Hermitage 3, 539 (P212306)

Administrative bulla 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 15300

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Bulla

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

object bulla
surface a
1. zi-ga u4 3(u)-kam
  blank space
  seal impression
2. iti ezem-mah
  blank space
  seal impression
3. mu gu-za {d}en-lil2-la2 ba-dim2
surface b
  blank space
  seal impression
surface c
  blank space
  seal impression
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szul-gi
2. nita kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. {d}szara2-kam
column 2
1. dub-sar
2. dumu inim-{d}szara2
3. sa12-du5 lugal-ka
4. ARAD2-zu

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P212306

Physical information

three-faced bulla

Artifact type Bulla
three-faced bulla
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
Museum Number Erm 15300
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 59897

References

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-07-17 at 13:28:27 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2017-05-24 at 16:14:27 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2002-07-16 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Koslova, Natalya V. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Hermitage 3, 539 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 17, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P212306.
Hermitage 3, 539 artifact entry (No. P212306). (2023, July 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212306 (Original work published 2002)
Hermitage 3, 539 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212306 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 17},
	title = {Hermitage 3, 539 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212306},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/17/
PY  - 2023
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LB  - CDLI:P212306
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - Hermitage 3, 539 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P212306
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“Hermitage 3, 539 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 17, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P212306.
Hermitage 3, 539 artifact entry (No. P212306). (2023, July 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212306 (Original work published 2002)
Hermitage 3, 539 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212306 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
@misc{2023Hermitage,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 17},
	title = {Hermitage 3, 539 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212306},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212306},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/17/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P212306
LB  - CDLI:P212306
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - Hermitage 3, 539 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P212306
ER  - 
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