MVN 11, 173 (P116186)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), 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 1911.06.020

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: receipt of emmer in the place garšana)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

43.0 mm × 37.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(u) ziz2 gur lugal
2. ki ma-an-szum2-ta
3. mu lu2-dingir-ra szabra-sze3
4. e2-gal-e-si
5. szu ba-ti
reverse
1. sza3 gar-sza-na{ki}-ka
2. iti szu-esz-sza
  blank space
3. mu en-unu6!(TE-GAL-AB)-gal! {d}inanna ba-hun
  unu6!-gal = TE GAL AB

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (SM catalogue: receipt of emmer in the place garšana)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P116186

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 43.0 mm × 37.0 mm × 16.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
complete.

Provenance

Provenience Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
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 1911.06.020
Accession Number 07216

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 024300

References

  • primary: MVN 11, 173

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

  • history: CUSAS 3, 1421

    [Owen2007CUSAS3] Owen, David I., and Rudolf H. Mayr. 2007. The Garšana Archives. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 3. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2019-12-03 at 16:39:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:40:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:19:34 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:20:52 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 11, 173 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P116186.
MVN 11, 173 artifact entry (No. P116186). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116186
MVN 11, 173 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116186 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
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	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 11, 173 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116186},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116186},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P116186
LB  - CDLI:P116186
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - MVN 11, 173 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116186
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 11, 173 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P116186.
MVN 11, 173 artifact entry (No. P116186). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116186
MVN 11, 173 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116186 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 11, 173 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116186},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116186},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P116186
LB  - CDLI:P116186
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - MVN 11, 173 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116186
ER  -
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