MVN 13, 391 (P117163)

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 2396

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
2. ki ib-ni-dingir-ta
3. du11-ga
4. i3-dab5
reverse
1. sza3 bala-a
2. iti ezem-me-ki-gal2
  blank space
3. mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal
seal 1
1. du11-ga dub-sar
2. dumu lu2-{d}]nin-gir2-su
3. sipa na-gab2-tum

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
CDLI Seals 000073 (composite) (P430174) S000073 Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P117163

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 2396
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 027807

References

  • primary: MVN 13, 391

    [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
2023-02-20 at 17:05:35 Lafont, Bertrand Artifact metadata Lafont, Bertrand Lafont, Bertrand Approved View
2023-02-20 at 14:39:20 Lafont, Bertrand Artifact metadata Lafont, Bertrand Lafont, Bertrand Approved View
2023-02-20 at 14:13:00 Lafont, Bertrand Artifact metadata Lafont, Bertrand Lafont, Bertrand Approved View
2023-02-20 at 14:12:38 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Ozaki Tohru Lafont, Bertrand Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:41:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:20:37 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:23:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:21:17 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, 391 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P117163.
MVN 13, 391 artifact entry (No. P117163). (2023, February 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P117163 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 13, 391 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P117163 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	month = {feb 20},
	title = {MVN 13, 391 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P117163},
}


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DA  - 2023/2/20/
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TI  - MVN 13, 391 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 13, 391 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P117163.
MVN 13, 391 artifact entry (No. P117163). (2023, February 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P117163 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 13, 391 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P117163 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 20},
	title = {MVN 13, 391 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P117163},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P117163},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P117163
LB  - CDLI:P117163
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - MVN 13, 391 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P117163
ER  -
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