MVN 13, 650 (P117423)

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 0825

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(u) gu4 u2
2. 4(disz) {ansze}kunga2-nita2
3. 7(disz) {ansze}kunga2-munus
4. 3(gesz2) 4(u) 2(disz) udu u2
5. 2(gesz2) 3(u) 4(disz) udu szimaszgi2
6. 2(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 3(u) 9(disz) masz2-gal u2
7. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 7(disz) masz2-gal szimaszgi2
8. 2(u) u8 szimaszgi
9. 1(u) 4(disz) ud5 szimaszgi
10. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 3(disz) sila4
reverse
1. 3(u) 5(disz) sila4 szimaszgi
2. 8(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz) masz2
3. 2(gesz2) 1(u) masz2 szimaszgi
4. 3(gesz2) {munus}asz2-gar3
5. 1(u) 3(disz) {munus}asz2-gar3 szimaszgi
  blank space
6. szu-gid2
7. ki in-ta-e3-a-ta
8. ur-ku3-nun-na i3-dab5
9. iti ezem-{d}szu-{d}suen
10. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 ma2-gur8-mah {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-ra mu-ne-dim2
left
column 1
1. 1(u) gu4 1(u) 1(disz) {ansze}kunga2
  calculation: 10 = 10; 4 + 7 = 11
column 2
1. 5(gesz'u) 5(u) [9(disz) udu]
  calculation: 222 + 154 + 1599 + 97 + 20 + 14 + 103 + 35 + 492 + 130 + 180 + 13 = 3059
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
column 2
1. ur-ku3-nun-na
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su kuruszda
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
CDLI Seals 000466 (composite) (P430562) S000466 Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.01.00.00, Ibbi-Suen.02.10.00

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P117423

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number FLP 0825
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 028066

References

  • primary: MVN 13, 650

    [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
2018-08-23 at 08:56:41 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-02-23 at 07:34:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2015-02-23 at 07:34:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-06-07 at 12:25:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:42:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:20:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:24:44 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:21:25 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 13, 650 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P117423.
MVN 13, 650 artifact entry (No. P117423). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P117423
MVN 13, 650 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P117423 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 13, 650 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P117423},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P117423},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P117423
LB  - CDLI:P117423
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - MVN 13, 650 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P117423
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 13, 650 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P117423.
MVN 13, 650 artifact entry (No. P117423). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P117423
MVN 13, 650 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P117423 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 13, 650 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P117423},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P117423},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P117423
LB  - CDLI:P117423
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - MVN 13, 650 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P117423
ER  -
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