CDLN 2023/001, 01 (P414454)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in West Point Museum, West Point, New York USA

Museum Collection(s)

West Point Museum, West Point, New York USA

Museum Number

-

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

27.0 mm × 26.0 mm × 13.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) sila4
 en: one lamb
2. u4 1(u) 1(disz)-kam
 en: (on the) 11th day
3. ki ab-ba-sa6-ga-ta
 en: from Abbasaga
4. na-lu5
 en: Nalu
reverse
1. i3-dab5
 en: received
  blank space
2. iti ezem-an-na
 en: Month of the festival of An
3. mu en-mah-gal-an-na en {d}nanna
4. ba-hun
 en: Year in which Enmahgalanna was installed as high priestess of Nanna

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Also referred to as the 'Chief Joseph tablet'

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P414454

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 27.0 mm × 26.0 mm × 13.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation complete (Surface: Good)

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) West Point Museum, West Point, New York USA
Museum Number
Accession Number 09973

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 196325

References

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-04-25 at 06:15:05 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2025-04-03 at 16:16:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Declined View
2023-12-08 at 11:15:37 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-04-04 at 15:08:31 Rattenborg, Rune Transliteration Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-02-27 at 10:12:42 Rattenborg, Rune Transliteration Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-02-10 at 09:19:13 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2022-12-21 at 14:04:17 Rattenborg, Rune Transliteration Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2022-12-21 at 12:19:26 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:07:06 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2010-10-29 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLN 2023/001, 01 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 25, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P414454.
CDLN 2023/001, 01 artifact entry (No. P414454). (2025, April 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P414454 (Original work published 2010)
CDLN 2023/001, 01 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P414454 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLN 2023/001, 01 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 25, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P414454.
CDLN 2023/001, 01 artifact entry (No. P414454). (2025, April 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P414454 (Original work published 2010)
CDLN 2023/001, 01 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P414454 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).
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