AUCT 3, 253 & 254 (P104470)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Siegfried H. Horn Museum, Institute of Archaeology, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Siegfried H. Horn Museum, Institute of Archaeology, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan, USA

Museum Number

AUAM 73.0958

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

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tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) gu4 niga 2(u) udu
 en: 2 oxen, grain-fed, 20 rams,
2. ku3-{d}szara2 ensi2 i-szim-{d}szul-gi
 en: (from) Ku-Šara, governor of Išim-Šulgi;
3. 1(disz) gu4 niga 1(u) udu
 en: 1 ox, grain-fed, 10 rams,
4. {d}nisaba-an-dul3 szabra
 en: (from) Nisaba-andul, chief household administrator;
5. szu la2-a
 en: ...,
6. kiszib3 nu-tuku
 en: unsealed,
reverse
1. inim {d}szara2-kam-ta
 en: by order of Šarakam,
2. ki ab-ba-sa6-ga-ta ba-zi
 en: from (the account of) Abba-saga booked out,
3. kiszib3 lu2-bi-ne
 en: under seal of Lu-bine;
4. {d}szara2-kam-e
 en: by Šarakam
5. tum3-dam
 en: to be transported;
6. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
 en: month: “Festival-of-Šulgi,”
7. mu en {d}nanna ba-hun
 en: year: “The lord of Nanna was installed.”
envelope
obverse
1. 2(disz) gu4 niga 2(u) udu ku3-{d}szara2 ensi2 i-szim-{d}szul-gi{ki}
 en: 2 oxen, grain-fed, 20 rams, (from) Ku-Šara, governor of Išim-Šulgi;
2. 1(disz) gu4 niga 1(u) udu {d}nisaba-an-dul3 szabra
 en: 1 ox, grain-fed, 10 rams, (from) Nisaba-andul, chief household administrator;
3. szu la2-a
 en: ...,
4. kiszib3# nu#-tuku
 en: unsealed,
  blank space
  seal impression
5. [inim {d}szara2-kam]-ta#
 en: by order of Šarakam,
6. [ki ab-ba-sa6-ga]-ta [ba]-zi#
 en: from (the account of) Abba-saga booked out,
reverse
1. kiszib3# lu2-bi-ne
 en: under seal of Lu-bine;
2. {d#}szara2-kam-e
 en: by Šarakam
3. tum3#-dam
 en: to be transported;
  blank space
  seal impression
4. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
 en: month: “Festival-of-Šulgi,”
5. mu en {d}nanna ba-hun
 en: year: “The lord of Nanna was installed.”
seal 1
1. lu2-dingir-ra
 en: Lu-dingira,
2. dub-sar
 en: scribe,
3. dumu ur-sa6-ga
 en: son of Ur-saga.

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
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  • Seal information:

    Mayr 1997 identifies this as seal 403.4 (S003280), reading Lu2-{d}Szara2 rather than Lu2-dingir-ra

  • Artifact comments:


  • primary: AUCT 3, 253 & 254

    [Sigrist1988AUCT3] Sigrist, Marcel, Carney E. S. Gavin, Diana Stein, and Constance Menard. 1988. Neo-Sumerian Account Texts in the Horn Archaeological Museum. Andrews University Cuneiform Texts 3. Berrien Springs, Michigan: Andrews University Press.

  • history: Fs Astour (pp. 367-398), 394

    [Owen1997FsAstour] Owen, David I. 1997. “Ur III Geographical and Prosopographical Notes.” In Crossing Boundaries and Linking Horizons: Studies in Honor of Michael C. Astour on His 80th Birthday, edited by Gordon D. Young, Mark W. Chavalas, and Richard Averbeck, 367–98. Bethesda.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: AUAM 73.0958
  • Accession No.:

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.04.07.00
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-27 at 09:00:27 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2016-02-29 at 07:36:43 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-11-10 at 08:02:23 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:23:02 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:07:42 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:49:44 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:16:25 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 000182 (composite) (P430281) Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“AUCT 3, 253 & 254 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P104470.
AUCT 3, 253 & 254 artifact entry (No. P104470). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P104470 (Original work published 2001)
AUCT 3, 253 & 254 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P104470 (Accessed: February 15, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-02-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 27},
	title = {AUCT 3, 253 & 254 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P104470},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P104470},
}

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