MVN 03, 261 (P113821)

Administrative tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

FLP 0867

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 6(asz) 4(ban2) sze gur#
2. guru7 nig2-erim2-nu-dib-ta
3. sze-ba sza3-gu4 sza3-sahar-ra
4. u3 giri3-se3-ga-ba-sze3
reverse
1. sza3 ma-da zu-bu
2. i-di3-zu
3. szu ba-an-ti
4. iti a2-ki-ti
  blank space
5. mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen# lugal-e bad3-gal mu-du3
seal 1
1. i-di3-{d}suen
2. dub-sar
3. ARAD2 {d}nanna

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
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  • Artifact comments:


  • primary: MVN 3, 261

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

  • history: Widell, UCU, 66)

    [Widell2003] Widell, Magnus. 2003. The Administrative and Economic Ur III Texts from the City of Ur. Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: FLP 0867
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
  • Elevation:
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.06.07.00
  • Alternative Years:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2022-03-03 at 08:35:25 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand CDLI Approved View
2017-07-02 at 13:42:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:36:55 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
2009-06-03 at 10:14:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:19:57 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002459 (composite) (P455169) Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 03, 261 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P113821.
MVN 03, 261 artifact entry (No. P113821). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P113821
MVN 03, 261 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P113821 (Accessed: April 2, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-02]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 03, 261 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P113821},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P113821},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P113821
LB  - CDLI:P113821
M1  - 2026/4/2/
TI  - MVN 03, 261 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P113821
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 03, 261 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P113821.
MVN 03, 261 artifact entry (No. P113821). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P113821
MVN 03, 261 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P113821 (Accessed: April 2, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-02]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 03, 261 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P113821},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P113821},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P113821
LB  - CDLI:P113821
M1  - 2026/4/2/
TI  - MVN 03, 261 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P113821
ER  - 
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