CAB.G.3.138-5 (P424443)

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

Cite

Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Boston Public Library, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

CAB.G.3.138-5

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

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) gu4 niga
2. u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam
3. ki ab-ba-sa6-ga-ta
3. {d}szul-gi-a-a-mu
reverse
1. i3-dab5
blank space
2. iti masz-da3-gu7
3. mu ur-bi2-lum{ki} ba-hul
left
1. 1(disz)

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	Amar-Suen.02.01.21
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P424443
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P424443

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Boston Public Library, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number	CAB.G.3.138-5
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	191614

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2017-10-27 at 09:15:01	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2014-01-14 at 18:12:07	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Ozaki Tohru	CDLI	Approved
2012-04-11 at 18:57:51	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2012-04-10 at 17:03:09	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2012-04-08 at 10:29:14	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-11-01 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Allred, Lance	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“CAB.G.3.138-5 Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 1, 2011. https://cdli.earth/P424443.

CAB.G.3.138-5 artifact entry (No. P424443). (2011, November 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P424443

CAB.G.3.138-5 artifact entry (2011) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P424443 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).

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	year = {2011},
	month = {nov 1},
	title = {CAB.{G}.3.138-5 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P424443},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P424443},
}

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M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - CAB.G.3.138-5 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CAB.G.3.138-5 Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 1, 2011. https://cdli.earth/P424443.

CAB.G.3.138-5 artifact entry (No. P424443). (2011, November 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P424443

CAB.G.3.138-5 artifact entry (2011) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P424443 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).

@misc{2011CAB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2011},
	month = {nov 1},
	title = {CAB.{G}.3.138-5 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P424443},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P424443},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2011/11/1/
PY  - 2011
ID  - P424443
LB  - CDLI:P424443
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - CAB.G.3.138-5 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P424443
ER  -