MVN 15, 288 (P118553)

Administrative tag 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 29

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

-

Artifact Type

Tag

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (pisan-dub-ba w/ gaba-ri)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

object tag
obverse
1. pisan-dub-ba
 en: Basket-of-tablets:
2. bi2-tum
 en: “house”,
3. kiszib3 bala-a
 en: the sealed documents of the bala
4. na-sa6
 en: of Nasa
5. u3 gaba-ri-bi
 en: and their copies
reverse
1. ki ur-ku3-nun-na
 en: —that were with Ur-kununa—
2. i3-gal2
 en: are inside.
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (pisan-dub-ba w/ gaba-ri)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P118553

Physical information

Artifact type Tag
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Auburn, New York, USA
Museum Number Auburn 29
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 034294

References

  • primary: MVN 15, 288

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

    Basket tag.

  • history: CUSAS 6, p.391-403, p. 395

    [Such-Gutiérrez2011] Such-Gutiérrez, Marcos. 2011. “The Gaba-Ri Texts of the ‘Garšana Archives.’” In Garšana Studies, edited by David I. Owen, 391–403. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 6. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2015-05-06 at 08:19:31 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2012-04-27 at 10:33:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2012-04-27 at 10:06:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:44:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:22:03 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 Artifact

“MVN 15, 288 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P118553.
MVN 15, 288 artifact entry (No. P118553). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118553
MVN 15, 288 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118553 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-15]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 15, 288 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118553},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118553},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P118553
LB  - CDLI:P118553
M1  - 2026/5/15/
TI  - MVN 15, 288 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P118553
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 15, 288 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P118553.
MVN 15, 288 artifact entry (No. P118553). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118553
MVN 15, 288 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118553 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-15]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 15, 288 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118553},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118553},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P118553
LB  - CDLI:P118553
M1  - 2026/5/15/
TI  - MVN 15, 288 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P118553
ER  -
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