MVN 11, 187 (P116200)

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

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

SM 1911.10.160

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (gaba-ri SM catalogue: list of leather shoes etc)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

61.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 7(disz) {kusz}suhub2 gu-dim4-ba gada du8-szi-a an-bi e2-ba-an
2. 5(disz) {kusz}suhub2 du8-szi-a an-bi e2-ba-an
3. 3(disz) {kusz}suhub2 du8-szi-a e2-ba-an
4. 2(disz) {kusz}suhub2 tug2 du8-a babbar2 e2-ba-an
5. 1(disz) {kusz}suhub2 kusz u2-hab2 e2-ba-an
6. 1(disz) {kusz}e-sir2 gu-dim4-ba gada du8-szi-a! e2-ba-an
7. 2(disz) {kusz}e-sir2 gu-dim4-ba aktum2 e2-ba-an
8. 1(disz) {kusz}e-sir2 du8-szi-a suhusz gub-ba e2-ba-[an]
reverse
1. 1(u) {kusz}e-sir2 du8-szi-a e2-ba-an
2. kin ak lu2-gu-la
3. ki puzur4-i3-li2-ta
4. gaba-ri kiszib3 nu-ur2-i3-li2
  blank space
5. iti sze-sag11-ku5
6. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (gaba-ri SM catalogue: list of leather shoes etc)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P116200

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 61.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 22.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
complete.

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number SM 1911.10.160
Accession Number 07782

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 024314

References

  • primary: MVN 11, 187

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

  • history: MCS 1, 51

    [Fish1951MCS1] Fish, Thomas. 1951. Manchester Cuneiform Studies 1.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2016-07-28 at 15:40:44 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:40:26 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:19:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:20:52 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 11, 187 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P116200.
MVN 11, 187 artifact entry (No. P116200). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116200
MVN 11, 187 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116200 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).
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	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 11, 187 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116200},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116200},
}


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LB  - CDLI:P116200
M1  - 2026/4/21/
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 11, 187 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P116200.
MVN 11, 187 artifact entry (No. P116200). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116200
MVN 11, 187 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116200 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-21]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 11, 187 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116200},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116200},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P116200
LB  - CDLI:P116200
M1  - 2026/4/21/
TI  - MVN 11, 187 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116200
ER  -
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