MVN 15, 064 (P118344)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Colgate University Libraries, Hamilton, New York, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Colgate University Libraries, Hamilton, New York, USA

Museum Number

ColgUL 41

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
column 1
1. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 1(disz) udu niga saga du3 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3-ta
2. 3(gesz2) 1(u) 6(disz) udu niga 1(disz) sila3-ta
3. 1(gesz2) 3(u) udu 1/2(disz) sila3-ta
4. 3(u) 3(disz) sila4 niga 1(disz) sila3-ta
5. 1(gesz2) 1(disz) sila4 niga 2/3(disz) sila3-ta
<<1(disz)>> after sila3
6. [x] u8 1(disz) sila3-ta
7. [x] sila4-nita2 ga-bi
8. [1(u)] masz2-gal 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3-ta
9. [6(disz)] masz2-gal 1(disz) sila3-ta
10. [2(disz)] {munus}asz2-gar3 1(disz) sila3-ta
11. [x] ud5 1(disz) sila3-ta
12. [sze]-bi 5(u) 7(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
13. [sza3]-gal# udu niga
14. [u4] 3(u)-kam
15. [a]-kal-la kuruszda i3-dab5
16. [...] 2(u) udu niga 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3-ta
17. [...] 1(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3-ta
18. [x udu 1/2(disz)] sila3#-ta
19. [...]-ta#
column 2
1. sze-bi 2(u) 6(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) gur
2. sza3-gal udu niga
3. u4 3(u)-kam
4. na-lu5 kuruszda i3-dab5
5. 1(disz) szah2-gesz-gi-nita2 gal 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
6. 1(u) szah2-nita2 sa-gi4-a 1(disz) sila3-ta
7. 3(disz) szah2-nita2 gesz 1(disz) sila3-ta
8. 2(u) 3(disz) szah2-szaganx(AMA){gan} 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3-ta
9. 1(u) 3(disz) szah2 nin 1(disz) sila3-ta
10. 2(u) 6(disz) szah2 sar 1/2(disz) sila3-ta
11. 4(disz) szah2-ze2-da sze nu-dab5
12. sze-bi 7(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
13. sza3-gal szah2-gesz-gi-kam
14. u4 3(u)-kam
15. szu-sa6-mu i3-dab5
16. 4(asz) sze gur
17. sza3-gal muszen tur-tur bu3-zu-a i3-dab5#
18. [szunigin 1(gesz2) 5(u) 1(disz) udu niga saga du3 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3-ta]
reverse
column 1
1. szunigin [3(gesz2) 1(u) 6(disz) udu niga 1(disz) sila3-ta]
2. szunigin 4(disz) sila4 1/2(disz)# [sila3-ta]
3. szunigin 3(u) 3(disz) sila4 niga 1(disz) sila3-ta
4. szunigin 1(gesz2) 1(disz) sila4 niga 2/3(disz) sila3-ta
5. szunigin 1(u) masz2-gal <1(disz)> 1/2(disz) sila3-ta
6. szunigin 6(disz) masz2-gal 1(disz) sila3-ta
7. szunigin 2(disz) {munus}asz2-gar3 1(disz) sila3-ta
8. szunigin 2(u) ud5 1(disz) sila3-ta
9. szunigin 2(u) 4(disz) szah2 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3-ta
10. szunigin 2(u) 6(disz) szah2 1(disz) sila3-ta
11. szunigin 2(u) 6(disz) szah2 1/2(disz) sila3-ta
12. szunigin 4(disz) szah2-ze2-da sze nu-dab5
13. szunigin 4(asz) sze gur
14. sza3-gal muszen tur-tur
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column 2
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1. szunigin sze-bi 1(gesz2) 3(u) 5(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
2. sza3-gal udu niga szah2 u3 muszen-na
3. sza3 tum-ma-al{ki}
4. [ki] asz-ne2-u18
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5. iti ezem-{d}nin-a-zu
6. mu us2-sa e2 puzur4-isz-{d}da-gan ba-du3

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Collections

Colgate University Libraries, Hamilton, New York, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: MVN 15, 64

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

Animals taken in charge.
history: JCS 24 (pp. 137-173), 162 64

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: ColgUL 41
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.40.05.00 (us2 year)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2017-05-01 at 11:14:25	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard	CDLI	Approved
2017-03-03 at 09:53:56	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2016-07-28 at 15:40:51	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 13:43:40	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-05-02 at 14:21:49	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2009-06-03 at 10:26:34	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:21:47	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (034087) (034087)

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Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 15, 064 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P118344.

MVN 15, 064 artifact entry (No. P118344). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118344

MVN 15, 064 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118344 (Accessed: February 25, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-25]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 15, 064 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118344},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118344},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P118344
LB  - CDLI:P118344
M1  - 2026/2/25/
TI  - MVN 15, 064 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P118344
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 15, 064 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P118344.

MVN 15, 064 artifact entry (No. P118344). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118344

MVN 15, 064 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118344 (Accessed: February 25, 2026).

@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-25]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 15, 064 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118344},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118344},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P118344
LB  - CDLI:P118344
M1  - 2026/2/25/
TI  - MVN 15, 064 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P118344
ER  -