MVN 03, 271 (P113831)

Administrative tablet excavated in Adab (mod. Bismaya), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

FLP 0926

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(barig) zi3-gu
2. ki i-la-ak-nu-id
3. puzur4-{d}en-lil2 sipa ur-gi7
4. szu ba-ti
reverse
  blank space
  seal impression
1. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki} na-ru2-a-mah mu-ne-du3
seal 1
1. {d}szu-{d}suen
2. lugal kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. puzur4-{d}en-lil2
5. dumu dingir-ba-ni
6. sipa ur-[gi7-ra]
7. [ARAD2-zu]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005704 (composite) (P458414) S005704 Adab (mod. Bismaya) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P113831

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Adab (mod. Bismaya)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number FLP 0926
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 018214

References

  • primary: MVN 3, 271

    [Owen1975MVN3] Owen, David I. 1975. The John Frederick Lewis Collection. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 3. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-12-05 at 08:01:12 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. Dahl, Jacob L. Approved View
2022-10-01 at 09:50:36 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2022-03-03 at 08:41:32 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 15:19:49 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-07-19 at 11:18:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:36:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:17:06 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:19:57 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 03, 271 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P113831.
MVN 03, 271 artifact entry (No. P113831). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P113831 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 03, 271 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P113831 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {MVN 03, 271 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P113831},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P113831},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 03, 271 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P113831.
MVN 03, 271 artifact entry (No. P113831). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P113831 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 03, 271 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P113831 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {MVN 03, 271 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P113831},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P113831},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2022/10/1/
PY  - 2022
ID  - P113831
LB  - CDLI:P113831
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - MVN 03, 271 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P113831
ER  -
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