MVN 15, 272 (P118537)

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 14

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) 3(u) 4(disz) udu masz2 hi-a
2. kiszib3 lu2 didli-ne
3. ki du11-ga-ta
4. ab-ba-kal-la
reverse
1. szu ba-ti
  seal impression
2. mu ma2-gur8-mah
seal 1
1. ab-ba-kal-la
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su

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 000003 (composite) (P429955) S000003 Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.02.09.00, Ibbi-Suen.02.07.00 ?

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P118537

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 14
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 034278

References

  • primary: MVN 15, 272

    [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.

  • 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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 13:44:02 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, 272 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P118537.
MVN 15, 272 artifact entry (No. P118537). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118537
MVN 15, 272 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118537 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-26]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 15, 272 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118537},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118537},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P118537
LB  - CDLI:P118537
M1  - 2026/4/26/
TI  - MVN 15, 272 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P118537
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 15, 272 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P118537.
MVN 15, 272 artifact entry (No. P118537). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118537
MVN 15, 272 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118537 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-26]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 15, 272 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118537},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118537},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P118537
LB  - CDLI:P118537
M1  - 2026/4/26/
TI  - MVN 15, 272 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P118537
ER  -
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