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MVN 02, 169 (P113468)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland

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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland

Museum Number

MAH 19466

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. 2(u) 8(disz) gu4 niga
2. 3(gesz2) 4(u) la2 1(disz) gu4
3. 7(disz) udu niga
4. 2(disz) masz2 niga
5. 6(gesz2) 4(u) 4(disz) udu
6. 4(gesz2) 7(disz) gu4
7. 6(gesz2) 5(u) 3(disz) udu
8. sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam sza3-bi-ta
9. 2(u) gu4 niga
10. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 6(disz) gu4
erased line
11. zi-ga-am3
reverse
1. 8(disz) gu4 niga
2. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 3(disz) gu4
3. 7(disz) udu niga
4. 2(disz) masz2 niga
5. 6(gesz2) 4(u) 4(disz) udu
6. si-i3-tum
blank space
7. nig2-ka9-ak
8. ur-sa6-ga
9. a-ru-a sze-sag11-ku5 u4 3(u) zal-la ba-a-kesz2
10. mu si-mu-ru-um{ki} u3 lu-lu-bu{ki} a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz)-kam-asz ba-hul

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

Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: MVN 2, 169

[Sauren1974MVN2] Sauren, Herbert. 1974. Wirtschaftsurkunden Des Musée d’Art et d’Histoire in Genf. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 2. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: MAH 19466
Accession No.:

Provenience

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

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.44.12.30
Alternative Years: SH25 SH32 IS03
Date Comments:
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2015-03-13 at 12:44:31	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 13:36:16	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-05-02 at 14:16:40	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2009-06-03 at 10:12:56	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:19:50	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI	CDLI	approved

External Resources

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

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (017842) (017842)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 02, 169 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P113468.

MVN 02, 169 artifact entry (No. P113468). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P113468

MVN 02, 169 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P113468 (Accessed: December 29, 2025).

@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-29]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 02, 169 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P113468},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P113468},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P113468
LB  - CDLI:P113468
M1  - 2025/12/29/
TI  - MVN 02, 169 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P113468
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 02, 169 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P113468.

MVN 02, 169 artifact entry (No. P113468). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P113468

MVN 02, 169 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P113468 (Accessed: December 29, 2025).

@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-29]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 02, 169 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P113468},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P113468},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P113468
LB  - CDLI:P113468
M1  - 2025/12/29/
TI  - MVN 02, 169 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P113468
ER  -