CM 26, 140 (P330155)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

SM 1911.10.171

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(gesz2) 4(u) 2(disz) udu]
2. [1(gesz2) 4(u) 2(disz) sila4]
3. [1(gesz2) 5(u) 8(disz) u8]
4. [3(gesz2) 2(u) 1(disz) masz2]
5. [3(gesz2) 4(u) 9(disz) ud5]
6. [1(disz) ud5 masz2 nu-a]
7. [2(disz) {munus}asz2-gar3]
8. [iti a2-ki]-ti
9. [2(gesz2) 4(u) 4(disz)] udu
10. [1(gesz2) 4(u)] 1 sila4
11. 6(gesz2) 3(u) 4(disz) masz2
12. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
13. bala {d}szara2-kam ensi2 gir2-su{ki}
reverse
1. ba-an-zi
  1 line blank
2. [ki in]-ta#-e3-a-ta
3. [lu2-sa6]-ga
4. [i3-dab5]
5. [mu sza-asz-ru{ki} ba-hul]
  (tablet completed with P407474 and P128046 thanks to T. Ozaki)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P330155

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number SM 1911.10.171
Accession Number —

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 072728

References

  • primary: CM 26, 140

    [Sharlach2004CM26] Sharlach, Tonia M. 2004. Provincial Taxation and the Ur III State. Cuneiform Monographs 26. Leiden, Boston: Brill, Styx.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-03-05 at 12:54:58 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Ozaki Tohru Lafont, Bertrand Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:55:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:48:29 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:52:26 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-04-14 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CM 26, 140 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 14, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P330155.
CM 26, 140 artifact entry (No. P330155). (2006, April 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P330155
CM 26, 140 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P330155 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).
@misc{2006CM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-14]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 14},
	title = {CM 26, 140 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P330155},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P330155},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/14/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P330155
LB  - CDLI:P330155
M1  - 2026/10/14/
TI  - CM 26, 140 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P330155
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CM 26, 140 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 14, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P330155.
CM 26, 140 artifact entry (No. P330155). (2006, April 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P330155
CM 26, 140 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P330155 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).
@misc{2006CM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-14]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 14},
	title = {CM 26, 140 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P330155},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P330155},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/14/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P330155
LB  - CDLI:P330155
M1  - 2026/10/14/
TI  - CM 26, 140 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P330155
ER  -
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