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MVN 15, 341 (P118606)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, Alabama, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Museum Number

BMA 00.68

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. 1(disz) gu4 niga
2. 3(disz) gu4 gun3-a
3. 2(disz) gu4 gesz-du3 x
4. 1(disz) gu4 x
5. 1(disz) gu4 [x]
6. 1(disz) gu4 gesz-du3
7. 1(disz) gu4 mu 2(disz)
8. 2(disz) ab2
9. 1(disz) ab2 gun3-a
10. 1(disz) ab2 mu 2(disz)
11. 1(disz) udu gun3-a niga
12. 1(disz) udu a-lum niga
13. 5(disz) masz2-gal niga szimaszgi
reverse
1. 6(disz) udu
2. 1(disz) sila4
3. 5(disz) masz2-gal
4. 1(disz) masz2 gun3-a
5. 2(disz) masz2
6. mu-kux(DU) lugal
7. ki na-sa6-ta
8. a-hu-ni i3-dab5
blank space
9. iti ses-da-gu7
10. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} 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

Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, Alabama, 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, 341

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

Royal delivery of animals taken in charge.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BMA 00.68
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.47.02.00 (us2 year)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2011-07-22 at 13:44:06	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-05-02 at 14:22:05	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2009-06-03 at 10:27:10	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:21:56	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI	CDLI	approved

External Resources

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

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (034347) (034347)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 15, 341 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P118606.

MVN 15, 341 artifact entry (No. P118606). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118606

MVN 15, 341 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118606 (Accessed: January 10, 2026).

@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-10]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 15, 341 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118606},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118606},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P118606
LB  - CDLI:P118606
M1  - 2026/1/10/
TI  - MVN 15, 341 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P118606
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 15, 341 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P118606.

MVN 15, 341 artifact entry (No. P118606). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118606

MVN 15, 341 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118606 (Accessed: January 10, 2026).

@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-10]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 15, 341 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118606},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118606},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P118606
LB  - CDLI:P118606
M1  - 2026/1/10/
TI  - MVN 15, 341 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P118606
ER  -