Ripon 1 (P145557)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Clark Collection of Ancient Art, Ripon College, Ripon, Wisconsin, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Clark Collection of Ancient Art, Ripon College, Ripon, Wisconsin, USA

Museum Number

EC 74.1

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

95.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [x udu niga {gesz}gu?-za]
2'. [x] udu niga [hur]-sag-[ga-lam-ma]
3'. sza3# e2 {d}en-lil2#-[la2]
4'. [... 1(disz)] udu a-[lum] niga 4(disz)-kam us2
5'. [x] udu niga
6'. [x] udu niga gu4-e-us2-sa
7'. [{d}]nin-[lil2]
8'. [...] 1(disz) udu niga {d}nanna
9'. sza3# e2 {d}nin-lil2-la2
10'. [{d}]suen#-a-bu-szu sagi maszkim
11'. [x] udu niga 4(disz)-kam us2
12'. [1(disz)] {munus}[asz2-gar3] niga 3(disz)-kam us2 a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
13'. [1(disz)] {munus}asz2-[gar3] niga 4(disz)-kam us2
14'. a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
15'. lugal kux(KWU636)-ra
16'. a2 ge6-ba-a
17'. 1(disz) udu niga 4(disz)-kam us2
18'. 1(disz) {munus}asz2-gar3 niga [4(disz)]-kam us2
19'. a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
reverse
1. 1(disz) udu niga a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
2. {d}inanna
3. 2(disz) udu niga saga us2
4. 1(disz) sila4 {d}nanna sza3 {gesz}kiri6
5. [{d}]suen#-a-bu-szu sagi maszkim
6. [u4? a]-bi2-si2-im-ti tug2 szu-gur-ra# i3-in-il2-la2-a
7. [x] udu gukkal du3 niga {d}iszkur
8. [x] udu {d}en-ki
9. [x] udu niga {d}dam-gal-nun-na
10. [x] udu niga {d}be2-s,e-la
11. siskur2# sza3 e2-gal
12. [x] udu# niga {d}nanna-e2-tur3
13. [{d}szu-{d}]suen#-la-ma-ha-ar sagi maszkim
14. [x udu] niga gu4-e-us2-sa
15. [e2-muhaldim] mu kas4-e-ne-sze3
16. [giri3? a2]-ni-id [sukkal]
17. [ARAD2]-mu# maszkim
18. [a2? u4?]-te-[na?]
  rest broken
seal 1
1. {d}szu-{d}suen
2. lugal kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
5. ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
6. dub-sar
7. dumu ur-{d}ha-ia3

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 000518 (composite) (P430614) S000518 Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.08.05.14, Šū-Suen.09.06.15

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P145557

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 95.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 22.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Clark Collection of Ancient Art, Ripon College, Ripon, Wisconsin, USA
Museum Number EC 74.1
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 051285

References

  • primary: Ripon 1

    [Hilgert2001-51911] Hilgert, Markus. 2001.

    Withdrawal of various animals for cultic and secular purposes.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2019-12-08 at 11:19:50 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-12-07 at 13:04:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-08-23 at 08:57:14 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-06-07 at 12:25:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:30:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:32:12 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

“Ripon 1 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P145557.
Ripon 1 artifact entry (No. P145557). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P145557
Ripon 1 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P145557 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
@misc{2001Ripon,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Ripon 1 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P145557},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P145557},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P145557
LB  - CDLI:P145557
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - Ripon 1 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P145557
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Ripon 1 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P145557.
Ripon 1 artifact entry (No. P145557). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P145557
Ripon 1 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P145557 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
@misc{2001Ripon,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Ripon 1 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P145557},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P145557},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P145557
LB  - CDLI:P145557
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - Ripon 1 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P145557
ER  -
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