JavaScript is disabled or not supported in your browser. If possible, enable it for a better experience.

Princeton 2, 454 (P201453)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey, USA

Metadata / catalogue

Flat catalogue

As CSV As TSV

Expanded catalogue

As JSON

Linked catalogue

As TTL As JSON-LD As RDF/JSON As RDF/XML

Text / annotations

Text data

As ATF As JTF

Linked annotations

As TTL As JSON-LD As RDF/JSON As RDF/XML

Related publications

As CSV As BibTeX

Chemical Data

Seal Chemistry

As CSV

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey, USA

Museum Number

PTS 1392

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

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) [...] udu niga 4(disz)-kam us2
2. nig2-dab5-a a-tu5-a-{d}nin-a-zu
3. iti u4 1(u) 5(disz) ba-zal
4. ki na-lu5-ta
reverse
1. ba-zi
2. sza3 uri5{ki}-ma
3. giri3 lu2-kar-zi-da dub-sar
4. iti ezem-{d}nin-a-zu
5. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal
seal 1
1. lu2-kar-zi-da
2. dub-sar
3. {d}lugal-[...]

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Collections

Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm):
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: Princeton 2, 454

[Sigrist2005Princeton2] Sigrist, Marcel. 2005. Tablets from the Princeton Theological Seminary: Ur III Period. Part 2. Occasional Publications of the Samuel Noah Kramer Fund 18. Philadelphia: Samuel Noah Kramer Fund.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: PTS 1392
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.01.05.15
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2013-10-03 at 12:39:35	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2012-08-27 at 16:57:02	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 14:33:33	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:32:39	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas	CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (061471) (061471)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 002953 (composite) (P455663)	Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Notes

General Notes: -

CDLI Notes: -

Cite this Artifact

“Princeton 2, 454 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P201453.

Princeton 2, 454 artifact entry (No. P201453). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201453

Princeton 2, 454 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201453 (Accessed: December 24, 2025).

@misc{2002Princeton,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-24]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {Princeton 2, 454 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201453},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201453},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/11/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P201453
LB  - CDLI:P201453
M1  - 2025/12/24/
TI  - Princeton 2, 454 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P201453
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Princeton 2, 454 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P201453.

Princeton 2, 454 artifact entry (No. P201453). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201453

Princeton 2, 454 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201453 (Accessed: December 24, 2025).

@misc{2002Princeton,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-24]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {Princeton 2, 454 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201453},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201453},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/11/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P201453
LB  - CDLI:P201453
M1  - 2025/12/24/
TI  - Princeton 2, 454 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P201453
ER  -