Puzrish-Dagan
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Puzrish-Dagan was a major Ur III-period Mesopotamian administrative center known for its extensive archive of economic and bureaucratic cuneiform tablets.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Puzrish-Dagan canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative center
ⓘ
ancient Mesopotamian city ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty | Third Dynasty of Ur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRuler |
Amar-Sin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ibbi-Sin NERFINISHED ⓘ Shu-Sin NERFINISHED ⓘ Shulgi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributesToKnowledgeOf |
Ur III provincial network
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ancient Near Eastern economic history ⓘ |
| evidenceFor |
Ur III administrative practices
ⓘ
Ur III economic organization ⓘ bureaucratic record-keeping ⓘ state redistribution system ⓘ |
| flourishedDuring | late 3rd millennium BCE ⓘ |
| functionedAs |
collection point for livestock
ⓘ
distribution center for goods ⓘ royal administrative hub ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalEvidenceType |
clay tablets
ⓘ
seal impressions ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfInscriptions |
Akkadian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sumerian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSourceType |
dated administrative tablets
ⓘ
undated administrative tablets ⓘ |
| knownFor |
bureaucratic administration
ⓘ
economic administration ⓘ large cuneiform tablet archive ⓘ livestock management records ⓘ redistributive economy records ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mesopotamia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainRecordedCommodity |
cattle
ⓘ
goats ⓘ other livestock ⓘ sheep ⓘ |
| period | Ur III period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInEconomy | state-controlled redistribution center ⓘ |
| roleInState | central node in Ur III provincial administration ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline |
Assyriology
ⓘ
Near Eastern archaeology ⓘ |
| tabletArchiveType |
accounting records
ⓘ
administrative texts ⓘ delivery receipts ⓘ economic texts ⓘ ration lists ⓘ |
| timeSpanDocumented | reigns of multiple Ur III kings ⓘ |
| writingSystem | cuneiform ⓘ |
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