MVN 15, 268 (P118533)

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 10

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. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz) udu masz2 hi-a
2. sipa masz-kan2-ke4 szu ba-ab-gi4
3. 6(disz) udu giri3 lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2
4. 2(disz) udu giri3 ur-{d}dumu-zi-da
5. 3(disz) udu ma2-ta sza3 unu{ki}
6. 1(disz) masz2 giri3 asz-ur4?
7. 2(u) 8(disz) masz2 udu du-du
8. giri3 isz-me-dingir
reverse
1. ki sa3-si2-ta
2. ba-zi
  seal impression
3. iti a2-ki-ti
4. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 e2 {d}szara2 umma{ki}-ka mu-du3
left
1. 2(gesz2) 4(disz)
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/P118533

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 10
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 034274

References

  • primary: MVN 15, 268

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

    Sheep and goats expended.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-08-23 at 08:56:46 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-02-05 at 12:16:38 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:43:53 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, 268 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P118533.
MVN 15, 268 artifact entry (No. P118533). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118533
MVN 15, 268 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118533 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-19]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 15, 268 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118533},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118533},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P118533
LB  - CDLI:P118533
M1  - 2026/4/19/
TI  - MVN 15, 268 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P118533
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 15, 268 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P118533.
MVN 15, 268 artifact entry (No. P118533). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118533
MVN 15, 268 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118533 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-19]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 15, 268 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118533},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118533},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P118533
LB  - CDLI:P118533
M1  - 2026/4/19/
TI  - MVN 15, 268 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P118533
ER  -
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