TRU 379 (P135143)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Institut Catholique, Paris, France

Museum Number

ICP 0379

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

40.0 mm × 34.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) gurusz sag-dub
 en: 1 male laborer, tablet-head;
2. 1(disz) gurusz a2 1/2(disz)
 en: 1 male laborer, labor: 1/2;
3. 2(disz) gurusz a2 1(u) gin2
 en: 2 male laborers, , labor: 110 shekels;
4. sza3-gu4-me
 en: they are ox-drivers;
5. 1(disz) 5/6(disz) gurusz
 en: 1 5/6 male laborers,
6. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi-ta
 en: from month “Festival of Šulgi,”
7. iti sze-sag11-ku5-sze3
 en: to month “Harvest;”
reverse
1. a2-bi 5(gesz2) 3(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
 en: the labor: 330 male laborer workdays,
2. iti 6(disz)-kam
 en: (a period) of 6 months,
3. sze-ba dah-hu-a de6-a
 en: barley rations, added, delivered,
4. ku-li i3-dab5
 en: Kuli accepted;
5. mu en-unu6-gal {d}inanna unu{ki} ba-hun
 en: year: “En-unugal of Inanna in Uruk was hired.”

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Amar-Suen.05.07.00 to Amar-Suen.05.12.00

Record

20120224 englund: //BPOA 6, 0531 with obv. 4: 8(disz) gurusz a2 1(u) gin2

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P135143

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 40.0 mm × 34.0 mm × 16.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Institut Catholique, Paris, France
Museum Number ICP 0379
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 003656

References

  • primary: TRU, 379

    [Legrain1912TRU] Legrain, Léon. 1912. Le Temps Des Rois d’Ur. Recherches Sur La Société Antique d’après Des Textes Nouveaux. Bibliothèque de l’École Des Hautes Études. Sciences Philologiques et Historiques 199. Paris: Honoré Champion.

  • history: JESHO 31, p.121-185, p. 170-171 + n. 44

    [Englund1988timekeeping] Englund, Robert K. 1988. “Administrative Timekeeping in Ancient Mesopotamia.” Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient 31: 121–85.

  • citation: Sharashenidze 1984, 52

    [Sharashenidze1984] Sharashenidze, Jemal M. 1984.

  • citation: AOS 68, p. 117-141, p. 117-141

    [Waetzoldt1987compensation] Waetzoldt, Hartmut. 1987. “Compensation of Craft Workers and Officials in the Ur III Period.” In Labor in the Ancient Near East, edited by Marvin A. Powell, 117–41. American Oriental Series, Volume 68. New Haven, Connecticut: American Oriental Society.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-30 at 10:38:23 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2015-06-12 at 09:52:42 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2014-11-28 at 09:55:26 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-03-16 at 14:45:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:11:12 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:28:30 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“TRU 379 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 30, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P135143.
TRU 379 artifact entry (No. P135143). (2024, October 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135143 (Original work published 2001)
TRU 379 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135143 (Accessed: May 16, 2026).
@misc{2024TRU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 30},
	title = {TRU 379 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P135143},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P135143},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/30/
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LB  - CDLI:P135143
M1  - 2026/5/16/
TI  - TRU 379 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TRU 379 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 30, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P135143.
TRU 379 artifact entry (No. P135143). (2024, October 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P135143 (Original work published 2001)
TRU 379 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P135143 (Accessed: May 16, 2026).
@misc{2024TRU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 30},
	title = {TRU 379 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P135143},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P135143},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/30/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P135143
LB  - CDLI:P135143
M1  - 2026/5/16/
TI  - TRU 379 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P135143
ER  -
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