MVN 15, 006 (P118286)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in W. H. Over Dakota Museum, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota, USA

Museum Collection(s)

W. H. Over Dakota Museum, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota, USA

Museum Number

SDU Y191/5905

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [...] 4(disz) ma-na# [siki] du za-ri2-in
2. 3(u) ma-na# siki# mug
3. [e2]-kiszib3-ba KA-x-sze3
4. [x] tug2 ba-tab duh-um 3(disz)-kam us2
5. siki#-bi 2(disz) ma-na 1(u) gin2
6. 1(disz) tug2 guz-za 4(disz)-kam us2
7. siki-bi 8(disz) ma-na
8. tug2# gesz#-a gal2-la
reverse
  blank space
1. e2 szu-szum2-ma
2. ki {d}szul-gi-i3-li2 ugula usz-bar
3. sza3 nibru{ki}
4. iti ezem-me-ki-gal2 u4 3(u) ba-zal
5. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P118286

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) W. H. Over Dakota Museum, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota, USA
Museum Number SDU Y191/5905
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 034029

References

  • primary: MVN 15, 6

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

    Cloth for Nippur. Republished by N. Forde, NSTSD, no. 40.7

  • history: South Dakota, 40

    [Forde1987SouthDakota] Forde, Nels W., and W. Robert Flaugher. 1987. Neo-Sumerian Texts from South Dakota University, Luther and Union Colleges. Autograph Copies and Indexes of Cuneiform Documents. Lawrence, Kansas: Coronado Press.

  • history: JCS 24 (pp. 137-173), 150 06

    [Owen1972JCS24AmericanColl] Owen, David I. 1972. “Neo-Sumerian Texts from American Collections, I.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 24 (4): 137–73. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359636.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 13:43:32 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:21:44 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:26:16 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:21:45 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 15, 006 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P118286.
MVN 15, 006 artifact entry (No. P118286). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118286
MVN 15, 006 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118286 (Accessed: April 27, 2026).
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	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 15, 006 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118286},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118286},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P118286
LB  - CDLI:P118286
M1  - 2026/4/27/
TI  - MVN 15, 006 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P118286
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 15, 006 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P118286.
MVN 15, 006 artifact entry (No. P118286). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118286
MVN 15, 006 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118286 (Accessed: April 27, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-27]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 15, 006 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118286},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118286},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P118286
LB  - CDLI:P118286
M1  - 2026/4/27/
TI  - MVN 15, 006 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P118286
ER  -
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