MVN 13, 428 (P117201)

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 0911

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 6(disz) gu4 a-ba-{d}en-lil2-gin7
2. 1(u) la2 1(disz) gu4 {d}szul-gi-i3-li2
3. 1(u) la2 1(disz) gu4 [puzur4]-{d}en-lil2
4. sza3 nam-[ra]-ak
5. 1(disz) ab2-mah2 [ip?]-qu2-sza
6. 3(disz) ab2 didli in-ta-e3-a
7. 3(u) 8(disz)
8. sza3-bi-ta
9. 2(disz) gu4 ma2-nesag
10. 4(disz) gu4 {d}szul-gi-i3-li2
11. 1(disz) gu4 puzur4-{d}en-lil2
12. 1(disz) gu4 dumu ur-{d}szul-gi
13. 5(disz) gu4 ur-szu muhaldim
reverse
1. 1(disz) gu4 ur-{d}en-lil2-la2
2. 1(disz) gu4 a-na-ha
3. 1(disz) gu4 lugal-ezem sagi!
4. 2(disz) gu4 ur-{d}ba-ba6 szabra
5. 2(disz) gu4 lugal-pa-e3
6. 2(disz) gu4 a2-dingir-ga2-ta
7. 1(disz) gu4 i-din-{d}iszkur
8. 1(disz) gu4 szesz-ga2-ge-na
9. 3(disz) gu4 u4-lam-ma
10. 2(disz) gu4 du11-ga
11. 3(u) la2 1(disz)
12. zi-ga-am3
13. 1(u) la2 1(disz) gu4 gub-ba
  blank space
14. iti sze-sag11-ku5 u4 1(u) 4(disz) ba-zal

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P117201

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 0911
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 027844

References

  • primary: MVN 13, 428

    [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
2023-02-22 at 17:04:35 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Ozaki Tohru Lafont, Bertrand Approved View
2016-11-10 at 16:12:49 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 15:40:47 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:41:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:20:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:21:18 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, 428 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P117201.
MVN 13, 428 artifact entry (No. P117201). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P117201
MVN 13, 428 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P117201 (Accessed: May 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-13]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 13, 428 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P117201},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P117201},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P117201
LB  - CDLI:P117201
M1  - 2026/5/13/
TI  - MVN 13, 428 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P117201
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 13, 428 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P117201.
MVN 13, 428 artifact entry (No. P117201). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P117201
MVN 13, 428 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P117201 (Accessed: May 13, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-13]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 13, 428 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P117201},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P117201},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P117201
LB  - CDLI:P117201
M1  - 2026/5/13/
TI  - MVN 13, 428 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P117201
ER  -
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