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MVN 13, 849 (P117621)

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 0551

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(disz) u8 niga 1(disz) {munus}asz2-gar3 niga
2. mu-kux(DU) a-bu-ni
3. 2(disz) masz2-gal a-dara4 niga
4. mu-kux(DU) nir-i3-da-gal2
5. 2(disz) masz2-gal a-dara4 niga
6. mu-kux(DU) i3-lal3-lum
7. 2(disz) udu niga mu-kux(DU) be-li2-a-ri2-ik
8. 1(disz) sila4 mu-kux(DU) ma2-sa6-sa6
9. 1(disz) amar masz-da3 mu-kux(DU) i-bi2-{d}isztaran
10. 1(disz) sila4 mu-kux(DU) szu-ma-ma ensi2
reverse
1. 3(disz) udu niga 1(disz) sila4
2. mu-kux(DU) ur-{d}en-gal-du-du
3. 1(disz) sila4 mu-kux(DU) {d}szul-gi-i3-li2
4. 1(disz) sila4 mu-kux(DU) ur-mes ensi2
5. a-bi2-si2-im-ti unu{ki}-sze3 du-ni ma2 ba-na-a-gub
6. nu-ur2-{d}iszkur ra2-gaba [maszkim]
7. u4 2(u) 6(disz)-kam
8. ki ab-ba-sa6-ga-ta ba-zi
9. iti masz-da3-gu7
10. mu en-unu6-gal {d}inanna ba-hun
left
1. 1(u) 7(disz)

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, 849

[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 0551
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.05.01.26
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2023-04-07 at 13:10:56	Lafont, Bertrand	Atf	Ozaki Tohru	Lafont, Bertrand	approved
2011-07-22 at 13:42:37	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-05-02 at 14:21:03	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:21:30	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI	CDLI	approved

External Resources

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Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (028264) (028264)

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 13, 849 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P117621.

MVN 13, 849 artifact entry (No. P117621). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P117621

MVN 13, 849 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P117621 (Accessed: December 21, 2025).

@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-21]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 13, 849 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P117621},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P117621},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P117621
LB  - CDLI:P117621
M1  - 2025/12/21/
TI  - MVN 13, 849 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P117621
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 13, 849 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P117621.

MVN 13, 849 artifact entry (No. P117621). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P117621

MVN 13, 849 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P117621 (Accessed: December 21, 2025).

@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-21]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 13, 849 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P117621},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P117621},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P117621
LB  - CDLI:P117621
M1  - 2025/12/21/
TI  - MVN 13, 849 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P117621
ER  -