SET 078 (P129488)

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 129488

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. 2(disz) {ansze}kunga2-nita2
2. u4 2(disz)-kam
3. 1(disz) {ansze}kunga2-nita2
4. u4 3(disz)-kam
5. mu ur-mah-sze3
6. 1(disz) ab2 e2-muhaldim
7. 1(disz) dusu2-nita2
8. mu ur-mah-sze3
9. u4 6(disz)-kam
10. 1(disz) ab2 e2-muhaldim
11. u4 7(disz)-kam
12. 1(disz) gu4
13. 1(disz) ab2
14. e2-muhaldim u4 1(u)-kam
15. 1(disz) dusu2-nita2
16. mu ur-mah-sze3
17. u4 1(u) 1(disz)-kam
18. 1(disz) dusu2-nita2
19. mu ur-mah-sze3
20. u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
21. 2(disz) ab2 e2-muhaldim
22. 2(disz) dusu2-nita2
23. mu ur-mah-sze3
column 2
1. 3(disz) [gu4]
2. ug3? [...]
3. da egir [...]
4. ba-ab-[gu7]
5. 5(disz) dusu2-munus
6. ur-gi7-re [...]
7. u4 1(u) 4(disz)-kam
8. 1(disz) dusu2-[nita2]
9. 1(disz) dusu2-[nita2 amar ga]
10. mu ur-mah-sze3
11. u4 1(u) 6(disz)-kam
12. 1(disz) dusu2-[munus]
13. mu ur-mah-sze3
14. u4 2(u)-kam
15. 1(disz) ab2 e2?-muhaldim
16. 1(disz) dusu2-[munus]
17. mu ur-mah-sze3
18. u4 2(u) 2(disz)-kam
19. 1(disz) ab2 e2-muhaldim
20. u4 2(u) 3(disz)-kam
21. 2(disz) dusu2-munus
reverse
column 1
1. mu ur-mah-sze3
2. u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam
3. 1(disz) ab2
4. mu aga3-us2-e-ne-sze3
5. 1(disz) gu4
6. 1(disz) ab2
7. mu lu2 mar-ha-szi{ki}-ke4-ne-sze3
8. e2-muhaldim
9. 1(disz) dusu2-munus
10. mu ur-mah-sze3
11. u4 2(u) 6(disz)-kam
12. 1(disz) dusu2-munus
13. mu ur-mah-sze3
14. u4 2(u) 7(disz)-kam
15.
column 2
1.
2. szunigin 5(disz) gu4
3. szunigin 9(disz) ab2
4. szunigin 3(disz) {ansze}kunga2-nita2
5. szunigin 6(disz) dusu2-nita2
6. szunigin 1(disz) dusu2-nita2 amar ga
7. szunigin 1(u) 1(disz) dusu2-munus
8. 1(u) 4(disz) gu4
9. 3(disz) {ansze}kunga2-nita2
10. 1(u) 8(disz) dusu2
11. ki lugal-me-lam2-ta
12. ba-zi
13. iti ki-siki-{d}nin-a-zu
14. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 ma-da za-ab-sza-li{ki} mu-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šū-Suen.07.05.02 to Šū-Suen.07.05.27

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P129488

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 129488
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 014000

References

  • primary: SET, 78

    [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
2011-07-22 at 14:01:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:33:11 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 078 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P129488.
SET 078 artifact entry (No. P129488). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P129488
SET 078 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P129488 (Accessed: October 7, 2026).
@misc{2001SET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-07]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {SET 078 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P129488},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P129488},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P129488
LB  - CDLI:P129488
M1  - 2026/10/7/
TI  - SET 078 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P129488
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“SET 078 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P129488.
SET 078 artifact entry (No. P129488). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P129488
SET 078 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P129488 (Accessed: October 7, 2026).
@misc{2001SET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-07]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {SET 078 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P129488},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P129488},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P129488
LB  - CDLI:P129488
M1  - 2026/10/7/
TI  - SET 078 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P129488
ER  - 
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