MVN 10, 114 (P115887)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Musees de l'Etat: Musee d'Histoire et d'Art: Cabinet des Medailles, Luxembourg

Museum Collection(s)

Musees de l'Etat: Musee d'Histoire et d'Art: Cabinet des Medailles, Luxembourg

Museum Number

MEL 1924-3

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) udu niga 1(disz) {munus}asz2-gar3 niga
2. 1(disz) sila4 ad-da-tur
3. 2(disz) udu niga 2(disz) sila4
4. {d}en-lil2-la2-i3-sa6
5. 1(disz) sila4 ensi2 nibru{ki}
6. 1(disz) sila4 a2-bi2-la-tum
7. 2(disz) sila4 szar-ru-um-i3-li2
8. 1(disz) gu4 niga 1(u) la2 1(disz) udu 1(disz) sila4
9. be6-bu-ru gala-mah
10. 4(disz) masz2-gal niga a-dara4 x x
11. s,e-lu-usz-{d}da-gan
12. 2(disz) sila4 szesz-da-da sanga
reverse
1. 1(disz) sila4 za-la-a
2. 1(disz) sila4 ensi2 gir2-su{ki}
3. 3(disz) gukkal 1(disz) masz2
4. giri3-ni-i3-sa6
5. 1(disz) masz2-gal sila-a pa3-da
6. giri3 ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
7. 1(disz) sila4 {d}nanna-i3-sa6
8. 1(disz) masz2 szesz-zi!-mu
  1 line blank
9. mu-kux(DU) iti ezem-mah
10. mu {d}szul-gi lugal-e
11. ur-bi2-lum{ki} lu-lu-bu{ki} si-mu-ru-um{ki} u3 kar2-har{ki} asz-sze3 sag-bi szu-bur2-a bi2-ra-a
left
1. u4 1(u) 1(disz)-kam

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/P115887

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Musees de l'Etat: Musee d'Histoire et d'Art: Cabinet des Medailles, Luxembourg
Museum Number MEL 1924-3
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 023215

References

  • primary: MVN 10, 114

    [Gregoire1981MVN10] Grégoire, Jean-Pierre. 1981. Inscriptions et Archives Administratives Cunéiformes (1e Partie). Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 10. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

  • history: OrSP 18 (pp. 1-101), pl. 03 07

    [Schneider1925OrSP18] Schneider, Nikolaus. 1925. “Das Drehem- Und Djoha-Archiv. (Forts.). 1) Der Götterkult. I Teil.” Orientalia SP 18: 1–101, I–XVII.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-21 at 09:02:04 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-21 at 09:00:40 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:39:51 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:19:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:20:45 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 10, 114 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 21, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P115887.
MVN 10, 114 artifact entry (No. P115887). (2024, July 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P115887 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 10, 114 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P115887 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-21]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 21},
	title = {MVN 10, 114 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P115887},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P115887},
}


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PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/10/21/
TI  - MVN 10, 114 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 10, 114 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 21, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P115887.
MVN 10, 114 artifact entry (No. P115887). (2024, July 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P115887 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 10, 114 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P115887 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
@misc{2024MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-21]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 21},
	title = {MVN 10, 114 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P115887},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P115887},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/21/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P115887
LB  - CDLI:P115887
M1  - 2026/10/21/
TI  - MVN 10, 114 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P115887
ER  -
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