Trouvaille 54 (P134727)

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

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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist PD —

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. [x] udu u2
2. 9(disz) masz2-gal u2
3. erin2 ti-sa-ga{ki}
4. [x] szesz-kal-la
5. [x] 1(u) udu u2
6. [...]-da-ni [...] u2
7. [...] x gag
8. [...] u2
rest broken
column 2'
1. sza3 1(disz)
2. erin2 ta2-szi-il{ki}
3. ugula {d}iszkur-da-ni
4. 1(u) udu u2 sza3 2(u)
5. udu? si-tum
6. 1(u) udu u2
7. ugula-gesz2-da-bi 2(u)-me-esz2
8. 2(disz) gu4 u2 sza3 4(disz)
9. 1(u) 6(disz) udu u2
10. 4(disz) masz2-gal u2
rest broken
reverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. 3(disz) [...]
2'. 2(u) 7(disz) udu u2
3'. 3(disz) masz2-gal u2
4'. erin2 ur-gu-ha-lam{ki}
5'. 1(disz) gu4 u2
6'. 9(disz) udu u2
7'. 1(disz) masz2-gal u2
8'. erin2 masz-kan2 ga:rasz{sar}{ki}
9'. ugula a-mur-dingir
10'. 1(u) udu u2
11'. puzur4-ha-li2
12'. 1(u) udu u2
column 2
beginning broken
1'. [...]-mu-um mar-tu
2'. [x] gu4 u2
3'. [...] 5(disz) udu u2
4'. [x] masz2-gal u2
5'. [erin2 a]-szur5{ki?}
6'. [ugula nu]-ur2-esz18?-dar? [...]-gi4
7'. [...]-a
rest broken

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Collections

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: Trouvaille, 54

[Genouillac1911Trouvaille] Genouillac, Henri de. 1911. La Trouvaille de Dréhem : Étude Avec Un Choix de Textes de Constantiniple et Bruxelles. Paris : Geuthner.
history: Fs Astour (pp. 367-398), 389

[Owen1997FsAstour] Owen, David I. 1997. “Ur III Geographical and Prosopographical Notes.” In Crossing Boundaries and Linking Horizons: Studies in Honor of Michael C. Astour on His 80th Birthday, edited by Gordon D. Young, Mark W. Chavalas, and Richard Averbeck, 367–98. Bethesda.
collation: PDT 2, p. 20

[Yıldız1988Puzriš-Dagan-Texte] Yıldız, Fatma, and Tohru Gomi. 1988. Die Puzriš-Dagan-Texte Der Istanbuler Archäologischen Museen. Teil II: Nr. 726-1379. Freiburger Altorientalischen Studien, Band 16. Stuttgart: Franz Steiner.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: Ist PD —
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-10-29 at 17:32:07	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2024-10-27 at 09:00:27	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2024-04-16 at 13:28:00	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2023-08-21 at 17:47:41	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Atf	Lafont, Bertrand	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
2021-07-14 at 08:31:19	Jagersma, Bram	Atf	Jagersma, Bram	CDLI	approved
2016-07-28 at 16:13:14	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2015-02-05 at 12:16:43	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 14:10:25	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:28:17	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI	CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (002448) (002448)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“Trouvaille 54 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P134727.

Trouvaille 54 artifact entry (No. P134727). (2024, October 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P134727 (Original work published 2001)

Trouvaille 54 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P134727 (Accessed: December 18, 2025).

@misc{2024Trouvaille,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 29},
	title = {Trouvaille 54 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P134727},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P134727},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/29/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P134727
LB  - CDLI:P134727
M1  - 2025/12/18/
TI  - Trouvaille 54 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Trouvaille 54 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P134727.

Trouvaille 54 artifact entry (No. P134727). (2024, October 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P134727 (Original work published 2001)

Trouvaille 54 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P134727 (Accessed: December 18, 2025).

@misc{2024Trouvaille,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 29},
	title = {Trouvaille 54 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P134727},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P134727},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/29/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P134727
LB  - CDLI:P134727
M1  - 2025/12/18/
TI  - Trouvaille 54 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P134727
ER  -