MVN 11, 213 (P116226)

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 1911.10.494

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: list of sheep/goats which came in and went out)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

43.0 mm × 36.0 mm × 18.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 4(u) 7(disz) udu 3(disz) sila4
2. 1(u) 4(disz) masz2-gal 1(disz) masz2
3. 2(disz) ud5
4. u4 2(u) 7(disz)-kam
5. 2(u) 3(disz) udu 1(disz) sila4
6. 2(disz) masz2-gal
7. u4 2(u) 8(disz)-kam#
8. ki in-ta-e3-[a-ta]
reverse
1. 1(disz) masz2 szu-{d}en-lil2-la2 x
2. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 4(disz)
3. sza3-bi-ta
4. 3(disz) sila4 2(disz) masz2 kiszib3 i-din-{d}suen lu2 pu-us2-sa{ki}
5. 1(disz) masz2 a-tu sagi
6. 5(u) 8(disz)# udu a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
7. 1(u) 5(disz) udu a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
8. ur-mes i3-dab5
9. 1(u) 5(disz) udu ur-tur i3-dab5
10. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 4(disz)
left
1. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
2. [mu] ma2# {d}en-ki ba-dim2

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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): 43.0 high × 36.0 wide × 18.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description: complete. small chip in obv. lower right corner.
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Administrative (SM catalogue: list of sheep/goats which came in and went out)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: MVN 11, 213

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: SM 1911.10.494
  • Accession No.: 08116, 08154 ?

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.02.07.27, Šū-Suen.02.07.28
  • Alternative Years:
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period: Šū-Suen.02.07.27 to Šū-Suen.02.07.28

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 13:40:28 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:19:36 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:20:53 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, 213 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P116226.
MVN 11, 213 artifact entry (No. P116226). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116226
MVN 11, 213 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116226 (Accessed: November 29, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-29]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 11, 213 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116226},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116226},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P116226
LB  - CDLI:P116226
M1  - 2025/11/29/
TI  - MVN 11, 213 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116226
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 11, 213 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P116226.
MVN 11, 213 artifact entry (No. P116226). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116226
MVN 11, 213 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116226 (Accessed: November 29, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-29]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 11, 213 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116226},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116226},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P116226
LB  - CDLI:P116226
M1  - 2025/11/29/
TI  - MVN 11, 213 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116226
ER  -
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