MVN 15, 376 (P118641)

Administrative tag excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

WCMA 93.1.109a

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tag

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (pisan-dub-ba)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

46.0 mm × 37.0 mm

Text

object tag
obverse
1. pisan-dub-ba
 en: Basket-of-tablets:
2. e2-tum
 en: xxx
3. sag-nig2-gur11-ra
 en: xxx
4. u3 zi-ga
 en: xxx
5. ur-{d}nanna
 en: xxx
6. iti sze-sag11-ku5-ta
 en: xxx
reverse
1. iti ezem-{d}szu-{d}suen-sze3
 en: xxx
2. iti 9(disz)-kam
 en: xxx
3. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4? bad3 mar-tu mu-ri-iq-ti-id-ni-im mu-du3
 en: xxx

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (pisan-dub-ba)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šū-Suen.04.01.00 to Šū-Suen.04.09.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P118641

Physical information

Artifact type Tag
Dimensions 46.0 mm × 37.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number WCMA 93.1.109a
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 034382

References

  • primary: MVN 15, 376

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

    Basket tag.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2015-05-06 at 08:19:32 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-10-25 at 10:04:45 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:44:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:22:06 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:21:56 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, 376 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P118641.
MVN 15, 376 artifact entry (No. P118641). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118641
MVN 15, 376 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118641 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-15]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 15, 376 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118641},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118641},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P118641
LB  - CDLI:P118641
M1  - 2026/5/15/
TI  - MVN 15, 376 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P118641
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 15, 376 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P118641.
MVN 15, 376 artifact entry (No. P118641). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118641
MVN 15, 376 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118641 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-15]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 15, 376 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118641},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118641},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P118641
LB  - CDLI:P118641
M1  - 2026/5/15/
TI  - MVN 15, 376 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P118641
ER  -
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