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LoC 029 (P272552)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Library of Congress, Washington, DC, USA

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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

Library of Congress, Washington, DC, USA

Museum Number

LoC 029

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

45.0 mm × 40.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 3(disz) [x]
(rest under envelope)
reverse
(under envelope)
envelope
obverse
1. 1(u) 3(disz) x
blank space
seal impression
2. ki na-lu5-ta
3. ab-[ba-sa6-ga?] i3-dab5
reverse
blank space
seal impression
1. iti ezem-mah
2. mu us2#-sa# ki#-masz[{ki} ba-hul]
seal 1
1. ab-ba-sa6-ga#
2. dub-sar
3. dumu na-sa6 kuruszda

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

Library of Congress, Washington, DC, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet & envelope Artifact type comments:
unopened envelope
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 45.0 high × 40.0 wide
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
Artifact comments:
unopened envelope

Text Information

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

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Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: LoC 029
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.47.09.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2015-04-29 at 07:29:01	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2015-04-28 at 20:36:45	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2005-06-02 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI	CDLI	approved

External Resources

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

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (167759) (167759)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 000004 (composite) (P429956)	Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)	Šulgi.46.08.00, Amar-Suen.--.07.00

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“LoC 029 Artifact Entry.” 2005. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 2, 2005. https://cdli.earth/P272552.

LoC 029 artifact entry (No. P272552). (2005, June 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P272552

LoC 029 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P272552 (Accessed: December 31, 2025).

@misc{2005LoC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-31]},
	year = {2005},
	month = {jun 2},
	title = {LoC 029 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P272552},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P272552},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2005/6/2/
PY  - 2005
ID  - P272552
LB  - CDLI:P272552
M1  - 2025/12/31/
TI  - LoC 029 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P272552
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“LoC 029 Artifact Entry.” 2005. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 2, 2005. https://cdli.earth/P272552.

LoC 029 artifact entry (No. P272552). (2005, June 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P272552

LoC 029 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P272552 (Accessed: December 31, 2025).

@misc{2005LoC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-31]},
	year = {2005},
	month = {jun 2},
	title = {LoC 029 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P272552},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P272552},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2005/6/2/
PY  - 2005
ID  - P272552
LB  - CDLI:P272552
M1  - 2025/12/31/
TI  - LoC 029 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P272552
ER  -