Oppenheim Nachlass no. 07 (P331983)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in A. M. Chisholm Museum, Duluth, Minnesota, USA

Museum Collection(s)

A. M. Chisholm Museum, Duluth, Minnesota, USA

Museum Number

Chisholm Museum —

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. 2(disz) udu niga 2(disz) sila4 nig2-ki-zah3
2. e2 {d}be-la-at-suh-nir
3. 1(disz) masz2 {d}en-ki
4. ezem u3-[x]-um-ma
5. giri3 a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
6. 1(disz) udu niga {d}be-la-at-suh-nir
7. 1(disz) udu niga {d}be-la-at-dar-ra-ba-an
  edition has -e2-ba-an
8. 1(disz) udu niga {d}iszkur
9. 1(disz) udu niga {d}al-la-tum
10. giri3 a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
11. iti u5-bi2-gu7
12. 2(disz) udu niga {d}be-la-at-suh-nir
13. 2(disz) udu niga {d}be-la-at-dar-ra-ba-an
14. 2(disz) udu niga an-nu-ni-tum
15. 2(disz) udu niga {d}ul-masz
16. 2(disz) udu niga {d}iszkur
17. 1(disz) udu niga {d}al-la-tum
18. giri3 bar-bar-li2-a
19. a-ra2 3(disz)-kam
20. zi-ga ki szu-ku8-bu-um
21. iti ezem-{d}nin-a-zu
22. mu a-ra2 2(disz)-kam ha#-ra-har{ki} ba-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P331983

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) A. M. Chisholm Museum, Duluth, Minnesota, USA
Museum Number Chisholm Museum —
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 072649

References

  • primary: Oppenheim Nachlass , no. 07

    [Oppenheim2001Nachlass] Civil, Miguel. 2001. “Miscellaneous Ur III Tablets from the Nachlass of A.L. Oppenheim.”

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-13 at 14:56:58 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2016-11-18 at 16:05:34 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-11-14 at 02:46:49 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2016-11-13 at 04:56:42 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:55:45 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:49:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:52:35 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-04-14 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Oppenheim Nachlass No. 07 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P331983.
Oppenheim Nachlass no. 07 artifact entry (No. P331983). (2024, June 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P331983 (Original work published 2006)
Oppenheim Nachlass no. 07 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P331983 (Accessed: April 27, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 13},
	title = {Oppenheim {Nachlass} no. 07 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P331983},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P331983},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“Oppenheim Nachlass No. 07 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P331983.
Oppenheim Nachlass no. 07 artifact entry (No. P331983). (2024, June 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P331983 (Original work published 2006)
Oppenheim Nachlass no. 07 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P331983 (Accessed: April 27, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 13},
	title = {Oppenheim {Nachlass} no. 07 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P331983},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P331983},
}


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M1  - 2026/4/27/
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