Princeton 2, 480 (P201479)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey, USA

Museum Number

PTS 1435

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) udu niga
2. 1(disz) masz2-gal niga
3. du6-ku3
4. {d}nansze-GIR2@g?-gal maszkim
reverse
1. [iti-ta u4 n] ba-zal
2. zi-ga
3. ki na-lu5-ta
4. iti szu-esz-sza
5. mu us2-sa [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P201479

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey, USA
Museum Number PTS 1435
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 061497

References

  • primary: Princeton 2, 480

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2012-08-27 at 16:57:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:33:37 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:32:40 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

“Princeton 2, 480 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P201479.
Princeton 2, 480 artifact entry (No. P201479). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201479
Princeton 2, 480 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201479 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
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	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {Princeton 2, 480 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201479},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201479},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“Princeton 2, 480 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P201479.
Princeton 2, 480 artifact entry (No. P201479). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201479
Princeton 2, 480 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201479 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {Princeton 2, 480 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201479},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201479},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/11/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P201479
LB  - CDLI:P201479
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - Princeton 2, 480 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P201479
ER  -
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