CDLJ 2012/1 §4.43 (P416440)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

E59429

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

49.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. [1(disz)] udu# niga saga# us2#
 en: 1 sheep, barley-fed, of 2nd grade,
2. [1(disz)] udu niga 3(disz)-kam# us2
 en: 1 sheep of 3rd grade,
3. [1(disz)] udu a#-udu hur-sag niga 4(disz)-[kam] us2
 en: 1 hybrid mouflon, barley-fed, of 4th grade,
4. 1(disz) masz2-gal a-dara4# niga {d#}en-lil2
 en: 1 hybrid buck, barley-fed, for Enlil;
5. 1(disz) udu niga saga us2#
 en: 1 sheep, barley-fed, of 2nd grade,
6. 1(disz) udu niga? 3(disz)-kam# us2
 en: 1 sheep of 3rd grade,
7. 1(disz) udu a-udu hur-sag niga 3(disz)-kam#? us2#?
 en: 1 hybird mouflon, barley-fed, 3rd grade(?),
reverse
1. 1(disz) masz2#-gal a-dara4# niga#
 en: 1 hybrid buck, barley-fed,
2. {d#}nin#-lil2#
 en: for Ninlil;
3. 1(disz) udu# niga 3(disz)-kam us2
 en: 1 sheep, barley-fed, of 3rd grade,
4. 1(disz) udu# niga 4(disz)-kam us2
 en: 1 sheep, barley-fed, of 4th grade,
5. [n {munus}]asz2#-gar3# x-ga#?
 en: n female kids ...,
6. [esz3]-esz3# e2# u4 3(u)#?-sze3#?
 en: for the ešeš-celebration of the 30th day,
7. lugal kux(KWU147)-ra#
 en: at the king’s entry;
8. iti u4 3(u) la2 1(disz@t) ba-zal
 en: of the month, day 29 elapsed,
9. ki ta2-hi#-isz-a-tal-ta ba-zi
 en: booked out from Tahiš-atal(’s account);
10. iti# ezem-mah
 en: month: “Grand Festival,”
11. [mu ma2] dara3-abzu ba-ab-du8
 en: year: “The boat called ‘ibex of the Absu’ was caulked.”

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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: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 49.0 high × 43.0 wide × 19.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:

    illegible

  • Artifact comments:

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: E59429
  • Accession No.:

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.02.09.29
  • Alternative Years:
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period:

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2015-05-05 at 09:51:57 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-04-21 at 07:44:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2015-04-18 at 08:06:26 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-03-10 at 18:55:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2012-07-19 at 05:17:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-12-07 at 07:52:49 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-09-25 at 14:39:12 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-03-10 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Ouyang, Xiaoli CDLI Approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes: -

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLJ 2012/1 §4.43 Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 10, 2011. https://cdli.earth/P416440.
CDLJ 2012/1 §4.43 artifact entry (No. P416440). (2011, March 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P416440
CDLJ 2012/1 §4.43 artifact entry (2011) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P416440 (Accessed: January 30, 2026).
@misc{2011CDLJ,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-30]},
	year = {2011},
	month = {mar 10},
	title = {CDLJ 2012/1 \textsection{}4.43 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P416440},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P416440},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2011/3/10/
PY  - 2011
ID  - P416440
LB  - CDLI:P416440
M1  - 2026/1/30/
TI  - CDLJ 2012/1 §4.43 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P416440
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLJ 2012/1 §4.43 Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 10, 2011. https://cdli.earth/P416440.
CDLJ 2012/1 §4.43 artifact entry (No. P416440). (2011, March 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P416440
CDLJ 2012/1 §4.43 artifact entry (2011) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P416440 (Accessed: January 30, 2026).
@misc{2011CDLJ,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-30]},
	year = {2011},
	month = {mar 10},
	title = {CDLJ 2012/1 \textsection{}4.43 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P416440},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P416440},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2011/3/10/
PY  - 2011
ID  - P416440
LB  - CDLI:P416440
M1  - 2026/1/30/
TI  - CDLJ 2012/1 §4.43 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P416440
ER  -
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