MVN 13, 097 (P116869)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

FLP 0827

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) udu niga 3(disz)-kam us2
2. 1(disz) gukkal niga 3(disz)-kam us2
  (erased us2)
3. 2(disz) masz2-gal niga 4(disz)-kam us2
4. 1(disz) udu niga
5. {d}en-lil2
6. 1(disz) udu niga {d}gu-za {d}en-lil2-la2
7. 1(disz) udu niga hur-sag-ga-[lam]-ma
8. sza3 e2 {d}en-lil2-la2
9. 1(disz) gukkal niga 3(disz)-kam us2
10. 1(disz) gukkal niga 4(disz)-kam us2
11. 1(disz) masz2-gal 4(disz)-kam us2
12. 1(disz) udu niga
13. {d}nin-lil2
14. 1(disz) udu niga 4(disz)-kam us2
15. 1(disz) udu niga
16. {d}nanna
17. sza3 e2 {d}nin-lil2-la2
18. lugal kux(KWU636)-ra
reverse
1. 1(disz) udu niga [...]
2. 1(disz) masz2 niga
3. {d}[...] sizkur2 sza3 e2-gal
4. kas3-pu-[sza] sagi maszkim
  blank space
5. 2(disz) udu niga {d}inanna unu{ki}-sze3
6. a-hu-ni sagi maszkim
7. a2-ge6-ba-a
8. u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam
9. ki {d}szul-gi-i3-li2-ta ba-zi
10. iti ses-da-gu7
11. mu {d}szu-{d}suen
12. lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4
13. e2 {d}szara2 umma{ki}-ka mu-du3
left
1. 1(u) 5(disz) udu
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szu-[{d}suen]
2. lugal kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal [an-ub-da limmu2-ba]
coumn 2
1. [{d}nanna-ma-ba]
2. dub-[sar]
3. dumu u2-[na-ap-sze-en]
4. ARAD2-zu

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
BPOA 06, 0790 (P210561) S000560 Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Ibbi-Suen.01.09.06
CDLI Seals 000560 (composite) (P430654) S000560 Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P116869

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number FLP 0827
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 027514

References

  • primary: MVN 13, 97

    [Sigrist1984MVN13] Sigrist, Marcel, David I. Owen, and Gordon D. Young. 1984. The John Frederick Lewis Collection, Part. II. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 13. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2022-08-09 at 14:44:14 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:41:22 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:20:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:22:46 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:21:10 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 13, 097 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P116869.
MVN 13, 097 artifact entry (No. P116869). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116869
MVN 13, 097 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116869 (Accessed: May 12, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-12]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 13, 097 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116869},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116869},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P116869
LB  - CDLI:P116869
M1  - 2026/5/12/
TI  - MVN 13, 097 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116869
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 13, 097 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P116869.
MVN 13, 097 artifact entry (No. P116869). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116869
MVN 13, 097 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116869 (Accessed: May 12, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-12]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 13, 097 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116869},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116869},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P116869
LB  - CDLI:P116869
M1  - 2026/5/12/
TI  - MVN 13, 097 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116869
ER  -
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