MVN 15, 261 (P118526)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Auburn, New York, USA

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Auburn, New York, USA

Museum Number

Auburn 05

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 7(disz) udu masz2
2. ki a2-li2-id-ta
3. ur-ku3-nun-na
reverse
1. i3-dab5
  seal impression
2. iti ezem-an-na
3. mu e2 {d}szara2 ba-du3
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szu-{d}suen
2. lugal kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. ur-ku3-nun-na
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su kuruszda
4. ARAD2-zu

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 000466 (composite) (P430562) S000466 Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.01.00.00, Ibbi-Suen.02.10.00

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P118526

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Auburn, New York, USA
Museum Number Auburn 05
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 034267

References

  • primary: MVN 15, 261

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

    Sheep and goats taken in charge.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-08-23 at 08:56:44 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:43:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:21:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:21:54 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 15, 261 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P118526.
MVN 15, 261 artifact entry (No. P118526). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118526
MVN 15, 261 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118526 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 15, 261 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118526},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118526},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P118526
LB  - CDLI:P118526
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - MVN 15, 261 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P118526
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 15, 261 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P118526.
MVN 15, 261 artifact entry (No. P118526). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118526
MVN 15, 261 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118526 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 15, 261 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118526},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118526},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P118526
LB  - CDLI:P118526
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - MVN 15, 261 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P118526
ER  -
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