MVN 13, 550 (P117323)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

FLP 2595

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

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Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. [1(disz) gu4] niga 3(disz)-[kam us2]
2'. [1(disz)] udu niga saga us2
3'. [x] gesz {d}nanna
4'. [1(disz)] udu niga saga us2
5'. 1(disz) udu niga
6'. dub-la2-mah
7'. 1(disz) udu niga gu4-e-us2-sa
8'. {d}nin-gal
9'. 1(disz) udu niga
10'. 1(disz) udu niga gu4-e-us2-sa
11'. 2(disz) sila4 gaba
12'. {d}nin-sun2
13'. 1(disz) udu niga 3(disz)-kam us2
14'. 1(disz) udu niga gu4-e-us2-sa
15'. {d}nin-gubalag
16'. [x] udu niga 3(disz)-kam us2
17'. [x] udu niga
18'. [x] sila4
column 2
beginning broken
1'. u4 2(u) 3(disz)-kam
2'. 1(disz) udu niga saga us2
3'. [x] masz2-gal niga saga us2
4'. nig2-dab5 szah2-ze2-da {d}nanna
5'. 1(disz) udu a-lum niga saga us2
6'. 1(disz) udu a-lum niga saga us2
7'. abzu-sze3
8'. 1(disz) gu4 niga 3(disz)-kam us2
9'. 1(disz) udu niga saga us2
10'. 1(disz) u8 niga saga us2
11'. sza3 kisal!-la2
12'. {d}nanna
13'. 1(disz) udu niga
reverse
column 1
1. dub-la2-mah
2. 1(disz) gukkal niga saga us2
3. {d}nin-gal
4. 1(disz) udu niga gu4-e-us2-sa
5. {d}nun-gal
6. 1(disz) masz2-gal niga
7. 1(disz) udu niga gu4-e-us2-sa
8. {d}nin-ku3-nun-na
9. 1(disz) masz2-gal niga
10. ki {gesz}gu-za ur-{d}namma
11. 1(disz) udu niga 3(disz)-kam us2
12. 1(disz) udu niga gu4-e-us2-sa
13. 2(disz) sila4 gaba
14. 1(disz) masz2 gaba
15. {d}gu-la
16. 1(disz) udu niga gu4-e-us2-sa
17. {d}al-la-tum
18. 1(disz) masz2-gal niga 4(disz)-kam us2
19. [...]-x-tum
rest broken
column 2
1. [esz3]-esz3 e2-u4-sakar-sze3
2. giri3 a-bi2-si2-im-ti
3. nu-ur2-{d}utu ra2-gaba maszkim
4. 1(disz) gu4 2(u) 3(disz) udu
5. u4 2(u) 9(disz)-kam
blank space
6. sza3 uri5{ki}-ma
7. ki puzur4-{d}en-lil2-ta
8. ba-[zi]
rest broken

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Collections

Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: MVN 13, 550

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: FLP 2595
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: --.--.--.23, --.--.--.29
Alternative Years:
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Accounting Period: --.--.--.23 to --.--.--.29

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2016-07-28 at 15:40:48	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 13:42:12	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-05-02 at 14:20:48	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2009-06-03 at 10:24:21	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:21:23	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI	CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (027966) (027966)

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 13, 550 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P117323.

MVN 13, 550 artifact entry (No. P117323). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P117323

MVN 13, 550 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P117323 (Accessed: January 2, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-02]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 13, 550 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P117323},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P117323},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P117323
LB  - CDLI:P117323
M1  - 2026/1/2/
TI  - MVN 13, 550 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P117323
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 13, 550 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P117323.

MVN 13, 550 artifact entry (No. P117323). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P117323

MVN 13, 550 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P117323 (Accessed: January 2, 2026).

@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-02]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 13, 550 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P117323},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P117323},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P117323
LB  - CDLI:P117323
M1  - 2026/1/2/
TI  - MVN 13, 550 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P117323
ER  -