MVN 13, 521 (P117294)

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 0357

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) ab2 mu 2(disz)
2. ki lu2-{d}utu-ta
3. hu-ru unu3
4. i3-dab5
reverse
1. iti ezem-{d}nin-a-zu
  blank space
2. mu {d}szu-{d}suen
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ke4 na-ru2-a-mah
4. {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-la2-ra mu-ne-dim2
seal 1
1. ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
2. dumu ur-ti kuruszda

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 000488 (composite) (P430584) S000488 Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P117294

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 0357
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 027937

References

  • primary: MVN 13, 521

    [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
2011-07-22 at 13:42:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:20:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:24:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:21:20 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, 521 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P117294.
MVN 13, 521 artifact entry (No. P117294). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P117294
MVN 13, 521 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P117294 (Accessed: May 4, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-04]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 13, 521 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P117294},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P117294},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P117294
LB  - CDLI:P117294
M1  - 2026/5/4/
TI  - MVN 13, 521 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P117294
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 13, 521 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P117294.
MVN 13, 521 artifact entry (No. P117294). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P117294
MVN 13, 521 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P117294 (Accessed: May 4, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-04]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 13, 521 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P117294},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P117294},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P117294
LB  - CDLI:P117294
M1  - 2026/5/4/
TI  - MVN 13, 521 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P117294
ER  -
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