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Hermitage 3, 391 (P212173)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Museum Number

Erm 14872

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(u) 4(disz) udu giri3 wa-wa-ti
2. 1(u) 1(disz) udu giri3 lugal-u4-su3-sze3
3. 2(u) 7(disz) udu mu-kux(DU) sza3 kaskal
4. ki du11-ga-ta
5. 1(gesz2) 2(disz) udu sza3 udu gir2-su{ki}
6. ki sipa-e-ne-ta
7. 4(disz) sila4 mu-kux(DU) u4 3(u)-kam
8. ($ blank space $) 1(gesz2) 5(u) 8(disz)
9. sza3-bi-ta
reverse
1. 3(u) 7(disz) udu siskur2 gu-la
2. 1(u) 3(disz) udu a-la-mu i3-dab5
3. 6(disz) udu# giri3 du11-ga
4. 5(disz) udu giri3 ab-ba-kal-la
5. zi-ga du11-ga
6. 1(disz) udu lu2-{d#}samanx(|SZE3.TU.BU|)?
7. 5(u) 6(disz) udu za-zi i3-dab5
8. ($ blank space $) 1(gesz2) 5(u) 8(disz)
9. zi-ga-am3
10. nig2-ka9 ak isz-me-dingir
11. iti ezem-{d}nin-a-zu ba-zal
12. mu ma2-gur8 mah ba-dim2
left
1. la2-ia3 1(gesz2) udu

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

State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm):
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: Hermitage 3, 391

[KoslovaHermitage3] Koslova, Natalya V. nd.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: Erm 14872
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
Elevation:
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Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.08.06.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2015-05-07 at 09:35:27	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Liu Changyu		CDLI	Approved
2002-07-16 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Koslova, Natalya V.		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

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

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (059749) (059749)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“Hermitage 3, 391 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P212173.

Hermitage 3, 391 artifact entry (No. P212173). (2002, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212173

Hermitage 3, 391 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212173 (Accessed: February 17, 2026).

@misc{2002Hermitage,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-17]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {Hermitage 3, 391 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212173},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212173},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/16/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P212173
LB  - CDLI:P212173
M1  - 2026/2/17/
TI  - Hermitage 3, 391 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P212173
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“Hermitage 3, 391 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P212173.

Hermitage 3, 391 artifact entry (No. P212173). (2002, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212173

Hermitage 3, 391 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212173 (Accessed: February 17, 2026).

@misc{2002Hermitage,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-17]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {Hermitage 3, 391 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212173},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212173},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/16/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P212173
LB  - CDLI:P212173
M1  - 2026/2/17/
TI  - Hermitage 3, 391 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P212173
ER  -