SACT 1, 172 (P128927)

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 1913.14.1353

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
  beginning broken
1'. 1(disz) masz2-gal 1(disz) [ud5 masz2 nu2-a]
2'. 3(disz) udu 3(disz) masz2-gal 1(disz) sila4# [1(disz) masz2]
3'. an#
4'. 3(disz) udu 3(disz) masz2-gal 1(disz) sila4 1(disz) masz2
5'. {d}iszkur
6'. 3(disz) udu 1(disz) sila4 en-lil2
7'. 3(disz) udu 1(disz) sila4 {d}nin-lil2
8'. 3(disz) udu 1(disz) sila4 {d}nin-hur-sag
9'. 3(disz) udu 1(disz) sila4 1(disz) {d}en-ki
10'. 1(disz) sila4 {d}nanna
11'. siskur2 ki {d}iszkur
12'. lugal kux(KWU147)-ra
13'. 1(disz) sila4 alan {d}szu-suen sza3 e2 sukkal-mah
14'. 1(disz) sila4 {d}gesztin-an-na pa5 nin-nun-na
15'. da-da sagi maszkim
16'. 1(disz) sila4 {d}sza-u18-sza a-ab-ba-ba-asz-ti
17'. {d}en-lil2-zi-sza3-gal2 maszkim
18'. sza3 e2 puzur4-isz-{d}da-gan
19'. 1(disz) sila4 {d}en-lil2
20'. 1(disz) sila4 hur-sag-ga-lam-ma
21'. 1(disz) sila4 {d}gu-za {d}en-lil2-la2
22'. 1(disz) sila4 a-ba-{d}[en-lil2-gin7?]
reverse
1. sza3 e2 {d}en-lil2-la2
2. 2(disz)# sila4# {d#}nin-lil2
3. [2(disz) sila4 e2] {d}en#-lil2-la2#
4. [1(disz) sila4 ... {d}]nanna#
5. sza3#? [e2 {d}]nin-ti2-ug5-ga
6. sza3 e2 {d}nin-lil2-la2
7. lugal kux(KWU147)-ra
8. 1(disz) sila4 {d}nin-isin2?{si}-na
9. har ku3-babbar-da kux(KWU147)-ra
10. sza3 e2 {d}nin-lil2-la2
11. {d}en-lil2-zi-sza3-gal2 maszkim
12. 1(disz) sila4 {d}en-lil2
13. 1(disz) sila4 {d}nin-lil2
14. lu-ub2{sar}-da kux(KWU147)-ra
15. a-tu sagi maszkim
16. 1(disz) sila4 kin-gi4-a lu2-sza-lim maszkim
17. 1(disz) udu 1(disz) masz2 nam-erim2 e2 {d}nin-urta
18. mu lu2 szu-ur2-bu{ki}-ke4-ne-sze3
19. ha-ab-ru-sza maszkim
20. sza3 nibru{ki}
  blank space
21. szunigin2# 2(u) la2 1(disz) udu 1(disz) sila4 kin-gi4-a
22. szunigin2# 2(u) 2(disz)# sila4# 1(disz) ud5 masz2# nu2#-a#
23. [szunigin 7(disz) masz2-gal 3(disz) masz2]
24. [iti ...]
left
1. 5(u) 3(disz) udu
2. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P128927

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Spurlock Museum, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA
Museum Number SMUI 1913.14.1353
Accession Number UIOM 0947

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 016906

References

  • primary: SACT 1, 172

    [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.

  • collation: OrAnt 20, p.125-138, p. 130

    [Powell1981SACT1] Powell, Marvin A. 1981. “Miscellanea Neo-Sumerica VIII: Collations to Shin T. Kang, Sumerian Economic Texts from the Drehem Archive = SACT 1 (1972).” Oriens Antiquus 20: 125–38.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2019-12-07 at 13:05:32 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:56:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 15:57:45 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:00:08 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:32:33 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:26:03 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“SACT 1, 172 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P128927.
SACT 1, 172 artifact entry (No. P128927). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P128927
SACT 1, 172 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P128927 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
@misc{2001SACT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {SACT 1, 172 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P128927},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P128927},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
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LB  - CDLI:P128927
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - SACT 1, 172 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P128927
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“SACT 1, 172 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P128927.
SACT 1, 172 artifact entry (No. P128927). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P128927
SACT 1, 172 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P128927 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
@misc{2001SACT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {SACT 1, 172 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P128927},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P128927},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P128927
LB  - CDLI:P128927
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - SACT 1, 172 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P128927
ER  -
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