Cuneiform Tablet
1913.14.0416
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Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Cuneiform Tablet (1913.14.0416) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | None |
| Geographic Location |
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| Period/Date | Ur III, Reign of Šulgi, 2095-2048 BCE |
| Culture | Mesopotamian |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Length) | 2.9 cm |
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| Dimension 2 (Width) | 2.5 cm |
| Dimension 3 (Depth) | 1.4 cm |
| Weight | 10 g |
| Measuring Remarks | Writing Display. |
| Materials | Ceramic--Earthenware |
| Manufacturing Processes | Inscribing, Handbuilding, Firing |
| Munsell Color Information | Moderate Yellowish Pink (5 YR 7/4) -ns |
Research Remarks
| Published Description | Listed on database as the period--(ur iii period-drehem) The women of the nobility brought and received animals for the temple offerings. Obverse (Translation) 1. 1 lamb 2. 1 goat 3. Watrat, the prefect 4. (made) delivery (Transliteration) 1. 1 sila 2. 1 màs 3. Wa-at-ra-at/ Ugula 4. mu-tùm Reverse (Translation) 1. (to) Sulgi-simti's (account) 2. Apillia received. 3. the month of the lamentation of the goddess Ninazu. (4) 4. The year when the house of Puzuris-Dagan was built. (Transliteration) 1. dSul-gi-sf / -im-ti 2. À-pil-li-a / i-dib 3. iti ki-sig dNin-a-zu 4. mu è-Puzùr / is dDa-gan / ba-dù |
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| Description | N/A |
| CDLI Number | P128811 (external link) |
| Comparanda | N/A |
| Bibliography | Kang, Shin Teke, Sumerian Economic Texts from the Drehem Archive: Sumerian and Akkadian Cuneiform Texts in the Collection of the World Heritage Museum of the University of Illinois, Volume I. Champaign, IL: University of Illinois Press, 1974. Text Number 56. |
Artifact History
| Archaeological Data | N/A |
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| Credit Line/Dedication | Edgar J. Banks Collection |
| Reproduction | no |
| Reproduction Information | N/A |