SA 001e (P128619)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Special Collections and Archives, John T. Richardson Library, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Special Collections and Archives, John T. Richardson Library, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

Souvay 24

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

51.0 mm × 38.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(disz) gu4 4(u) udu 2(u) masz2-gal
2. erin2 NI-HI{ki}
3. ugula ARAD2-mu
4. 5(disz) gu4 4(u) udu 1(u) masz2-gal
5. erin2 si-um-mi{ki}
6. ugula hu-ba-a
7. 1(disz) gu4 5(disz) udu
8. 4(disz) masz2-gal 1(disz) masz2
9. e?-me-a-bi
10. ugula i-szar-ra-ma-[asz]
reverse
1. 1(disz) x x [...] x
2. [x] zabar-dab5
3. 1(disz) x masz2 x-{d}x
4. 1(disz) masz2 e2-a-i3-li2
5. 1(disz) x x [x] x x
6. [...]
7. [...] KU
8. x x x sza [x]
9. mu [ha-ar]-szi{ki} ki-masz[{ki}] hu-ur5-ti{ki} u3 ma-da-[bi u4 asz-a ba]-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P128619

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 51.0 mm × 38.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Special Collections and Archives, John T. Richardson Library, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Museum Number Souvay 24
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 006268

References

  • primary: Jean, SA, 1e

    [Jean1923SA] Jean, Charles-François. 1923. Šumer et Akkad. Contribution à l’histoire de La Civilisation Dans La Basse-Mésopotamie. Paris: Paul Geuthner.

  • history: StLouis, 110

    [Freedman1975StLouis] Freedman, R. David. 1975. “The Cuneiform Tablets in St. Louis.” Phdthesis.

  • citation: JAOS 74 (pp. 6-17), 16 fn. 28

    [Oppenheim1954JAOS74] Oppenheim, A. Leo. 1954. “The Seafaring Merchants of Ur.” Journal of the American Oriental Society 74 (1): 6–17.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-31 at 09:53:28 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-27 at 18:55:52 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:59:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:32:07 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:25:56 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

“SA 001e Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 31, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P128619.
SA 001e artifact entry (No. P128619). (2024, October 31). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P128619 (Original work published 2001)
SA 001e artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P128619 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).
@misc{2024SA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 31},
	title = {SA 001e artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P128619},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P128619},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/31/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P128619
LB  - CDLI:P128619
M1  - 2026/10/13/
TI  - SA 001e artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P128619
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“SA 001e Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 31, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P128619.
SA 001e artifact entry (No. P128619). (2024, October 31). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P128619 (Original work published 2001)
SA 001e artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P128619 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).
@misc{2024SA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 31},
	title = {SA 001e artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P128619},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P128619},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/31/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P128619
LB  - CDLI:P128619
M1  - 2026/10/13/
TI  - SA 001e artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P128619
ER  -
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