SET 068 (P129478)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Anonymous, USA

Museum Collection(s)

anonymous, USA

Museum Number

Anonymous 129478

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
column 1
1. 8(disz) ab2 mu 2(disz)
2. iti ezem-an-na
3. 8(disz)
4. szu-la2-a
5. be-li2-a-zu i3-dab5
6. 5(disz) gu4
7. 1(disz) gu4 mu 2(disz)
8. 1(disz) ab2 mu 1(disz)
9. ur-{d}ba-ba6 unu3 i3-dab5
10. ugula szu-e2-a szusz3
11. 7(disz)
12. unu3-e ib2-dab5
13. 1(disz) gu4 mu 2(disz)
14. 1(u) 1(disz) ab2 mu 2(disz)
15. iti u5-bi2-gu7
16. mu bala-a-sze3
17. 1(u) 2(disz)
18. {d}utu-ba-ni ensi2 zimbir{ki} i3-dab5
column 2
1. 2(u) 2(disz) ab2 mu 2(disz)
2. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
3. mu bala-a-sze3
4. 2(u) 2(disz)
5. ur-{d}nin-kur2-ra ensi2 szuruppak{ki} i3-dab5
6. 2(disz) ab2 mu 2(disz)
7. iti ezem-mah
8. mu bala-a-sze3?
9. 2(disz)
10. ha-ba-lu5-ge2 ensi2 adab{ki} i3-dab5
11. 3(disz) ab2-mah2
12. 4(disz) gu4 mu 2(disz)
13. iti a2-ki-ti
14. {gesz}tag
15. 7(disz)
16. lu2-{d}nin-szubur szabra i3-dab5
17. 3(disz) gu4 mu 3(disz)
reverse
column 1
1. iti ses-da-gu7
2. {gesz}tag
3. 3(disz)
4. {d}en-lil2-zi-sza3-gal2 ensi2 kuara2{ki} i3-dab5
5. 1(disz) ab2-mah2
6. 1(disz) ab2 mu 3(disz)
7. 2(u) 7(disz) ab2 amar ga
8. 3(u) 3(disz) gu4 amar ga
9. iti ses-da-gu7
10. a-sza3 a e2 {d}inanna-sze3
11. 1(gesz2) 2(disz)
12. na-silim szabra i3-dab5
13. 2(u) ab2-mah2
14. 1(u) 4(disz) ab2 mu 3(disz)
15. 2(u) 4(disz) ab2 mu 2(disz)
16. 2(disz) gu4 ab2
17. iti a2-ki-ti
18. a-sza3 a e2 {d}nin-sun2
19. {gesz}u3-suh5{ki}-sze3
20. 1(gesz2)
21. giri3 ur-e2-a ensi2 mar?-da?{ki} i3-dab5
column 2
1. 1(u) 2(disz) [...]
2. sa2-du11 e2-a
3.
4. [...] szabra i3-dab5
5. 1(disz) ab2 mu 1(disz)
6. kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 engar
7. [x] gu4 dub inim-{d}nanna engar
8. iti sze-sag11-ku5
9. [x] 2(disz)
10. [...]-ke4-ne
  blank space
11. szunigin 1(u) 7(disz)! gu4
12. szunigin 7(disz) gu4 mu 3(disz)
13. szunigin 1(gesz2) gu4 mu 2(disz)
14. szunigin 1(gesz2) gu4 mu 1(disz)
15. szunigin 3(u) 3(disz) gu4 amar ga
16. szunigin 2(u) 3(disz) ab2
17. szunigin 1(u) 4(disz) ab2 mu 3(disz)
18. szunigin 1(gesz2) 7(disz) ab2 mu 2(disz)
19. szunigin 2(disz) ab2 mu 1(disz)
20. szunigin 2(u) 7(disz) ab2 amar ga
  blank space
21. kiszib3 lugal-nig2-lagar-e
22. ki {d}en-lil2-la2-ta ba-zi
23. iti masz-da3-gu7-ta
24. iti sze-sag11-ku5-sze3
25. iti 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
left
1. mu ma2-dara3-abzu {d}en-ki-ka ba-ab-du8
2. 5(gesz2) 1(u)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šū-Suen.02.01.00 to Šū-Suen.02.12.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P129478

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) anonymous, USA
Museum Number Anonymous 129478
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 013990

References

  • primary: SET, 68

    [Jones1961SET] Jones, Tom B., and John W. Snyder. 1961. Sumerian Economic Texts from the Third Ur Dynasty. A Catalogue and Discussion of Documents from Various Collections. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:56:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-06-27 at 20:06:40 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:01:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:33:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:26:20 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

“SET 068 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P129478.
SET 068 artifact entry (No. P129478). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P129478
SET 068 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P129478 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).
@misc{2001SET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-14]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {SET 068 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P129478},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P129478},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P129478
LB  - CDLI:P129478
M1  - 2026/10/14/
TI  - SET 068 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P129478
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“SET 068 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P129478.
SET 068 artifact entry (No. P129478). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P129478
SET 068 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P129478 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).
@misc{2001SET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-14]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {SET 068 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P129478},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P129478},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P129478
LB  - CDLI:P129478
M1  - 2026/10/14/
TI  - SET 068 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P129478
ER  -
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