MVN 15, 297 (P118562)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Smithsonian Institution, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Smithsonian Institution, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Museum Number

NUM 344991D

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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tablet
obverse
1. [1(disz)] udu niga saga us2
2. [1(disz)] udu niga 3(disz)-kam us2
3. 1(disz) masz2-gal niga 4(disz)-kam us2
4. {d}en-lil2
5. 1(disz) udu niga saga us2
6. 1(disz) udu niga 3(disz)-kam us2
7. 1(disz) udu niga 4(disz)-kam us2#
8. {d}nin-lil2
reverse
1. lugal kux(KWU147)-ra
2. iti u4 2(u) 4(disz) ba-zal
3. ki ta2-hi-isz-a-tal#-ta ba-zi#
4. giri3 puzur4-{d}en-lil2 ra2-gaba
5. [iti] ezem-me-ki-gal2
6. mu# ma2 {d}en-ki ba-dim2

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: MVN 15, 297

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

    Expenditure of sheep.


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  • Museum No.: NUM 344991D
  • Accession No.: tablet of "SI 344991d"?

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.02.11.24
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2016-07-28 at 15:40:58 CDLI 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, 297 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P118562.
MVN 15, 297 artifact entry (No. P118562). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118562
MVN 15, 297 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118562 (Accessed: November 21, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-21]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 15, 297 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118562},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118562},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
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LB  - CDLI:P118562
M1  - 2025/11/21/
TI  - MVN 15, 297 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 15, 297 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P118562.
MVN 15, 297 artifact entry (No. P118562). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118562
MVN 15, 297 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118562 (Accessed: November 21, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-21]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 15, 297 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118562},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118562},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P118562
LB  - CDLI:P118562
M1  - 2025/11/21/
TI  - MVN 15, 297 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P118562
ER  - 
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