MVN 11, 215 (P116228)

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 1918.01.004

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 oxen and sheep from within the delivery; the various requisitioners are listed)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

45.0 mm × 37.0 mm × 18.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) udu a-lum mu gu4-sze3
2. 1(disz) udu a-lum 2(disz) gukkal
3. 3(disz) masz2-gal
4. mu udu-sze3 za3 1(u) a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
5. 1(disz) udu niga
6. za3 5(disz) a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
7. en {d}inanna
8. lugal-ku3-zu maszkim
9. 1(disz) gu4 niga 1(u) la2 1(disz) masz2-gal
10. 1(disz) sila4
reverse
1. bi2-zu-a
2. dingir-dan sukkal maszkim
3. 1(disz) sila4 {d}inanna
4. {d}en-lil2-zi-sza3-gal2 maszkim
5. sza3 mu-kux(DU)-ra-ta
6. u4 1(u) 4(disz)-kam
7. ki ab-ba-sa6-ga-ta ba-zi
8. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
9. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun
left
1. 1(disz) gu4 2(u) la2 1(disz) udu

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 45.0 high × 37.0 wide × 18.0 thick
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  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description: complete. some slight salting.
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Administrative (SM catalogue: expenditure of oxen and sheep from within the delivery; the various requisitioners are listed)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: MVN 11, 215

    [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 1918.01.004
  • Accession No.: 08282

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.08.07.14
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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, 215 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P116228.
MVN 11, 215 artifact entry (No. P116228). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116228
MVN 11, 215 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116228 (Accessed: November 15, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-15]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 11, 215 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116228},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116228},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P116228
LB  - CDLI:P116228
M1  - 2025/11/15/
TI  - MVN 11, 215 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116228
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 11, 215 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P116228.
MVN 11, 215 artifact entry (No. P116228). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116228
MVN 11, 215 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116228 (Accessed: November 15, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-15]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 11, 215 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116228},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116228},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P116228
LB  - CDLI:P116228
M1  - 2025/11/15/
TI  - MVN 11, 215 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116228
ER  -
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