OIM A04986 (P337781)

Administrative tablet 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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Metadata history

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

OIM A04986

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

51.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Has seal impression(s) Non-public ATF

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
BPOA 06, 0790 (P210561) S000560 Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Ibbi-Suen.01.09.06
CDLI Seals 000560 (composite) (P430654) S000560 Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P337781

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 51.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 19.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Museum Number OIM A04986
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Oriental Institute Integrated Database (OI) 82bc3d33-ee9c-4381-be4b-332a0c6d3123

References

  • history: Tsouparoloulou diss., 312

    [Tsouparoloulou2008diss] Tsouparopoulou, Christina. 2008. “The Material Face of Bureaucracy: Writing, Sealing and Archiving Tablets for the Ur III State at Drehem.” Phdthesis, University of Cambridge.

  • history: HSAO 16, 302

    [Tsouparopoulou2015HSAO16] Tsouparopoulou, Christina. 2015. The Ur III Seals Impressed on Documents from Puzriš-Dagān (Drehem). Heidelberger Studien Zum Alten Orient, Band 16. Heidelberg: Heidelberger Orientverlag.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-13 at 18:47:17 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-13 at 08:26:57 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-07-18 at 10:01:09 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-07-18 at 08:21:01 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2017-06-30 at 21:23:53 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2006-09-14 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“OIM A04986 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P337781.
OIM A04986 artifact entry (No. P337781). (2024, June 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P337781 (Original work published 2006)
OIM A04986 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P337781 (Accessed: May 12, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“OIM A04986 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P337781.
OIM A04986 artifact entry (No. P337781). (2024, June 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P337781 (Original work published 2006)
OIM A04986 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P337781 (Accessed: May 12, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 13},
	title = {OIM {A04986} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P337781},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P337781},
}


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DA  - 2024/6/13/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P337781
LB  - CDLI:P337781
M1  - 2026/5/12/
TI  - OIM A04986 artifact entry
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