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

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

Text

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)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (SM catalogue: in ur, weapons are expended to various people)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P116204

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 42.0 mm × 36.0 mm × 18.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
tablet is broken in two and glued back together. some damage to all edges.

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 1911.10.214
Accession Number 07836

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 024318

References

  • 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.

Revisions and credits

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

Cite this Artifact

“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: May 3, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	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  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - MVN 11, 191 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116204
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“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: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	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  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - MVN 11, 191 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116204
ER  -
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