MVN 03, 246 (P113806)

Administrative tablet excavated in Adab (mod. Bismaya), 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 0750

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
2. ki i-la-ak-nu-id-ta
3. ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
4. szu ba-ti
5. igi e2-ama-na
reverse
1. igi sa3-si2-na simug
2. igi a-da-lal3 dam-gar3
  1 line blank
3. iti ga2-udu-ur4
4. mu en {d}nanna kar-zi-da ba-hun
seal 1
1. ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
2. dam-gar3
3. dumu ur-{d}nin-[x]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P113806

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Adab (mod. Bismaya)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number FLP 0750
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 018189

References

  • primary: MVN 3, 246

    [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
2022-10-01 at 09:50:36 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:36:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:17:05 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:19:56 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 03, 246 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P113806.
MVN 03, 246 artifact entry (No. P113806). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P113806 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 03, 246 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P113806 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).
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	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {MVN 03, 246 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P113806},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 03, 246 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.earth/P113806.
MVN 03, 246 artifact entry (No. P113806). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P113806 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 03, 246 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P113806 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).
@misc{2022MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-15]},
	year = {2022},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {MVN 03, 246 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P113806},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P113806},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2022/10/1/
PY  - 2022
ID  - P113806
LB  - CDLI:P113806
M1  - 2026/5/15/
TI  - MVN 03, 246 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P113806
ER  - 
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