta
7. mu-kux(DU)
8. puzur4-{d}en-lil2
9. szu ba-ti
10. giri3 u3-ma-ni
11. iti ezem-{d}nin-a-zu
12. mu en {d}inanna unu{ki}-ga masz2-e i3-pa3
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}i-bi2-{d}suen
2. lugal kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba-ke4?
column 2
1. [puzur4]-{d}EN-[x ...]
2. [...]
3. ARAD2-da-ni-ir?
4. in-na-ba
  following Tsouparopoulou

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 000330 (composite) (P430426) S000330 Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P128346

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Crozer Theological Seminary, Rochester, New York, USA
Museum Number Crozer 074
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 34631

References

  • primary: Rochester, 249

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

    Reeds delivered to Puzur-Enlil

  • history: HSAO 16, 320

    [Tsouparopoulou2015HSAO16] Tsouparopoulou, Christina. 2015. The Ur III Seals Impressed on Documents from Puzriš-Dagān (Drehem). Heidelberger Studien Zum Alten Orient, Band 16. Heidelberg: Heidelberger Orientverlag.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-07-18 at 10:01:09 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-07-18 at 08:21:01 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2019-09-03 at 06:00:06 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-08-23 at 08:56:41 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 15:57:24 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-07-22 at 17:24:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-07-21 at 17:28:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:59:04 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:31:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:25:49 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

“Rochester 249 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 18, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P128346.
Rochester 249 artifact entry (No. P128346). (2023, July 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P128346 (Original work published 2001)
Rochester 249 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P128346 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
@misc{2023Rochester,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 18},
	title = {Rochester 249 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P128346},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P128346},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/18/
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ID  - P128346
LB  - CDLI:P128346
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - Rochester 249 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Rochester 249 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 18, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P128346.
Rochester 249 artifact entry (No. P128346). (2023, July 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P128346 (Original work published 2001)
Rochester 249 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P128346 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
@misc{2023Rochester,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 18},
	title = {Rochester 249 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P128346},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P128346},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/18/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P128346
LB  - CDLI:P128346
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - Rochester 249 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P128346
ER  -
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