Hermitage 3, 249 (P211947)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Museum Collection(s)

State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Museum Number

Erm 14580

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. 2(u) 5(disz) u8 4(u) masz2
2. esz3-esz3 u4-7(disz) iti u4 5(disz) ba-zal
3. bala {d}szara2-kam
4. iti masz-da3-gu7
5. 4(u) udu 2(disz) sila4-kin-gi4-a
6. 2(u) u8 3(u) masz2
7. esz3-esz3 u4 3(u) ba-zal
8. bala ha-ba-lu5-ge ensi2 adab{ki}
9. iti ses-da-gu7
10. 2(u) 8(disz) udu 1(u) 8(disz) u8 1(u) 5(disz) masz2-gal
11. 5(disz) ud5
12. esz3-esz3 u4 1(u) 5(disz) ba-zal
13. 3(disz) udu niga sa2-du11 {d}en-ki-ur3-ra
14. bala {d}szara2-kam
15. iti ezem-{d}nin-a-zu
16. 3(disz) udu niga sa2-du11 {d}en-ki sza3 uri5{ki}-ma
reverse
1. 1(u) 3(disz) udu x x x
2. bala kal-la-mu ensi2# asz2-nun-na{ki#}
3. iti a2-ki-ti
4. 3(disz) udu niga sa2-du11 {d}en-ki?
5. bala {d}szara2-kam ensi2 gir2-su{ki}
6. iti szu-esz5-sza
  blank space
7. ki-na-lu5-ta
8. lu2-{d}ba-ba6 i3-dab5
  blank space
9. mu en-unu6-e ba-hun

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Amar-Suen.05.01.00 to Amar-Suen.05.08.00

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P211947

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) State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
Museum Number Erm 14580
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 059607

References

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-09-17 at 16:03:41 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Ozaki Tohru Lafont, Bertrand Approved View
2017-05-22 at 09:14:26 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2002-07-16 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Koslova, Natalya V. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Hermitage 3, 249 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P211947.
Hermitage 3, 249 artifact entry (No. P211947). (2002, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P211947
Hermitage 3, 249 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P211947 (Accessed: April 15, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P211947},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/16/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P211947
LB  - CDLI:P211947
M1  - 2026/4/15/
TI  - Hermitage 3, 249 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P211947
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“Hermitage 3, 249 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P211947.
Hermitage 3, 249 artifact entry (No. P211947). (2002, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P211947
Hermitage 3, 249 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P211947 (Accessed: April 15, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-15]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {Hermitage 3, 249 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P211947},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P211947},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/16/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P211947
LB  - CDLI:P211947
M1  - 2026/4/15/
TI  - Hermitage 3, 249 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P211947
ER  -
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