RA 023, 036-037 4 (P200560)

Legal tablet & envelope excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Anonymous, New York, New York, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

anonymous, New York, New York, USA

Museum Number

DIOC —

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
  (lost)
envelope
obverse
  broken
seal 1
column 1
1. [{d}szul-gi]
2. [nita kal-ga]
3. [lugal uri5{ki}-ma]
4. [lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba-ke4]
column 2
1. s,e-lu-usz-{d}da-gan
2. ensi2
3. si-mu-ru-um#{ki#}-[ma]
4. ARAD2-da-ni-[ir]
5. in-na-[ba]

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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 & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: RA 023, 036-037 4

    [Scheil1926-52917] Scheil, Vincent. 1926.

  • history: RIME 3/2, .01.06.x1046, ex. 01

    [Frayne1997RIME3/2] Frayne, Douglas R. 1997. Ur III Period (2112-2004 BC). Vol. 3/2. Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: Mayr, CRRAI 47-2,, 366

    [Mayr2002CRRAI47] Mayr, Rudolf H. 2002. “The Depiction of Ordinary Men and Women on the Seals of the Ur III Kingdom,” Compte rendu de la Rencontre Assyriologique lnternationale, , no. 47.

  • history: HSAO 9, p.145-174, p. 164, p. 167 3, p. 169 3

    [Mayr2004-8AMVDIQL] Mayr, Rudolf H., and David I. Owen. 2004. “The Royal Gift Seal in the Ur III Period.” In Von Sumer Nach Ebla Und Zurück. Festschrift Giovanni Pettinato Zum 27. September 1999 Gewidmet von Freunden, Kollegen Und Schülern., 9:145–74. Heidelberger Studien Zum Alten Orient. Heidelberg.

  • history: Owen, Fs Cagni 839

    [Owen2000FsCagni] Owen, David I. 2000. “The Royal Gift Seal of Sillus-Dagan, Govenor of Simurrum.” In Studi Sul Vicino Oriente Antico Dedicati Alla Memoria Di Luigi Cagni. Vol. 61. Series Minor (Istituto Universitario Orientale (Naples, Italy). Dipartimento Di Studi Asiatici) . Istituto Orientale Di Napoli.

  • history: Nisaba 30, 7

    [Owen2016Nesbit] Owen, David I. 2016. The Nesbit Tablets. Nisaba 30. Winona Lake, Indiana: Eisenbrauns.

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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-12-28 at 12:05:29 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact, Other Entity Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2024-09-22 at 14:47:43 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2018-08-23 at 08:56:57 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2013-07-30 at 22:20:02 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-06-07 at 12:25:43 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. 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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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 000344 (composite) (P430440) Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact

“RA 023, 036-037 4 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P200560.
RA 023, 036-037 4 artifact entry (No. P200560). (2024, December 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200560 (Original work published 2002)
RA 023, 036-037 4 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200560 (Accessed: August 4, 2025).
@misc{2024RA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-04]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {dec 28},
	title = {RA 023, 036-037 4 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200560},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200560},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/12/28/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P200560
LB  - CDLI:P200560
M1  - 2025/8/4/
TI  - RA 023, 036-037 4 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P200560
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“RA 023, 036-037 4 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P200560.
RA 023, 036-037 4 artifact entry (No. P200560). (2024, December 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200560 (Original work published 2002)
RA 023, 036-037 4 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200560 (Accessed: August 4, 2025).
@misc{2024RA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-04]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {dec 28},
	title = {RA 023, 036-037 4 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200560},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200560},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/12/28/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P200560
LB  - CDLI:P200560
M1  - 2025/8/4/
TI  - RA 023, 036-037 4 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P200560
ER  -
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