SACT 1, 004 (P128761)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Spurlock Museum, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Spurlock Museum, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

SMUI 1913.14.0447

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. 1(disz) masz2 nam-ha-ni
2. 1(disz) sila4 ar-szi-ah
3. 3(disz) udu niga 1(disz) sila4 niga
4. lu2-{d}nanna szabra
5. 1(disz) sila4 ensi2 nibru{ki}
6. 1(disz) sila4 1(disz) masz2 en {d}inanna
7. 1(disz) masz2 me-esz18-dar
reverse
1. 1(disz) sila4 du11-ga-zi-da
2. 1(disz) sila4 ur-{d}nin-gubalag nar
  1 line blank
3. mu-kux(DU) iti ezem-[{d}]nin-a-zu min
4. mu si-mu-ru-um{ki} u3 lu-lu-bu{ki} a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz)-kam-asz ba-hul
left
1. u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam

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/P128761

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) Spurlock Museum, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA
Museum Number SMUI 1913.14.0447
Accession Number UIOM 0041

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 016738

References

  • primary: SACT 1, 4

    [Kang1972SACT1] Kang, Shin T. 1972. Sumerian Economic Texts from the Drehem Archive. Sumerian and Akkadian Cuneiform Texts in the Collection of the World Heritage Museum of the University of Illinois. Vol. 1. Urbana, Chicago, London: University of Illinois Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 13:59:50 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:32:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:25:59 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“SACT 1, 004 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P128761.
SACT 1, 004 artifact entry (No. P128761). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P128761
SACT 1, 004 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P128761 (Accessed: June 14, 2026).
@misc{2001SACT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-14]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {SACT 1, 004 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P128761},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P128761},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P128761
LB  - CDLI:P128761
M1  - 2026/6/14/
TI  - SACT 1, 004 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P128761
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“SACT 1, 004 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P128761.
SACT 1, 004 artifact entry (No. P128761). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P128761
SACT 1, 004 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P128761 (Accessed: June 14, 2026).
@misc{2001SACT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-14]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {SACT 1, 004 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P128761},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P128761},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P128761
LB  - CDLI:P128761
M1  - 2026/6/14/
TI  - SACT 1, 004 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P128761
ER  -
This website uses essential cookies that are necessary for it to work properly. These cookies are enabled by default.