MVN 03, 189 (P113749)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), 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 0256

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. 3(disz) {kusz}suhub2 tug2-du8-[a e2]-ba-an
2. a-tu5-a sza3 e2-gal-sze3
3. kur-giri3-ni-sze3
4. szu ba-ti
reverse
1. ki e2-a-dingir-ta
2. ba-zi
3. iti sze-sag11-ku5
4. mu us2-sa e2 puzur4-isz-{d}da-[gan] mu us2-[sa-bi]

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/P113749

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number FLP 0256
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 018132

References

  • primary: MVN 3, 189

    [Owen1975MVN3] Owen, David I. 1975. The John Frederick Lewis Collection. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 3. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2016-07-28 at 15:19:47 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:36:44 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:16:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:19:55 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 03, 189 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P113749.
MVN 03, 189 artifact entry (No. P113749). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P113749
MVN 03, 189 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P113749 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).
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	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 03, 189 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P113749},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P113749},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P113749
LB  - CDLI:P113749
M1  - 2026/10/13/
TI  - MVN 03, 189 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P113749
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 03, 189 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P113749.
MVN 03, 189 artifact entry (No. P113749). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P113749
MVN 03, 189 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P113749 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-13]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 03, 189 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P113749},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P113749},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P113749
LB  - CDLI:P113749
M1  - 2026/10/13/
TI  - MVN 03, 189 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P113749
ER  -
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