Fs Postgate 037 (P337417)

Administrative bulla excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

OIM A03085

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Bulla

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

41.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 13.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 5(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 zi3-sig15 sza3 iri#
2. sa2-du11 ku5-ra2
3. bala ur-tur
4. kiszib3 er3-ri-ib
reverse
1. iti ezem-{d}szu-{d}suen
  blank space
  seal impression
2. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 e2 {d}szara2 umma{ki}-ka mu-du3#
seal 1
1. er3-ri-ib
2. [dub-sar]
3. [dumu i3-li2-dan?]

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Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Bulla
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 41.0 high × 42.0 wide × 13.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: Fs Postgate (pp. 25-42), 037

    [Biggs2017FsPostage] Biggs, Robert D. 2017. “The Šu-Suen Year 9 Sa2-Du11 Ku5-Ra2 Flour Dossier from Puzriš-Dagan.” In At the Dawn of History. Ancient Near Eastern Studies in Honour of J. N. Postgate. Volume 1-2, edited by Yağmur Heffron, Adam Stone, and Martin Worthington. Winona Lake, Indiana: Eisenbrauns.

    Bulla, Seal-Impressions, RK

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: OIM A03085
  • Accession No.:

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.09.09.00
  • Alternative Years:
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2020-11-13 at 11:24:26 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2017-06-30 at 21:23:52 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2006-09-14 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 000546 (composite) (P430640) Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“Fs Postgate 037 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 14, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P337417.
Fs Postgate 037 artifact entry (No. P337417). (2006, September 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P337417
Fs Postgate 037 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P337417 (Accessed: June 13, 2025).
@misc{2006Fs,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-13]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {sep 14},
	title = {Fs {Postgate} 037 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P337417},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P337417},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/9/14/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P337417
LB  - CDLI:P337417
M1  - 2025/6/13/
TI  - Fs Postgate 037 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P337417
ER  -
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