MVN 10, 145 (P115915)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Bibliothèque de Versailles, Versailles, France

Museum Number

BV 10

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
column 1
1. 7(gesz2) 4(u)# 3(disz) gu4
2. 1(szar2)# 7(gesz2)# 4(u) 3(disz) udu masz2 hi-a
  blank space
3. sza3-bi-ta
4. 1(u) 5(disz)# x x x udu niga gu4-e
5. mu#?-kux(DU)?
6. ki#? x x [x]-sze3
7. 5(gesz2)#? 4(u)# 6(disz)# udu#
8. giri3# x [x] x x
9. [...] x [x]
10. [...] x [...]
11. giri3#? [...] x
12. [n] 3(gesz2)# [n] 4(disz)# udu#
13. [...]
14. [...] 2(gesz'u)# x [n] 4(disz) sila4
column 2
1. 1(disz) udu niga {gesz}gu-za {d}szul-gi
2. 4(u) 4(disz)# udu# 1(u) 7(disz)#? masz2-gal
3. kas4#-me
  blank space
4. zi-ga lugal#
reverse
column 1
1. 9(gesz2) 5(u) la2 1(disz@t) udu bar-gal2
2. 1(u) 7(disz) udu 1(disz) masz2-gal
3. giri3 la-gi-ip x
4. 8(gesz2) 1(u) 1(disz)? udu
5. 1(gesz2) 7(disz) sila4 5(gesz2) 1(u) 4(disz) masz2-gal
6. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) masz2 gi?
7. giri3# a#-al#-la-mu
8. ($ blank space $) 1(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 3(disz)
9. gub-ba-am3
10. 1(u) 5(disz) sila4 5(disz) masz2
11. szabra {d}nin-gal
12. 3(u) [(n)] udu 2(u) 4(disz) masz2-gal
13. szabra {d}nanna
  2 lines erased
  blank space
column 2
  blank space
  1 line erased
1. iti# ezem-an-na
left
1. u4# 2(u) 7(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/P115915

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) Bibliothèque de Versailles, Versailles, France
Museum Number BV 10
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 023243

References

  • primary: MVN 10, 145

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2015-05-05 at 09:56:23 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:40:00 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:19:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:20:46 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, 145 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P115915.
MVN 10, 145 artifact entry (No. P115915). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P115915
MVN 10, 145 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P115915 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 10, 145 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P115915},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P115915},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P115915
LB  - CDLI:P115915
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - MVN 10, 145 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P115915
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 10, 145 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P115915.
MVN 10, 145 artifact entry (No. P115915). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P115915
MVN 10, 145 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P115915 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 10, 145 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P115915},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P115915},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P115915
LB  - CDLI:P115915
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - MVN 10, 145 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P115915
ER  -
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