MVN 11, 191 (P116204)

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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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

SM 1911.10.214

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: in ur, weapons are expended to various people)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

42.0 mm × 36.0 mm × 18.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) ha-zi-in eme# [2(disz)] zabar ku3-babbar gar-ra#
2. lu2-bala-sa6-ga unu3 ab2-da-ak-si
3. 1(disz) ha-zi-in eme 2(disz) zabar ku3-babbar gar-ra
4. lu2#-bi-mu unu3#
reverse
1. unu3# {d}nanna#
2. in-be6-e-esz2#
3. ki di-ku5-mi-szar-ta#
4. ba-zi#
5. sza3 uri5{ki}-ma#
6. iti# masz-da3-ku3-gu7#
7. mu# us2-sa {gesz}gu#-[za] {d}en-lil2-la2 ba-dim2#
left
1. 2(disz)

Consult previous versions and their differences
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): 42.0 high × 36.0 wide × 18.0 thick
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  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description: tablet is broken in two and glued back together. some damage to all edges.
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (SM catalogue: in ur, weapons are expended to various people)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • primary: MVN 11, 191

    [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, 37

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: SM 1911.10.214
  • Accession No.: 07836

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.04.01.00 (us2 year)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2014-11-29 at 08:43:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:40:27 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:19:35 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

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Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 11, 191 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P116204.
MVN 11, 191 artifact entry (No. P116204). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116204
MVN 11, 191 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116204 (Accessed: February 10, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-10]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 11, 191 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116204},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116204},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P116204
LB  - CDLI:P116204
M1  - 2026/2/10/
TI  - MVN 11, 191 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116204
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 11, 191 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P116204.
MVN 11, 191 artifact entry (No. P116204). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116204
MVN 11, 191 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116204 (Accessed: February 10, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-10]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 11, 191 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116204},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116204},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P116204
LB  - CDLI:P116204
M1  - 2026/2/10/
TI  - MVN 11, 191 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116204
ER  - 
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