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JAC 39/2, 136 11 (P453079)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Museum Number

NMS A.1927.470

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

23.0 mm × 21.0 mm × 11.0 mm

Annotation unreviewed

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) sila4 ga a-<lum>
2. 1(disz) udu nita2
3. ba-usz2 u4 1(u)-kam
4. ki u2-ta2-mi-szar-ra-am-ta
reverse
1. {d}szul-gi-uru-mu
2. szu ba-ti
3. iti ses-da-gu7
4. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun

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)

Collections

National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 23.0 high × 21.0 wide × 11.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation: complete
Condition Description:
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Seal information:
Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: Chao & Dong, JAC 39/2, 127-153, 136, 11

[ChaoDong2024JAC] Chao, X, and Xiaobo Dong. 2024. “13 UR III CUNEIFORM TEXTS IN NATIONAL MUSEUMS SCOTLAND.” Journal of Ancient Civilizations 39 (2): 127–53.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: NMS A.1927.470
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.08.02.10
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Date Comments:
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-01-03 at 02:42:38	Dong, Xiaobo	Transliteration	Dong, Xiaobo	Dahl, Jacob L.	Approved
2024-12-31 at 13:16:01	Dong, Xiaobo	Artifact metadata	Dong, Xiaobo	Lafont, Bertrand	Approved
2013-06-27 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Reid, Nicholas; Wagensonner, Klaus	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (193593) (193593)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“JAC 39/2, 136 11 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 2, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P453079.

JAC 39/2, 136 11 artifact entry (No. P453079). (2025, January 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P453079 (Original work published 2013)

JAC 39/2, 136 11 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P453079 (Accessed: February 17, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“JAC 39/2, 136 11 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 2, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P453079.

JAC 39/2, 136 11 artifact entry (No. P453079). (2025, January 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P453079 (Original work published 2013)

JAC 39/2, 136 11 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P453079 (Accessed: February 17, 2026).

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	year = {2025},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P453079},
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