MVN 15, 081 (P118361)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

UM 72-25-006

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Receipt of bundles of reeds; Drehem calendar)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 4(u) sa gi
2. ki lu2-du10-ga-ta
3. kiszib3 {d}utu-bar-ra
reverse
  seal impression
1. iti ezem-an-na
2. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun
seal 1
1. {d}utu-bar-[ra]
2. dumu {d}nanna-[i3-sa6?]
3. muhaldim [lugal?]

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Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: MVN 15, 81

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

    Receipt of bundles of reeds.

  • history: OrAnt 26, p.5-11, p. 8 and p. 11 no. 5

    [Alster1987Ur-3-texts] Alster, Bendt. 1987. “Ur 3 Texts in Danish Private Collections.” Oriens Antiquus 26: 5–11.

  • history: JCS 24 (pp. 137-173), 166 81

    [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.

  • history: NABU 1988/75

    [Pomponio1988repetita] Pomponio, Francesco. 1988. “Repetita Iuvant.” NABU, Nouvelles Assyriologiques Brèves et Utilitaires 1988/75.

  • history: Fs Fales (pp. 637-652), 638

    [Pomponio2012FsFales] Pomponio, Francesco. 2012. “Un Motivo per Cui Le Tavolette Amministrative Neo-Sumeriche Sono Così Numerose.” In Leggo! Studies Presented to Frederick Mario Fales on the Occasion of His 65th Birthday, edited by Giovanni B. Lanfranchi, Daniele Morandi Bonacossi, Cinzia Pappi, and Simonetta Ponchia, 637–52. Harrassowitz Verlag . Wiesbaden.

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  • Museum No.: UM 72-25-006
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.08.10.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-04 at 16:17:15 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-08-04 at 16:15:21 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:43:41 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:21:49 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:21:47 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005739 (composite) (P458449) Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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CDLI Notes:

20121231 englund: another example of multiple casts of the same tablet, Alster OrAnt 26, 11, no. 5 as private coll. Alster, bought in USA. See the comments of Alster, NABU 1992/084; Owen, NABU 1992/120

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 15, 081 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P118361.
MVN 15, 081 artifact entry (No. P118361). (2024, August 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118361 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 15, 081 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118361 (Accessed: October 19, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 4},
	title = {MVN 15, 081 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118361},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118361},
}


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TI  - MVN 15, 081 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 15, 081 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P118361.
MVN 15, 081 artifact entry (No. P118361). (2024, August 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118361 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 15, 081 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118361 (Accessed: October 19, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 4},
	title = {MVN 15, 081 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118361},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118361},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P118361
LB  - CDLI:P118361
M1  - 2025/10/19/
TI  - MVN 15, 081 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P118361
ER  -
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