RCU 52 (P200548)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

SM 1911.10.134

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: one cow is expended for "igi d-šu-nir"--the face of the emblem?)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

40.0 mm × 34.0 mm × 17.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) ab2
2. igi {d}szu-nir-ra-sze3
3. esz3-esz3 u4-sakar
4. sza3 mu-kux(DU)-ra
5. zi-ga
6. i-ri-ib#
reverse
1. giri3 szar-ru-um-ba-ni
2. u4 3(u)-kam
3. iti u5-bi2-gu7
4. mu us2-sa ma2-dara3-abzu ba-ab-du8
left
1. 1(disz) ab2

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Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 40.0 high × 34.0 wide × 17.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description: complete.
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Administrative (SM catalogue: one cow is expended for "igi d-šu-nir"--the face of the emblem?)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: SM 1911.10.134
  • Accession No.: 07756

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.03.03.30
  • Alternative Years:
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2021-08-03 at 09:29:15 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:31:59 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:32:21 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“RCU 52 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P200548.
RCU 52 artifact entry (No. P200548). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200548
RCU 52 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200548 (Accessed: June 13, 2025).
@misc{2002RCU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-13]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {RCU 52 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200548},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200548},
}


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PY  - 2002
ID  - P200548
LB  - CDLI:P200548
M1  - 2025/6/13/
TI  - RCU 52 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P200548
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