MVN 15, 377 (P118642)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

WCMA 93.1.109d

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

64.0 mm × 43.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) sze gur kiszib3 ka-tar-ni ma2-lah5#
 en: 10 gur barley, under seal of Katarni the boatman;
2. 1(asz) gur kiszib3 ur-{gesz}gigir dumu a-ri2-bi
 en: 1 gur, under seal of Ur-gigir, son of Aribi;
3. 1(asz) 1(barig) x gur? zi3
 en: 1 gur n sila3 flour,
4. kiszib3 ur-[{d}]lugal-banda3
 en: under seal of Ur-lugalbanda
5. 3(u)# 3(asz)# 3(barig) 5(ban2) gur
 en: 33 gur 3 barig 5 ban2,
6. 2(ban2) ziz2
 en: 2 ban2 emmer,
7. lugal-ezem szabra
 en: from Lugalezem, the chief household manager;
8. 2(u) 5(asz) 2(barig)? 5(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 gur
 en: 25 gur 2 barig 5 ban2 3 sila3
9. la-ni-mu
 en: (from) Lanimu;
reverse
  blank space
1. szunigin 1(u) 1(u) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur
 en: total 14 gur, 4 barig 2 ban2 5 sila barley;
2. szunigin 1(barig) 2(ban2) ziz2
 en: total 1 barig 2 ban2 emmer;
3. szunigin 1(barig) zi3
 en: total 1 barig flour.
4. kiszib3-bi gu2-ru-dam
 en: The sealed documents will be returned(?);
5. kiszib3 i3-kal-la dumu he2#-dam
 en: under seal of Ikalla, son of Hedam.
  blank space
  some erasures, potentially of month/year

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 64.0 high × 43.0 wide
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  • primary: MVN 15, 377

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

    Summary barley account.

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  • Museum No.: WCMA 93.1.109d
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:54:01 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-10-25 at 10:14:56 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-10-09 at 14:54:15 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:44:09 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:22:06 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:27:11 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:21:56 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 15, 377 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P118642.
MVN 15, 377 artifact entry (No. P118642). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118642
MVN 15, 377 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118642 (Accessed: September 19, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-19]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 15, 377 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118642},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118642},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P118642
LB  - CDLI:P118642
M1  - 2025/9/19/
TI  - MVN 15, 377 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P118642
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 15, 377 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P118642.
MVN 15, 377 artifact entry (No. P118642). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118642
MVN 15, 377 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118642 (Accessed: September 19, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-19]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 15, 377 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118642},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118642},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P118642
LB  - CDLI:P118642
M1  - 2025/9/19/
TI  - MVN 15, 377 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P118642
ER  -
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