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MVN 15, 015 (P118295)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Owens, Front Royal, Virginia, USA

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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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Lineart

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Museum Collection(s)

Owens, Front Royal, Virginia, USA

Museum Number

Owens 6

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. 4(gesz2) 5(u) 8(disz) udu
2. 2(gesz2) masz2
3. |BAD3.AN|{ki}-ta
4. ki szu-{d}suen dumu lugal-ta
5. giri3 al-la mar-tu lu2 kas4
6. mu-kux(DU)
reverse
1. na-ra-am-i3-li2
2. i3-dab5
3. ugu2 ab-ba-sa6-ga-ka ba-a-ga2-ar
1 line blank
4. iti u5-bi2-gu7!(KA)
6. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal-e ur-bi2-lum{ki} mu-hul

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

Owens, Front Royal, Virginia, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: MVN 15, 15

[Owen1991MVN15] Owen, David I. 1991. Neo-Sumerian Texts from American Collections. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 15. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

Delivery of sheep and goats from Durumki from prince SHu-Suen.
history: JCS 24 (pp. 137-173), 152 15

[Owen1972JCS24AmericanColl] Owen, David I. 1972. “Neo-Sumerian Texts from American Collections, I.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 24 (4): 137–73. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359636.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: Owens 6
Accession No.:

Provenience

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

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.02.03.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2011-07-22 at 13:43:32	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-05-02 at 14:21:44	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:21:46	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

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

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (034038) (034038)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 15, 015 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P118295.

MVN 15, 015 artifact entry (No. P118295). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118295

MVN 15, 015 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118295 (Accessed: January 22, 2026).

@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-22]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 15, 015 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118295},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118295},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P118295
LB  - CDLI:P118295
M1  - 2026/1/22/
TI  - MVN 15, 015 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P118295
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 15, 015 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P118295.

MVN 15, 015 artifact entry (No. P118295). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118295

MVN 15, 015 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118295 (Accessed: January 22, 2026).

@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-22]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 15, 015 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118295},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118295},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P118295
LB  - CDLI:P118295
M1  - 2026/1/22/
TI  - MVN 15, 015 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P118295
ER  -