MVN 13, 874 (P117646)

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 1171

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
column 1
1. 2(gesz2) 7(disz) u8
2. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz) kir11 gub
3. 2(gesz2) 5(disz) udu
4. 2(gesz2) sila4 gub
5. 2(gesz2) 3(u) 3(disz) ud5
6. 2(gesz2) 2(u) 7(disz) masz2-nita2
7. 2(gesz2) masz2 gub
8. 1(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz)
9. kiszib3 ku3-{d}nanna ensi2 szuruppak{ki}
10. 1(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 5(u) u8
11. 7(gesz2) 1(u) 3(disz) udu
12. 5(gesz2) 2(u) 6(disz) sila4
13. 2(gesz2) 3(disz) ud5
14. 2(gesz2) 1(disz) masz2-nita2
15. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 7(disz) masz2 gub
16. 3(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 1(u)
17. kiszib3 a2-bi2-la-sza ensi2 ka-zal-lu{ki}
column 2
1. 2(gesz2) 4(u) 7(disz) u8
2. 1(gesz2) 4(disz) udu
3. 1(u) 7(disz) sila4 [x]
4. 7(disz) ud5
5. 9(disz) masz2-nita2
6. 4(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz)!
7. kiszib3 a-a-[kal-la] ensi2 umma![{ki}]
8. 2(gesz2) 6(disz) [u8]
9. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 2(disz) [udu]
10. 1(u) 8(disz) [sila4]
11. 1(disz) [ud5]
12. 2(disz) masz2-[nita2]
13. 1(disz) masz2 [gub]
14. 4(gesz2)
15. kiszib3 du10-i3-li2 [lu2] pu-us2[{ki}]
16. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 4(disz) [u8]
17. 3(u) 3(disz) udu
18. 3(disz) masz2-nita2
reverse
column 1
1. 1(gesz2) 5(u)
2. kiszib3 ARAD2-{d}nanna ensi2 urumx(|UR2xU2|){ki}
3. 2(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz) u8
4. 3(gesz2) udu
5. 1(u) 3(disz) sila4
6. 9(disz) ud5
7. 4(disz) masz2-nita2
8. 3(disz) masz2 ga
9. 6(gesz2) 5(disz)
10. kiszib3 u2-na-pa2-[tal] ensi2 babila#[{ki}]
11. 1(gesz2) 4(disz) [u8]
12. 2(u) 6(disz) [x]
13. 1(gesz2) 7(disz) ud5
14. 2(u) 3(disz) masz2-nita2
15. 3(gesz2)
16. a2-bi2-la-num2 mar-tu
17. 4(gesz2) 1(u) 3(disz) sila4 ga
18. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 8(disz) masz2 ga
19. 5(gesz2) 3(u) 1(disz)!
20. [lugal]-iti-da
column 2
1. 1(gesz2) ud5
2. kiszib3 ba-ba-ti
3. 3(u) udu
4. 7(disz) masz2-nita2
5. 3(u) 7(disz)
6. ba-usz2
  blank space
7. szunigin 3(gesz'u) 5(u) 6(disz) u8
8. szunigin 1(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 5(u) 4(disz) udu
9. szunigin 1(gesz'u) 2(u) 8(disz) sila4
10. szunigin 7(gesz2) ud5
11. szunigin 7(gesz2) 9(disz) masz2-nita2
12. szunigin 3(gesz2) la2 1(disz) masz2 ga
13. szunigin 3(u) udu
14. szunigin 7(disz) masz2-nita2
15. 1(szar2) 1(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 3(disz)
16. ki a-hu-ni szusz3-ta
  blank space

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/P117646

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 1171
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 028289

References

  • primary: MVN 13, 874

    [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
2017-02-28 at 17:16:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-11-11 at 14:57:50 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:42:38 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:21:05 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:25:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:21:30 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 13, 874 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P117646.
MVN 13, 874 artifact entry (No. P117646). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P117646
MVN 13, 874 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P117646 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 13, 874 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P117646},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P117646},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P117646
LB  - CDLI:P117646
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - MVN 13, 874 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P117646
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 13, 874 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P117646.
MVN 13, 874 artifact entry (No. P117646). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P117646
MVN 13, 874 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P117646 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 13, 874 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P117646},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P117646},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P117646
LB  - CDLI:P117646
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - MVN 13, 874 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P117646
ER  -
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