Canterbury 001 (P512809)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, UK

Museum Number

Canterbury 001

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) udu gu4-e-us2-sa#
2. 2(disz) masz2-gal u2#
3. {d}en-lil2#
4. 1(disz) udu szimaszgi#
5. 1(disz) udu a-lum niga# [...] x 3(disz)-kam us2
6. 1(disz) udu gu4-e-us2-sa#
7. 1(disz) masz2-gal niga gu4-e-us2-sa#
8. 1(disz) masz2-gal u2
9. {d}nin-lil2
10. 1(disz) udu u2 {d}nanna
11. sza3 e2 {d}nin-lil2
12. lugal kux(KWU636)-ra
13. sza3 nibru{ki}
14. 1(disz) udu niga [{d}]lugal#-usz-zi
15. 1(disz) udu niga {d}gesztin-an-na
16. siskur2 [sza3] e2-gal#
reverse
1. x x x
2. 3(disz) masz2? niga?
3. 1(dis) udu niga x x x
4. 3(disz) masz2-gal niga x x
5. 1(dis) udu u2 x x x
6. mu kas4 dam-gar3-ke4#-[ne-sze3]
7. 1(dis) gu4 niga x x x
8. e2 x
9. ARAD2-mu x x
10. ($ blank space $) 4(disz) gu4 2(u) udu?
11. zi-ga-am3
12. x x x
13. x x hu-ma-zi-ir#. x x lu2 ma2 x
14. x uz-za-ra x x
15. x x x
left
1. x x 6(dis) udu
seal 1
  illegible

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
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  • Seal information:

    illegible

  • Artifact comments:


  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: Canterbury 001
  • Accession No.:

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-06-03 at 14:47:36 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Ozaki Tohru Lafont, Bertrand approved View
2019-07-24 at 09:50:09 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2018-11-23 at 14:51:25 Englund, Robert K. Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2018-09-28 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI 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 Artifact
“Canterbury 001 Artifact Entry.” 2018. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 28, 2018. https://cdli.earth/P512809.
Canterbury 001 artifact entry (No. P512809). (2018, September 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P512809
Canterbury 001 artifact entry (2018) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P512809 (Accessed: July 22, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-22]},
	year = {2018},
	month = {sep 28},
	title = {Canterbury 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P512809},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P512809},
}

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