MVN 11, 157 (P116170)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

SM 1911.03.088

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: list of objects made of or overlain with silver)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

37.0 mm × 34.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) {d}sza-u18-sza ku3-babbar
2. 1(disz) {gesz}al-gar igi-ba ku3 gar-ra
3. 1(disz) si ku3 gar-ra
4. 1(disz) {uruda}szen sumun
reverse
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (SM catalogue: list of objects made of or overlain with silver)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P116170

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 37.0 mm × 34.0 mm × 17.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
complete.

Provenance

Provenience uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number SM 1911.03.088
Accession Number 07058

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 024285

References

  • primary: MVN 11, 157

    [Owen1982MVN11] Owen, David I. 1982. Selected Ur III Texts from the Harvard Semitic Museum. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 11. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

  • history: MCS 1, 56

    [Fish1951MCS1] Fish, Thomas. 1951. Manchester Cuneiform Studies 1.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 13:40:24 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:19:33 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:20:51 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 11, 157 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P116170.
MVN 11, 157 artifact entry (No. P116170). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116170
MVN 11, 157 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116170 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
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	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 11, 157 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116170},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116170},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
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LB  - CDLI:P116170
M1  - 2026/10/21/
TI  - MVN 11, 157 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 11, 157 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P116170.
MVN 11, 157 artifact entry (No. P116170). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116170
MVN 11, 157 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116170 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-21]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 11, 157 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116170},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116170},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P116170
LB  - CDLI:P116170
M1  - 2026/10/21/
TI  - MVN 11, 157 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116170
ER  -
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