MVN 08, 056 (P115447)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in College de France, Paris, France

Museum Collection(s)

College de France, Paris, France

Museum Number

CFC 070

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

35.0 mm × 31.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) gukkal gesz-du3 babbar
2. 3(disz) u8 gukkal babbar
3. u4 1(u) 1(disz)-kam
4. ki ab-ba-sa6-ga-ta
5. u2-ta2-mi-szar-am
reverse
1. i3-dab5
  blank space
2. iti masz-da3-gu7
3. mu sza-asz-ru{ki} ba-hul
left
1. 4(disz)

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/P115447

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 35.0 mm × 31.0 mm × 16.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) College de France, Paris, France
Museum Number CFC 070
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 022171

References

  • primary: MVN 8, 56

    [Calvot1979MVN8] Calvot, Danielle, Fawzi Rashid, Sergio A. Picchioni, and Giovanni Pettinato. 1979. Textes Économiques de Ṣelluš-Dagan Du Musée Du Louvre et Du Collège de France; Testi Economici Dell’Iraq Museum, Baghdad. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 8. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

  • collation: RA 75, p.75-88, p. 78

    [Lafont1981MVN8] Lafont, Bertrand. 1981. “Bibliographie: A Propos de La Publication d’un Ouvrage Récent (MVN 8).” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 75: 75–88.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 13:39:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:18:44 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:16:48 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:20:36 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 08, 056 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P115447.
MVN 08, 056 artifact entry (No. P115447). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P115447
MVN 08, 056 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P115447 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-06]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 08, 056 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P115447},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P115447},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P115447
LB  - CDLI:P115447
M1  - 2026/11/6/
TI  - MVN 08, 056 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P115447
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 08, 056 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P115447.
MVN 08, 056 artifact entry (No. P115447). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P115447
MVN 08, 056 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P115447 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-06]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 08, 056 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P115447},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P115447},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P115447
LB  - CDLI:P115447
M1  - 2026/11/6/
TI  - MVN 08, 056 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P115447
ER  -
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