PPAC 4, 240 (P332158)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Couvent Sainte-Anne, Jerusalem

Museum Collection(s)

Couvent Sainte-Anne, Jerusalem

Museum Number

SA 382

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(u) la2 1(disz) udu niga 1(disz) masz2#
2. 1(disz) ud5 masz2 nu2-a
3. e2 muhaldim
4. 1(disz) udu niga ki-a-nag
5. 1(disz) udu {d}nusku
6. 1(disz) masz2 {d}nin-urta
7. 1(disz) sila4 {d}nin-lil2
8. 1(disz) gu4 niga 1(disz) ab2 mu 2(asz) niga
9. 1(disz) sila4 {d}en-lil2
10. 1(disz) sila4 hur-sag-ga-lam-ma
11. 1(disz) gu4 niga 1(disz) ab2 mu 2(asz) niga
12. 2(disz) sila4 {d}nin-lil2
13. 1(disz) udu 1(disz) sila4 {d}nanna
14. 1(disz) udu 1(disz) sila4 {d}nisaba
15. 1(disz) udu 1(disz) sila4 {d}nin-ti2-ug5-ga
16. 1(disz) ud5 {d}nin-hur-sag
17. sza3 e2 {d}nin-lil2
18. 1(disz) u8 {d}nin-hur-sag
19. 1(disz) udu {d}nusku
20. 1(disz) udu {d}nin-urta
21. 1(disz) udu {d}inanna
22. 1(disz) udu {d}nin-sun2
23. 1(disz) ud5 {d}lugal-banda3{da}
24. 1(disz) udu {d}en-ki
25. 1(disz) udu {d}nin-ti2-ug5-ga
26. siskur2 gu-la
27. 1(disz) udu 1(disz) sila4 {d}nin-ga2-gi4-a
  blank space
reverse
1. 1(disz) udu {d}en-lil2
2. 1(disz) sila4 {d}nin-lil2
3. ku6-da kux(KWU147)-ra
4. 1(disz) sila4 {d}en-lil2
5. 1(disz) sila4 {d}nin-lil2
6. 1(disz) masz2 {d}nanna
7. 1(disz) masz2 {d}inanna
8. geszbun2 e2-a-i3-li2
9. en-{d}nansze-ki-ag2 sagi maszkim
10. 4(disz) gu4 4(u) 2(disz) udu
11. szunigin 2(disz) gu4 niga
12. szunigin 2(disz) ab2 mu 2(disz) niga
13. szunigin 1(u) udu niga
14. szunigin 1(u) 2(disz) udu u2
15. szunigin 1(disz) u8
16. szunigin 1(u) 3(disz) sila4
17. szunigin 1(disz) ud5 masz2 nu2-a
18. szunigin 2(disz) ud5
19. szunigin 3(disz) masz2
20. zi-ga u4 6(disz)-kam
21. bala u4 3(disz) lugal-pa-e3
22. bala u4 4(disz) {d}nanna-i3-sa6
23. bala u4 5(disz) ur-{d}[...]
24. bala u4 6(disz) lu2-sa6#-[ga]
25. bala u4 1(disz) en-ur2-ku3#-[ge]
26. bala u4 2(disz) ur-nigar{gar#}
27. u3 bala u4 lu2-bala-sa6-[ga]
28. ki lu2-dingir-ra-[ta ba-zi]
29. iti szu-[esz-sza]
30. mu ha-ar-szi{ki} ba-hul

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/P332158

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) Couvent Sainte-Anne, Jerusalem
Museum Number SA 382
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 072586

References

  • primary: PPAC 4, 240

    [Ozaki2010PPAC4] Ozaki, Tohru, and Marcel Sigrist. 2010. Tablets in Jerusalem: Sainte-Anne and Saint-Étienne. Periodic Publications on Ancient Civilizations (PPAC) 4. Changchun China: The Institute for the History of Ancient Civilizations.

    PPAC 4: Expenditure of cattle by Lu-dingira under the bala days of some persons

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:55:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2014-09-08 at 08:38:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Liu Changyu CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:56:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-03 at 15:05:46 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-04-14 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 4, 240 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 14, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P332158.
PPAC 4, 240 artifact entry (No. P332158). (2006, April 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P332158
PPAC 4, 240 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P332158 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 14},
	title = {PPAC 4, 240 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P332158},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P332158},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/14/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P332158
LB  - CDLI:P332158
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - PPAC 4, 240 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P332158
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“PPAC 4, 240 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 14, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P332158.
PPAC 4, 240 artifact entry (No. P332158). (2006, April 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P332158
PPAC 4, 240 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P332158 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2006PPAC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 14},
	title = {PPAC 4, 240 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P332158},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P332158},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/14/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P332158
LB  - CDLI:P332158
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - PPAC 4, 240 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P332158
ER  -
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