MVN 09, 196 (P115836)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, New York, USA

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Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, New York, USA

Museum Number

Cherkasky 02

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

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] x niga saga
2. [x udu] a-lum niga saga
3. [x] udu niga saga us2
4. 2(disz) gukkal niga saga us2
5. [x] udu a-lum niga saga us2
6. [x] u8 gukkal niga saga us2
7. [x] u8 a-lum niga saga us2
8. [x] masz2-gal niga saga us2
9. 1(u) 1(disz) udu niga 3(disz)-kam us2
10. 2(disz) udu a-lum niga 3(disz)-kam us2
11. 6(disz) masz2-gal niga 3(disz)-kam us2
12. 2(disz) {munus}asz2-gar3 niga 3(disz)-kam us2
13. 1(u) 7(disz) udu niga 4(disz)-kam us2
column 2
1. 1(u) udu a-lum niga 4(disz)-kam us2
2. 8(disz) masz2-gal niga 4(disz)-kam us2
3. 4(disz) {munus}asz2-gar3 niga 4(disz)-kam us2
4. 2(gesz2) 3(u) 8(disz) udu niga
5. 3(disz) udu a-lum niga
6. 1(u) 7(disz) masz2-gal niga
7. 3(gesz2) 1(u) 3(disz) udu niga gu4-e-us2-sa
8. 1(gesz2) 2(disz) masz2-gal niga gu4-e-us2-sa
9. 1(u) 9(disz) sila4 niga
10. 3(u) kir11 niga
11. 5(u) 8(disz) {munus}asz2-gar3 niga
12. 6(gesz2) 1(u) 3(disz) udu u2
13. 2(disz) masz2-gal u2
14. 3(disz) udu gesz-du3 u2
15. 1(disz) masz2-gal gesz-du3 u2
16. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz) u8 u2
17. 1(gesz2) 1(disz) ud5 u2
18. 3(u) 7(disz) sila4 gaba
19. 2(u) 1(disz) kir11 gaba
reverse
column 1
1. 3(u) 8(disz) masz2 gaba
2. 2(u) 1(disz) {munus}asz2-gar3 gaba
3. szunigin 3(disz) udu niga saga
4. szunigin 7(disz) udu niga saga us2
5. szunigin 3(disz) u8 niga saga us2
6. szunigin 3(disz) masz2-gal niga saga us2
7. szunigin 2(gesz2) 3(disz) udu niga 3(disz)-kam us2
8. szunigin 6(disz) masz2-gal niga 3(disz)-kam us2
9. szunigin 3(disz) {munus}asz2-gar3 niga 3(disz)-kam us2
10. szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(u) 7(disz) udu niga 4(disz)-kam us2
11. szunigin 8(disz) masz2-gal niga 4(disz)-kam us2
12. szunigin 4(disz) {munus}asz2-gar3 niga 4(disz)-kam us2
13. szunigin 2(gesz2) 4(u) 1(disz) udu niga
14. szunigin 1(u) 7(disz) masz2-gal niga
15. szunigin 3(gesz2) 1(u) 3(disz) udu niga gu4-e-us2-sa
16. szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(disz) masz2-gal niga gu4-e-us2-sa
17. szunigin 1(u) 9(disz) sila4 niga
18. szunigin 3(u) kir11 niga
19. szunigin 5(u) 9(disz) {munus}asz2-gar3 niga
20. szunigin 6(gesz2) 1(u) 6(disz) udu u2
column 2
1. [szunigin 4(disz)! masz2 u2]
2. [szunigin 1(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz) u8 u2]
3. [szunigin 1(gesz2) 1(disz)] ud5 u2
4. [szunigin] 3(u) 7(disz)! sila4 gaba
5. [szunigin] 2(u) 1(disz)! kir11 gaba
6. szunigin 3(u) 8(disz) masz2 gaba
7. szunigin 2(u) 1(disz) {munus}asz2-gar3 gaba
8. szunigin2 2(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 1(u) 1(disz) udu masz2 hi-a
9. szu-szum2-ma
10. sza3 uri5{ki}-ma
11. ki a-ba-{d}en-lil2-gin7
12. iti diri ezem-{d}me-ki-gal2 ba-zal
13. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 [na]-ru2-a-mah [{d}]en-lil2 [{d}nin]-lil2-ra [mu]-ne-du3

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Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, New York, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: MVN 9, 196

[Snell1979MVN9] Snell, Daniel C. 1979. The E. A. Hoffman Collection and Other American Collections. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 9. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: Cherkasky 02
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.06.12d.00 (intercalated)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2017-03-03 at 09:53:58	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2016-03-04 at 17:00:53	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2015-02-06 at 08:46:43	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 13:39:49	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-05-02 at 14:19:09	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:20:44	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI	CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (022559) (022559)

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 09, 196 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P115836.

MVN 09, 196 artifact entry (No. P115836). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P115836

MVN 09, 196 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P115836 (Accessed: November 26, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-26]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 09, 196 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P115836},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P115836},
}

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LB  - CDLI:P115836
M1  - 2025/11/26/
TI  - MVN 09, 196 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 09, 196 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P115836.

MVN 09, 196 artifact entry (No. P115836). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P115836

MVN 09, 196 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P115836 (Accessed: November 26, 2025).

@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-26]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 09, 196 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P115836},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P115836},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P115836
LB  - CDLI:P115836
M1  - 2025/11/26/
TI  - MVN 09, 196 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P115836
ER  -

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