CUSAS 16, 284 (P416192)

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

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Columbia University Library, New York, New York, USA

Museum Number

CULC 304

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

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tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [... iti] sze#-sag11-ku5 ba-zal
2'. [... mu {d}]szu-{d}suen lugal
3'. [n] ab2 1(asz)
4'. 2(u) 5(disz) gu4 1(asz)
5'. u3-tu-da
6'. 2(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) i3-nun gur
7'. 2(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) gara2 gur
8'. ab2 a-ra2 2(disz)
9'. 2(disz) ab2 2(asz)
10'. giri3 ur-ku3-nun-na
11'. ki# [be]-li2-a-zu-ta
12'. [mu] ma2 dara3-abzu# [...]
13'. [...] 5(disz)# [...]
14'. [...] x [...]
column 2
1. [...]
2. [...] gu4 1(asz)
3. ($ blank space $) 1(u) 4(disz)
4. nig2-ka9-ak
5. mu# {d}szu-{d}suen lugal
6. [1(disz)] ab2 3(asz)
7. mu u3-s,ur-ba-szu-sze3
8. 2(disz) ab2 3(asz)
9. 1(u) 1(disz) gu4 2(asz)
10. mu zu-hu-uh2-sze3
11. 6(disz) ab2-mah2 szu-gid2
12. igi-saga
13. i3#-bi# 3(ban2)
14. ga-bi 3(ban2)
15. ($ blank space $) 1(u) 2(disz)
16. ur#-<ba?>-gara2 i3-dab5
17. 2(disz) ab2-mah2#
18. igi-saga#
19. i3-bi [n]
20. ga-bi [n]
21. 1(disz) ab2-mah2#
22. [3(disz)] ab2 1(asz) [n?]
23. [...] ab2 1(asz) [n?]
24. [...]
25. ($ blank space $) 2(u) 3(disz)
reverse
column 1
1. ba#?-usz2 sza3 saga# [x]
2. ba#?-usz2 sza3 saga# [x]
  blank space
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4. 2(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) i3-[nun gur]
5. 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 ga [x gur]
6. 2(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 ga [x? gur]
7. mu-kux(DU)
8. nu-ur2-{d}suen szu ba-ti#
  blank space
9. zi-ga-am3
10. 2(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz) ab2-mah2
11. 3(u)? la2 1(disz@t) ab2 3(asz)
12. 4(u)# la2 1(disz@t) ab2 2(asz)
13. 1(disz) ab2 2(asz) su?
14. 2(u) 3(disz) [n] ab2 1(asz)
15. 4(disz) gu4 ab2
16. 1(u) 1(disz) gu4-gal
17. 1(u) 6(disz) gu4 3(asz)
18. 3(disz) gu4 3(asz) mu gu4 2(asz)-sze3
19. 2(u)# 8(disz) gu4 2(asz)
20. 3(u)#? 2(disz) gu4 1(asz)
21. ($ blank space $) 6(gesz2) 1(u) 6(disz)#
22. [x] ba? szu [...]
column 2
1. [...]
2. [zi-ga]-am3
3. [...] 5(disz) [...]
4. diri-ga-am3
  blank space

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: CUSAS 16, 284

    [Garfinkle2010CUSAS16] Garfinkle, Steven J., Herbert Sauren, and Marc Van De Mieroop. 2010. Ur III Tablets from the Columbia University Libraries. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 16. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CULC 304
  • Accession No.: 09.26; M277

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.01.12.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-08-24 at 12:01:31 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2015-05-05 at 09:52:29 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:43:00 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-07-19 at 16:43:10 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-03-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 16, 284 Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 4, 2011. https://cdli.earth/P416192.
CUSAS 16, 284 artifact entry (No. P416192). (2011, March 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P416192
CUSAS 16, 284 artifact entry (2011) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P416192 (Accessed: January 3, 2026).
@misc{2011CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-03]},
	year = {2011},
	month = {mar 4},
	title = {CUSAS 16, 284 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P416192},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P416192},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2011/3/4/
PY  - 2011
ID  - P416192
LB  - CDLI:P416192
M1  - 2026/1/3/
TI  - CUSAS 16, 284 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P416192
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 16, 284 Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 4, 2011. https://cdli.earth/P416192.
CUSAS 16, 284 artifact entry (No. P416192). (2011, March 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P416192
CUSAS 16, 284 artifact entry (2011) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P416192 (Accessed: January 3, 2026).
@misc{2011CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-03]},
	year = {2011},
	month = {mar 4},
	title = {CUSAS 16, 284 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P416192},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P416192},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2011/3/4/
PY  - 2011
ID  - P416192
LB  - CDLI:P416192
M1  - 2026/1/3/
TI  - CUSAS 16, 284 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P416192
ER  -
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