NMS A.1927.474 (P453093)

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

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Museum Number

NMS A.1927.474

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

37.0 mm × 33.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) udu u2 e2-muhaldim
2. mu aga3-us2 u3 lu2 szuku-ra-ke4-ne-sze3
3. ARAD2-mu maszkim
4. u4 1(u) 9(disz)-kam
reverse
1. ki ur-ku3-nun-na-ta
2. ba-zi
3. giri3 hu-la-al-la
4. iti ezem-an-na
5. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 bad3 mar-tu mu-ri-iq-ti-id-ni-im mu-du3
edge
1. 5(disz) udu

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	Šū-Suen.05.11.19 (us2 year)
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P453093
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P453093

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	37.0 mm × 33.0 mm × 16.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	complete (Surface: Excellent)

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Museum Number	NMS A.1927.474
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	193607

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2014-01-14 at 22:23:42	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2013-09-16 at 16:09:17	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2013-06-27 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Reid, Nicholas; Wagensonner, Klaus	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“NMS A.1927.474 Artifact Entry.” 2013. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 27, 2013. https://cdli.earth/P453093.

NMS A.1927.474 artifact entry (No. P453093). (2013, June 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P453093

NMS A.1927.474 artifact entry (2013) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P453093 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“NMS A.1927.474 Artifact Entry.” 2013. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 27, 2013. https://cdli.earth/P453093.

NMS A.1927.474 artifact entry (No. P453093). (2013, June 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P453093

NMS A.1927.474 artifact entry (2013) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P453093 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2013},
	month = {jun 27},
	title = {NMS {A}.1927.474 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P453093},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P453093},
}

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PY  - 2013
ID  - P453093
LB  - CDLI:P453093
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - NMS A.1927.474 artifact entry
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