MVN 13, 708 (P117481)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), 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 1977

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 3(disz) ninda zi3
2. 9(disz) sila3 ninda zi3-gu
3. 4(disz) ninda ga-ga-ar-tum
4. 1(gesz2) 3(u) ninda a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
reverse
1. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 4(disz) ninda zi3
2. u4 kasz-de2-a {d}al-la-tum
  1 line blank

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/P117481

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number FLP 1977
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 028124

References

  • primary: MVN 13, 708

    [Sigrist1984MVN13] Sigrist, Marcel, David I. Owen, and Gordon D. Young. 1984. The John Frederick Lewis Collection, Part. II. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 13. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 13:42:22 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:20:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:21:27 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 13, 708 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P117481.
MVN 13, 708 artifact entry (No. P117481). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P117481
MVN 13, 708 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P117481 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
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	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 13, 708 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P117481},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P117481},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P117481
LB  - CDLI:P117481
M1  - 2026/11/6/
TI  - MVN 13, 708 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P117481
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 13, 708 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P117481.
MVN 13, 708 artifact entry (No. P117481). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P117481
MVN 13, 708 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P117481 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-06]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 13, 708 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P117481},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P117481},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P117481
LB  - CDLI:P117481
M1  - 2026/11/6/
TI  - MVN 13, 708 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P117481
ER  -
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