MVN 03, 309 (P113869)

Administrative tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), 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 1079

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (very clumsy, almost like a fake)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
2. sig4 gu-ru-sal-la{ki}-ta im-la2
3. ugula lugal-pa-e3
4. iti kin-{d}inanna
5. u4 2(u) 3(disz) zal-la
reverse
1. mu en {d}inanna ba-hun
seal 1
1. puzur4-a-lu#?
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ku-za-a
4. lu2 lunga#

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (very clumsy, almost like a fake)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005756 (composite) (P458466) S005756 Nippur (mod. Nuffar) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P113869

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number FLP 1079
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 018252

References

  • primary: MVN 3, 309

    [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 15:19:50 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-07-19 at 17:59:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:36:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:17:07 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:19:58 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, 309 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P113869.
MVN 03, 309 artifact entry (No. P113869). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P113869
MVN 03, 309 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P113869 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 03, 309 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P113869},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P113869},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P113869
LB  - CDLI:P113869
M1  - 2026/10/15/
TI  - MVN 03, 309 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P113869
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 03, 309 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P113869.
MVN 03, 309 artifact entry (No. P113869). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P113869
MVN 03, 309 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P113869 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 03, 309 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P113869},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P113869},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P113869
LB  - CDLI:P113869
M1  - 2026/10/15/
TI  - MVN 03, 309 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P113869
ER  -
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