MVN 11, CC (P116237)

Administrative tag 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 1911.10.281

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tag

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (pisan-dub-ba SM catalogue: tablet-basket tag, re accounts of the shepherds over 13 months)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

41.0 mm × 36.0 mm × 19.0 mm

object tag
obverse
1. pisan-dub-ba
 en: Basket-of-tablets:
2. nig2-ka9-ak
 en: xxx
3. sipa unu3-e-ne
 en: xxx
4. iti masz2-da3-gu7-ta
 en: xxx
5. iti diri sze-sag11-ku5-sze3
 en: xxx
reverse
1. iti 1(u) 3(disz)-kam
 en: xxx
2. sza3-ba iti diri 1(disz)-am3 i3-[gal2]
 en: xxx
3. mu {d}szu-[{d}suen lugal]
 en: xxx
4. i3-gal2
 en: xxx

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: Tag
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 41.0 high × 36.0 wide × 19.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description: rev.-- damage to center right; tablet is pierced on the left side
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Administrative (pisan-dub-ba SM catalogue: tablet-basket tag, re accounts of the shepherds over 13 months)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • primary: MVN 11, CC

    [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, 26 H 7903

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

  • history: Nelson pisan-dub-ba, no. 123

    [Nelson1976pisandubba] Nelson, Richard C. 1976. “Pisan-Dub-Ba Texts from the Sumerian Ur III Dynasty.” Phdthesis, University of Minnesota.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: SM 1911.10.281
  • Accession No.: 07903

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.01.01.00, Šū-Suen.01.12d.00 (intercalated)
  • Alternative Years:
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period: Šū-Suen.01.01.00 to Šū-Suen.01.12d.00 (intercalated)

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-08 at 14:04:21 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2015-05-06 at 08:19:14 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:45:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:40:28 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:19:37 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:20:53 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, CC Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P116237.
MVN 11, CC artifact entry (No. P116237). (2024, October 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116237 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 11, CC artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116237 (Accessed: February 8, 2026).
@misc{2024MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 8},
	title = {MVN 11, {CC} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116237},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116237},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/8/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P116237
LB  - CDLI:P116237
M1  - 2026/2/8/
TI  - MVN 11, CC artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116237
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 11, CC Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P116237.
MVN 11, CC artifact entry (No. P116237). (2024, October 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116237 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 11, CC artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116237 (Accessed: February 8, 2026).
@misc{2024MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 8},
	title = {MVN 11, {CC} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116237},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116237},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/8/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P116237
LB  - CDLI:P116237
M1  - 2026/2/8/
TI  - MVN 11, CC artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116237
ER  - 
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