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

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

Text

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

Text content

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

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šū-Suen.01.01.00 to Šū-Suen.01.12d.00 (intercalated)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P116237

Physical information

Artifact type Tag
Dimensions 41.0 mm × 36.0 mm × 19.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
rev.-- damage to center right; tablet is pierced on the left side

Provenance

Provenience Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number SM 1911.10.281
Accession Number 07903

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 024351

References

  • 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.

Revisions and credits

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

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: April 22, 2026).
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	month = {oct 8},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116237},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116237},
}


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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: April 22, 2026).
@misc{2024MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-22]},
	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  - 2026/4/22/
TI  - MVN 11, CC artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116237
ER  -
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