Ashm 2010-0048 (P550467)

Tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Collection(s)

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Number

Ashm 2010-0048

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

-

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

40.0 mm × 60.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Annotation unreviewed

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(disz) udu niga# 2(disz) masz2# niga#
 en: 3 grain-fed sheep, 2 grain-fed billies
2. ki {d}suen
 en: (for) place of Suen
3. 3(disz) udu niga 2(disz) masz2 niga
 en: 3 grain-fed sheep, 2 grain-fed billies
4. {d}en-lil2
 en: (for) Enlil
5. 3(disz) udu niga 2(disz) masz2 niga
 en: 3 grain-fed sheep, 2 grain-fed billies
6. {d#}nin-lil2
 en: (for) Ninlil
7. 2(disz) udu niga 2(disz) masz2 niga du6-ku3#
 en: 2 grain-fed sheep, 2 grain-fed billies (for) Holy Hill
8. udu ge6-kam
 en: sheep of the night.
9. 3(disz) udu niga 2(disz) masz2 niga {d}suen#
 en: 3 sheep, 2 grain-fed billies (for) Suen
10. 3(disz) udu niga 2(disz) masz2 niga {d}en#-lil2#
 en: 3 sheep, 2 grain-fed billies (for) Enlil
11. 1(disz) udu niga 1(disz) masz2 niga du6-ku3-ge#
 en: 1 grain-fed sheep, 1 grain-fed billy (for) Holy Hill.
12. 2(disz) udu niga {d}nusku
 en: 2 grain-fed sheep (for) Nusku
reverse
1. 2(disz) udu# niga# {d}nin-urta
 en: 2 grain-fed sheep (for) Ninurta
2. 2(disz) udu# niga an
 en: 2 grain-fed sheep (for) An
3. 2(disz) udu# niga# {d}nin-ti2-ug5-ga
 en: 2 grain-fed sheep (for) Ninti-ugga
4. udu [esz3-esz3]-kam
 en: Festival sheep.
5. e2#-u4#-1(u)#-5(disz)# iti# u4# 1(u)# 3(disz)# ba#-zal#
 en: House-of-Day-15; the month, day 13 passed.
  blank
6. szunigin 2(u) 6(disz) udu niga 1(u) 3(disz) masz2# niga#
 en: Total: 26 grain-fed sheep, 13 grain-fed billies.
7. zi-ga ki na#-[lu5]
 en: Expenditure from Nalu.
8. iti# ezem-me?#-[ki-gal2]
 en: Month: Festival of Mekigal (11).
9. mu ki-masz[{ki} (u3 hu-ur5-ti{ki})] / ba-[hul]
 en: Year: Year Kimasz and Ḫurti were destroyed

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P550467

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 40.0 mm × 60.0 mm × 15.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum Number Ashm 2010-0048
Accession Number

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-12-17 at 22:10:10 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. Dahl, Jacob L. Approved View
2024-12-17 at 21:47:43 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Reid, Nicholas Dahl, Jacob L. Approved View
2024-09-17 at 19:37:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Reid, Nicholas Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2024-06-10 at 12:40:13 Reid, Nicholas Artifact metadata Reid, Nicholas Rattenborg, Rune Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Ashm 2010-0048 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P550467.
Ashm 2010-0048 artifact entry (No. P550467). (2024, September 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P550467 (Original work published 2024)
Ashm 2010-0048 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P550467 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 17},
	title = {Ashm 2010-0048 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P550467},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P550467},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“Ashm 2010-0048 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P550467.
Ashm 2010-0048 artifact entry (No. P550467). (2024, September 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P550467 (Original work published 2024)
Ashm 2010-0048 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P550467 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).
@misc{2024Ashm,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 17},
	title = {Ashm 2010-0048 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P550467},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P550467},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/17/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P550467
LB  - CDLI:P550467
M1  - 2026/4/23/
TI  - Ashm 2010-0048 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P550467
ER  -
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