MVN 10, 115 (P115888)

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 1924-4

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. 1(disz) sila4 {d}en-lil2
2. 1(disz) sila4 {d}nin-lil2
3. mu-kux(DU) szesz-da-da sanga
4. 1(disz) udu niga 1(disz) sila4 niga {d}en-lil2
5. 1(disz) udu niga {d}nin-lil2
6. 1(disz) udu niga {d}nusku
7. 1(disz) udu niga {d}nin-urta
8. 1(disz) udu niga {d}nin-ti2-ug5-ga
9. mu-kux(DU) kasz-de2-a ensi2 nibru{ki}
10. 1(disz) sila4 {d}nanna
11. 1(disz) sila4 {d}utu
reverse
1. mu-kux(DU) zabar-dab5
2. 1(disz) sila4 niga {d}nin-ti2-ug5-ga
3. mu-kux(DU) lu2-mah {d}szara2
4. zabar-dab5 maszkim
5. 1(disz) amar masz-da3 e2-uz-ga
6. mu-kux(DU) sza3-ta-sa6-ga
7. a-a-kal-la maszkim
8. 1(disz) gu4 1(disz) ab2 szu-gid2 e2-muhaldim-sze3
9. u4 5(disz)-kam
10. ki na-sa6-ta ba-zi
11. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
12. mu ha-ar-szi{ki} hu-ur5-ti{ki} ki-masz{ki} u3 ma-da-bi u4 asz-a ba-hul

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/P115888

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 1924-4
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 023216

References

  • primary: MVN 10, 115

    [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. 05 16

    [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 13:39:56 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, 115 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 21, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P115888.
MVN 10, 115 artifact entry (No. P115888). (2024, July 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P115888 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 10, 115 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P115888 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 21},
	title = {MVN 10, 115 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P115888},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P115888},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/21/
PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P115888
M1  - 2026/10/13/
TI  - MVN 10, 115 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P115888
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 10, 115 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 21, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P115888.
MVN 10, 115 artifact entry (No. P115888). (2024, July 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P115888 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 10, 115 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P115888 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).
@misc{2024MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 21},
	title = {MVN 10, 115 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P115888},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P115888},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/21/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P115888
LB  - CDLI:P115888
M1  - 2026/10/13/
TI  - MVN 10, 115 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P115888
ER  -
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