WP 09973 (P414454)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in West Point Museum, West Point, New York USA

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Museum Collection(s)

West Point Museum, West Point, New York USA

Museum Number

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Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

27.0 mm × 26.0 mm × 13.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) sila4
 en: one lamb
2. u4 1(u) 1(disz)-kam
 en: (on the) 11th day
3. ki ab-ba-sa6-ga-ta
 en: from Abbasaga
4. na-lu5
 en: Nalu
reverse
1. i3-dab5
 en: received
  blank space
2. iti ezem-an-na
 en: Month of the festival of An
3. mu en-mah-gal-an-na en {d}nanna
4. ba-hun
 en: Year in which Enmahgalanna was installed as high priestess of Nanna

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
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 27.0 high × 26.0 wide × 13.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation: complete
  • Condition Description:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: CDLN 2023/001,

    [Rattenborg2023_1-1506659] Rattenborg, Rune. 2023. “Gone West: Revisiting the Cuneiform Tablet of Thunder-Rolling-Down-the-Mountain.” Cuneiform Digital Library Notes, no. 2023/1. https://cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/articles/cdln/2023-1.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.:
  • Accession No.: 09973

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.04.10.11
  • Alternative Years:
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-12-08 at 11:15:37 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-04-04 at 15:08:31 Rattenborg, Rune Atf Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-02-27 at 10:12:42 Rattenborg, Rune Atf Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-02-10 at 09:19:13 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2022-12-21 at 14:04:17 Rattenborg, Rune Atf Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2022-12-21 at 12:19:26 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:07:06 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2010-10-29 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Also referred to as the 'Chief Joseph tablet'

Cite this Artifact
“WP 09973 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 8, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P414454.
WP 09973 artifact entry (No. P414454). (2023, December 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P414454 (Original work published 2010)
WP 09973 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P414454 (Accessed: April 25, 2024).
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	title = {WP 09973 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P414454},
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