CBS 01817 (P259137)

Administrative barrel dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 01817

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

-

Artifact Type

Barrel

Material(s)

Sedimentary rock > Limestone

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Temple accounts.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Modern forgery

object barrel
surface a
column 1
1. 1(gesz2) 4(disz) u8
2. 3(gesz2)# 3(u) 2(disz) udu-nita2
3. 2(u) 4(disz) kir11
4. 2(u) 5(disz) sila4-nita2
5. 5(disz) masz2-sag
6. szunigin# 6(gesz2)? 7(disz) udu-hi-a!(ZA)
7. gub-ba-am3
8. ur-{d}ba-ba6! na-gada
9. 4(gesz2)? 6(disz) sila4
10. 1(u) 2(disz) kir11
11. 1(u) 1(disz) sila4-nita2
12. szunigin 2(u) 2(disz) udu-hi-a
13. ip-ti-dingir na-gada
14. 2(gesz2) 5(u) u8
15. 5(gesz2) 2(u) kir11
16. 4(u) 3(disz) sila4-nita2
17. 5(disz) masz2-sag
18. szunigin 9(gesz2) 5(u) udu-hi-a
19. {d}iszkur-an-dul3! na-gada
20. 2(gesz2) 2(u) 3(disz) u8
21. 3(gesz2) 3(disz) udu-nita2
22. 3(u) 6(disz) kir11
23. 3(u) 2(disz) sila4-nita2
24. 3(disz) masz2 sag
  blank space
column 2
1. szunigin 7(gesz2) 1(u) udu#-hi#-a a2-bi2-li2 na-gada
2. dumu lu2-GUR8-IGI
3. 2(gesz2) 4(u) la2 1(disz) u8
4. 3(gesz2) 6(disz) udu-nita2
5. 4(u)! kir11
6. 4(u)! sila4-nita2
7. 5(disz) masz sag
8. szunigin 9(gesz2) 1(u) udu-hi-a
9. a-tu-kal!-la! na-gada
10. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 8(disz) u8
11. 3(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) udu!-nita
12. 2(u) 3(disz) kir11
13. 2(u) 2(disz) <sila4>-nita2
14. szunigin# n 3(gesz2) 3(u) udu-hi-a
15. a2-bi2#-li2-a na-gada
16. dumu a-li
  blank space

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)

  • Artifact type: Barrel
  • Material: Sedimentary rock > Limestone
  • Measurements (mm):
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description: cast
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • This artifact was made in modern times.
  • Artifact comments:

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBS 01817
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience:
  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level:
  • Excavation No:
  • Findspot Square:
  • Findspot Comments:

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Period Comments:

    changed from ED IIIb based on use of szunigin ligature; changed again to Ur III based on a comparison with P201027

  • Dates Referenced:
  • Alternative Years:
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-02-08 at 21:28:48 Dahl, Jacob L. Artifact Dahl, Jacob L. Dahl, Jacob L. approved View
2025-02-08 at 21:25:02 Dahl, Jacob L. Artifact Dahl, Jacob L. Dahl, Jacob L. approved View
2024-10-23 at 14:12:03 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. Dahl, Jacob L. approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:20:17 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2020-09-12 at 07:20:48 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2017-03-04 at 09:54:14 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:14 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-07-10 at 12:32:35 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2005-04-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô Penn Museum CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CBS 01817 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 8, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P259137.
CBS 01817 artifact entry (No. P259137). (2025, February 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P259137 (Original work published 2005)
CBS 01817 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P259137 (Accessed: May 5, 2025).
@misc{2025CBS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-05]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {feb 8},
	title = {CBS 01817 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P259137},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P259137},
}


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