MVN 15, 271 (P118536)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Auburn, New York, USA

Museum Number

Auburn 13

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

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 3(u) 3(disz) udu sza3 4(u) 1(disz)
2. kiszib3 {d}suen-ba-ni
3. ki du11-ga-ta
4. ab-ba-kal-la
5. szu ba-ti
reverse
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seal 1
1. ab-ba-kal-la
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: MVN 15, 271

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

    Receipt of sheep. Seal of Abbakalla contains equestrian scene. See frontispiece above and D. I. Owen, JCS 41 (1989) for a discussion of the seal.

  • history: ASJ 13, p.259-273, p. 271 fig. 2

    [Owen1991equestrian] Owen, David I. 1991. “The ‘First’ Equestrian: An Ur III Glyptic Scene.” Acta Sumerologica 13: 259–73.

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  • Museum No.: Auburn 13
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 13:44:02 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:21:59 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:21:54 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 000003 (composite) (P429955) Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.02.09.00, Ibbi-Suen.02.07.00 ?

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Cite this Artifact
“MVN 15, 271 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P118536.
MVN 15, 271 artifact entry (No. P118536). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118536
MVN 15, 271 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118536 (Accessed: July 17, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-17]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 15, 271 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118536},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118536},
}


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TI  - MVN 15, 271 artifact entry
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