MVN 10, 245 (P116012)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Béghin, Versailles, France

Museum Number

CB 16

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Bulla

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

object bulla
surface a
1. zi-ga iti ezem-{d}nin-a-zu u4 2(u) 7(disz) ba-zal
2. mu sza-asz-ru{ki} ba-hul
  blank space
  seal impression
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}amar-[{d}suen]
2. nita kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. lugal-[iti-da?]
2. dub-[sar]
3. dumu ur-[{d}dumu-zi-da?]
4. ARAD2-[zu]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 000555 (composite) (P430649) S000555 Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P116012

Physical information

Artifact type Bulla
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Béghin, Versailles, France
Museum Number CB 16
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 023340

References

  • primary: MVN 10, 245

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

  • history: RA 73, p.23-35, p. 31 33

    [Durand1979textes] Durand, Jean-Marie. 1979. “Textes de Collections Diverses.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 73: 23–35.

  • history: OrAnt 18, p.227-239, p. 239 21

    [Grégoire1979documents] Grégoire, Jean-Pierre. 1979. “Quelques Nouveaux Documents Économiques Cunéiformes Provenant de l’ancienne Collection Allotte de La Fuÿe.” Oriens Antiquus 18: 227–39.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-08-23 at 08:56:40 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-07-22 at 13:13:47 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:40:05 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:19:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:20:48 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, 245 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P116012.
MVN 10, 245 artifact entry (No. P116012). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116012
MVN 10, 245 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116012 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 10, 245 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116012},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116012},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P116012
LB  - CDLI:P116012
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - MVN 10, 245 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116012
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 10, 245 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P116012.
MVN 10, 245 artifact entry (No. P116012). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116012
MVN 10, 245 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116012 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 10, 245 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116012},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116012},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P116012
LB  - CDLI:P116012
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - MVN 10, 245 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116012
ER  -
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