MVN 15, 292 (P118557)

Administrative tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), 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 33

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 4(asz) gu2 szum2!(SZE)
2. ugula ur-me-me
3. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 6(asz) gu2
4. ugula la-ni-a
5. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 4(asz) gu2
6. ugula ba-a-sa6-ga
reverse
1. 4(u) 5(asz) gu2
2. ugula lugal-sa6-ga
  blank space
3. szunigin 4(gesz2) 5(u) 9(asz) gu2
4. zar3 tab-ba u3 ki-be2 ib2-hu-hu
5. ki ur-{d}nin-urta nu-banda3
6. engar he2-gal2
7. nu-banda3 lugal-he2-gal2
8. a-sza3 {d}nin-tu
9. iti gu4-si-su u4 4(disz) ba-zal
left
1. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-am3

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: MVN 15, 292

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

    Account of agricultural work for the Lagas field, Nintu.

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  • Museum No.: Auburn 33
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.01.02.04
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:54:00 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:44:04 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:22:03 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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Cite this Artifact
“MVN 15, 292 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P118557.
MVN 15, 292 artifact entry (No. P118557). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118557
MVN 15, 292 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118557 (Accessed: June 12, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-12]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 15, 292 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118557},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118557},
}


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