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MVN 15, 317 (P118582)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Maryknoll Seminary, Maryknoll, New York, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Maryknoll Seminary, Maryknoll, New York, USA

Museum Number

MKL 23

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

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) gu4
2. 1(disz) ab2
3. 5(disz) udu
4. 5(disz) u8
5. szu-gid2
6. e2-muhaldim-sze3
reverse
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1. zi-ga u4 1(u) 3(disz)-kam
2. iti a2#-ki-ti min
3. mu si-mu-ru-um{ki} u3 lu-lu-bu{ki} a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz)-kam ba-hul

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Collections

Maryknoll Seminary, Maryknoll, New York, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: MVN 15, 317

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

Expenditure of animals for the kitchen.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: MKL 23
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.44.06m.13 (intercalated) =? Šulgi.45.06.13 (intercalated?)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2011-07-22 at 13:44:05	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-05-02 at 14:22:04	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2009-06-03 at 10:27:09	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:21:55	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (034323) (034323)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 15, 317 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P118582.

MVN 15, 317 artifact entry (No. P118582). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118582

MVN 15, 317 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118582 (Accessed: January 24, 2026).

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	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 15, 317 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118582},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118582},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 15, 317 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P118582.

MVN 15, 317 artifact entry (No. P118582). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118582

MVN 15, 317 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118582 (Accessed: January 24, 2026).

@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-24]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 15, 317 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118582},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118582},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P118582
LB  - CDLI:P118582
M1  - 2026/1/24/
TI  - MVN 15, 317 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P118582
ER  -