MVN 11, 183 (P116196)

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

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

Museum Number

SM 1911.10.121

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: expenditure of silver rings in Drehem)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

69.0 mm × 47.0 mm × 20.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) har ku3-babbar 1(u) la2 1(disz) gin2-ta
2. a-na-a lukur na-we-er-dingir a-zu
3. e-er-be-li2 maszkim
4. 1(disz) har ku3-babbar 8(disz) gin2-ta
5. a-tu-ma-ma
6. 1(disz) ur-{d}nansze szesz-a-ni
7. ma2-lah5-me
8. ri-is,-dingir ra2-gaba nin maszkim
9. u4 ki {d}ansze?-x-[x] ba-x [(x)]
reverse
1. u3 na-we-er-[dingir a-zu]
2. ba-a-ak-a
3. in-be6-e-esz2
4. ki lu2-dingir-ra-ta
5. ba-zi
6. sza3 puzur4-isz-{d}da-gan
7. iti ki-siki-{d}nin-a-zu
8. mu en {d}nanna {d}amar-{d}suen-ra-ki-ag2-an-na ba-hun

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Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 69.0 high × 47.0 wide × 20.0 thick
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  • Condition Description: obv.-- bottom corner missing. rev.-- top right corner missing. cracked.
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  • primary: MVN 11, 183

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

  • history: SMS 2/3, 8

    [Michalowski1978SMS2/3] Michalowski, Piotr. 1978. The Neo-Sumerian Silver Ring Texts. Syro-Mesopotamian Studies 2/3.

  • history: Fs Astour (pp. 367-398), 393

    [Owen1997FsAstour] Owen, David I. 1997. “Ur III Geographical and Prosopographical Notes.” In Crossing Boundaries and Linking Horizons: Studies in Honor of Michael C. Astour on His 80th Birthday, edited by Gordon D. Young, Mark W. Chavalas, and Richard Averbeck, 367–98. Bethesda.

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  • Museum No.: SM 1911.10.121
  • Accession No.: 07743

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.09.04.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-27 at 09:00:27 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-10-08 at 18:29:12 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2016-07-28 at 15:40:44 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:40:26 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:19:35 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:20:52 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 11, 183 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P116196.
MVN 11, 183 artifact entry (No. P116196). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116196 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 11, 183 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116196 (Accessed: August 12, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 27},
	title = {MVN 11, 183 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116196},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116196},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P116196
LB  - CDLI:P116196
M1  - 2025/8/12/
TI  - MVN 11, 183 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116196
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 11, 183 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P116196.
MVN 11, 183 artifact entry (No. P116196). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116196 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 11, 183 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116196 (Accessed: August 12, 2025).
@misc{2024MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 27},
	title = {MVN 11, 183 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116196},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116196},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P116196
LB  - CDLI:P116196
M1  - 2025/8/12/
TI  - MVN 11, 183 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116196
ER  -
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