MVN 11, 186 (P116199)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

SM 1911.10.136

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: a stone (na4) gets lost; the text traces the possessors of it, from S,elluš-dagan in tummal to Ilubunigadu, to Naram-ili, to an "elite soldier" (aga3-us2), who lost it, in Drehem)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

56.0 mm × 37.0 mm × 20.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) na4
2. s,e-lu-usz-{d}da-gan
3. sza3 tum-ma-al{ki}-ka
4. mu-kux(DU)
5. ki gal-zu-da5-bu3-ul-si-in-ta
6. i3-la-bu-ni-ga-du
7. szu ba-ti
8. ki# i3-la-bu-ni-ga-du
9. na-ra-am-i3-li2
10. kab2 di-de3
11. szu ba-ti
12. na-ra-am-i3-li2
reverse
1. aga3#-us2 lu2 dun-a e2-a-i3-li2-ra
2. i3#-na-szum2
3. aga3#-us2 lu2 dun-a e2-a-i3-li2-ke4
4. u2-gu i3-de2
5. na-ra-am-i3-li2 maszkim
6. ki i3-la-bu-ni-ga-du
7. ba-zi
8. sza3 puzur4-isz-{d}da-gan
9. iti ezem-an-na
10. mu ur-bi2-lum{ki} lu-lu-bu{ki} si#-mu#-ru#-um{ki} ha-ra-har#{ki#} asz-sze3 sagdu#-bi tibir bi2-in-ra#

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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): 56.0 high × 37.0 wide × 20.0 thick
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  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description: text is broken into three parts and glued back together.
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  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Administrative (SM catalogue: a stone (na4) gets lost; the text traces the possessors of it, from S,elluš-dagan in tummal to Ilubunigadu, to Naram-ili, to an "elite soldier" (aga3-us2), who lost it, in Drehem)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: MVN 11, 186

    [Owen1982MVN11] Owen, David I. 1982. Selected Ur III Texts from the Harvard Semitic Museum. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 11. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: SM 1911.10.136
  • Accession No.: 07758

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2016-07-28 at 15:40:44 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-07-30 at 21:13:00 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-01-05 at 14:16:29 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2013-01-05 at 11:23:37 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:40:26 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:19:35 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:20:52 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 11, 186 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P116199.
MVN 11, 186 artifact entry (No. P116199). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116199
MVN 11, 186 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116199 (Accessed: November 11, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-11]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 11, 186 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116199},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116199},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P116199
LB  - CDLI:P116199
M1  - 2025/11/11/
TI  - MVN 11, 186 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116199
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 11, 186 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P116199.
MVN 11, 186 artifact entry (No. P116199). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116199
MVN 11, 186 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116199 (Accessed: November 11, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-11]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 11, 186 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116199},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116199},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P116199
LB  - CDLI:P116199
M1  - 2025/11/11/
TI  - MVN 11, 186 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116199
ER  -
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