MVN 15, 377 (P118642)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

WCMA 93.1.109d

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

64.0 mm × 43.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) sze gur kiszib3 ka-tar-ni ma2-lah5#
 en: 10 gur barley, under seal of Katarni the boatman;
2. 1(asz) gur kiszib3 ur-{gesz}gigir dumu a-ri2-bi
 en: 1 gur, under seal of Ur-gigir, son of Aribi;
3. 1(asz) 1(barig) x gur? zi3
 en: 1 gur n sila3 flour,
4. kiszib3 ur-[{d}]lugal-banda3
 en: under seal of Ur-lugalbanda
5. 3(u)# 3(asz)# 3(barig) 5(ban2) gur
 en: 33 gur 3 barig 5 ban2,
6. 2(ban2) ziz2
 en: 2 ban2 emmer,
7. lugal-ezem szabra
 en: from Lugalezem, the chief household manager;
8. 2(u) 5(asz) 2(barig)? 5(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 gur
 en: 25 gur 2 barig 5 ban2 3 sila3
9. la-ni-mu
 en: (from) Lanimu;
reverse
  blank space
1. szunigin 1(u) 1(u) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur
 en: total 14 gur, 4 barig 2 ban2 5 sila barley;
2. szunigin 1(barig) 2(ban2) ziz2
 en: total 1 barig 2 ban2 emmer;
3. szunigin 1(barig) zi3
 en: total 1 barig flour.
4. kiszib3-bi gu2-ru-dam
 en: The sealed documents will be returned(?);
5. kiszib3 i3-kal-la dumu he2#-dam
 en: under seal of Ikalla, son of Hedam.
  blank space
  some erasures, potentially of month/year

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P118642

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 64.0 mm × 43.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number WCMA 93.1.109d
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 034383

References

  • primary: MVN 15, 377

    [Owen1991MVN15] Owen, David I. 1991. Neo-Sumerian Texts from American Collections. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 15. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

    Summary barley account.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:54:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-10-25 at 10:14:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-10-09 at 14:54:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:44:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:22:06 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:27:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:21:56 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 15, 377 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P118642.
MVN 15, 377 artifact entry (No. P118642). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118642
MVN 15, 377 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118642 (Accessed: May 16, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-16]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 15, 377 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118642},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118642},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P118642
LB  - CDLI:P118642
M1  - 2026/5/16/
TI  - MVN 15, 377 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P118642
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 15, 377 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P118642.
MVN 15, 377 artifact entry (No. P118642). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118642
MVN 15, 377 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118642 (Accessed: May 16, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-16]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 15, 377 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118642},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118642},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P118642
LB  - CDLI:P118642
M1  - 2026/5/16/
TI  - MVN 15, 377 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P118642
ER  -
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