MVN 11, 201 (P116214)

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 1911.10.322

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 sheep-hides)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

45.0 mm × 36.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(u) la2 1(disz) kusz udu ha-szi-ti-um
2. 6(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz) kusz udu du10-gan
3. 2(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz) kusz udu kuruszda
4. 1(u) 4(disz) kusz udu ka-gesz?
5. ki u2-u2-mu sukkal
reverse
1. a-tu
2. szu ba-ti
  1 line blank
3. iti ezem-me-ki-gal2
4. mu si-mu-ru-um lu-lu-bu-um a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz)-kam-asz ba-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (SM catalogue: receipt of sheep-hides)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P116214

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 45.0 mm × 36.0 mm × 17.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
complete. slight chipping on 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 1911.10.322
Accession Number 07944

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 024328

References

  • primary: MVN 11, 201

    [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, 51

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 13:40:27 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:19:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:20:52 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, 201 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P116214.
MVN 11, 201 artifact entry (No. P116214). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116214
MVN 11, 201 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116214 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 11, 201 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116214},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116214},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P116214
LB  - CDLI:P116214
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - MVN 11, 201 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116214
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 11, 201 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P116214.
MVN 11, 201 artifact entry (No. P116214). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116214
MVN 11, 201 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116214 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 11, 201 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116214},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116214},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P116214
LB  - CDLI:P116214
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - MVN 11, 201 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116214
ER  -
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