SA 004 (P128642)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

Souvay 27

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

49.0 mm × 40.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. [1(disz)] gu4 niga
2. 8(disz) udu u2
3. 1(disz) masz2-gal u2
4. 1(disz) sila4
5. za-li-a nu-banda3 lu2 |BAD3.AN|{ki}
6. ugula nir-i3-da-gal2
reverse
1. gu2 ma-da
2. u4 1(u) 3(disz)-kam
3. mu-kux(DU)
4. in-ta-e3-a i3-dab5
5. giri3 nu-ur2-{d}suen dub-sar
6. iti ezem-me-ki-gal2#
7. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal si-ma-num2{ki} mu-hul
left
1. 1(disz) gu4 1(u) udu

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 49.0 high × 40.0 wide
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  • primary: Jean, SA, 4

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

  • history: StLouis, 117

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

  • history: Jean, SA, 50a

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

  • citation: Goetze JCS 17, 021, 14

    [Goetze1963JCS17] Goetze, Albrecht. 1963. “Šakkanakkus of the Ur III Empire.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 17 (1): 1–31. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359610.

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  • Museum No.: Souvay 27
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.03.11.13
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-05-27 at 18:55:52 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2014-05-14 at 13:00:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-04-27 at 15:00:50 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:59:42 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:32:13 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:25:56 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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20120427 englund: Wu Yuhong emailed that old "SA 050a" and SA 004 were the same tablet

Cite this Artifact

“SA 004 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P128642.
SA 004 artifact entry (No. P128642). (2024, May 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P128642 (Original work published 2001)
SA 004 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P128642 (Accessed: October 5, 2025).
@misc{2024SA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-05]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 27},
	title = {SA 004 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P128642},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P128642},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/5/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P128642
LB  - CDLI:P128642
M1  - 2025/10/5/
TI  - SA 004 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P128642
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“SA 004 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P128642.
SA 004 artifact entry (No. P128642). (2024, May 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P128642 (Original work published 2001)
SA 004 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P128642 (Accessed: October 5, 2025).
@misc{2024SA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-05]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 27},
	title = {SA 004 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P128642},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P128642},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/5/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P128642
LB  - CDLI:P128642
M1  - 2025/10/5/
TI  - SA 004 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P128642
ER  - 
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