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

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)

Text

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]

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
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 000344 (composite) (P430440) S000344 Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P200560

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) anonymous, New York, New York, USA
Museum Number DIOC —
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 063972

References

  • 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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-12-28 at 12:05:29 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata, Other metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-09-22 at 14:47:43 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2018-08-23 at 08:56:57 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2013-07-30 at 22:20:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-06-07 at 12:25:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:31:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:32:21 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“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: April 28, 2026).
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	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  - 2026/4/28/
TI  - RA 023, 036-037 4 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P200560
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“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: April 28, 2026).
@misc{2024RA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-28]},
	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  - 2026/4/28/
TI  - RA 023, 036-037 4 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P200560
ER  -
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