MVN 15, 177 (P118457)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA

Museum Number

JHU T032

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

34.0 mm × 30.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(u) sze gur lugal
2. sze mar2-da ba-x
3. ki ur-{d}ba-ba6-ta
4. unu3-de3
5. szu ba-ab-ti
reverse
  blank space
1. mu {d}amar-{d}suen# lugal

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/P118457

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 34.0 mm × 30.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
Museum Number JHU T032
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 034200

References

  • primary: MVN 15, 177

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

    Receipt for barley by the herdsmen.

  • history: Oppenheim Nachlass , no. 21

    [Oppenheim2001Nachlass] Civil, Miguel. 2001. “Miscellaneous Ur III Tablets from the Nachlass of A.L. Oppenheim.”

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-13 at 14:56:58 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:43:48 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:21:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:26:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:21:52 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 15, 177 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P118457.
MVN 15, 177 artifact entry (No. P118457). (2024, June 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118457 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 15, 177 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118457 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118457},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 15, 177 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P118457.
MVN 15, 177 artifact entry (No. P118457). (2024, June 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118457 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 15, 177 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118457 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
@misc{2024MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 13},
	title = {MVN 15, 177 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118457},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118457},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/13/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P118457
LB  - CDLI:P118457
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - MVN 15, 177 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P118457
ER  -
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