Abed Esagdana, 270 (P605834)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 239674

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

42.0 mm × 29.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P605834
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P605834

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	42.0 mm × 29.0 mm × 15.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) [uncertain] Confiscated, no archaeological context; part of a collection of 757 tablets handed over to the Inspectorate of Antiquities and Heritage of Karbala in 2021, now Iraq Museum; attributed to the Esagdana-Nibru (treasure, 'Treasure and Shoes') archive at Drehem on internal evidence (Abed 2026, 13-20)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM 239674
Accession Number

References

primary: Abed Esagdana, 270

[Abed2026Esagdana] Abed, Basima. 2026. E2-Sagdana Nibruki: Administrative Archive of the Royal Family from Ur III Period. Baghdad: Sumerian Book House (Bayt al-Kitab al-Sumari).
citation: al-Alusi diss.

[AlAlusi2023diss] Alusi, Hanin al-. 2023. “نصوص مسمارية غير منشورة من المتحف العراقي من العصر السومري الحديث [Unpublished Cuneiform Texts from the Iraq Museum from the Neo-Sumerian Period].” Mathesis, University of Mosul.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2026-08-14 at 20:11:42	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie		Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“Abed Esagdana, 270 Artifact Entry.” 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 14, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P605834.

Abed Esagdana, 270 artifact entry (No. P605834). (2026, August 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P605834

Abed Esagdana, 270 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P605834 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“Abed Esagdana, 270 Artifact Entry.” 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 14, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P605834.

Abed Esagdana, 270 artifact entry (No. P605834). (2026, August 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P605834

Abed Esagdana, 270 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P605834 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P605834},
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