MVN 13, 881 & 882 (P117652)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

FLP 0280

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
 en: 2 shekels of silver,
2. sze-bi 2(asz) 2(barig) gur
 en: its barley 2 gur 2 barig;
  ca. 720 liters
3. buru14# ama-bi gi4#-gi4 su3-su3-da#
 en: the harvest will remit this debt, should (it) be inundated;
4. ba-a-mu
 en: Ba’amu
reverse
1. mu lugal-bi in-pa3
 en: by the royal name has sworn;
2. ki {d}nanna-i3-gi-ta
 en: from Nanna-igi
3. ba-a-mu
 en: did Ba’amu
4. szu ba-ti
 en: receive;
5. iti me-gi8-gal2
 en: month “Mekigal,”
6. [mu en] {d}nanna masz2-e i3-pa3
 en: year: “The en priestess of Nanna by omens was chosen.”
envelope
obverse
1. 2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
 en: 2 shekels of silver,
2. sze-bi 2(asz) 2(barig) gur
 en: its barley 2 gur 2 barig;
  blank space
3. buru14 ama-bi gi4-gi4 su3-su3-da
 en: the harvest will remit this debt, should (it) be inundated;
reverse
1. mu lugal-bi in-pa3#
 en: by the royal name he has sworn;
2. ki {d}nanna-i3-gi-ta
 en: from Nanna-igi
  blank space
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3. ba-a-mu# szu ba-ti
 en: did Ba’amu receive;
4. iti# me#-gi8#-gal2#
 en: month “Mekigal,”
5. mu [en {d}]nanna# [masz2-e] i3-pa3
 en: year: “The en priestess of Nanna by omens was chosen.”
seal 1
1. ba-a-mu
 en: did Ba’amu,
2. dumu gu3-de2-a
 en: son of Gude’a.

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • Sigrist, Marcel, David I. Owen, and Gordon D. Young. 1984. [MVN 13, 881 & 882 (Owen1984-24953)]

    primary

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  • Museum No.: FLP 0280
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  • Provenience: Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) [uncertain]
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Created Creator Authors Project Reviewer Status
2015-12-01 at 19:45:10 Englund, Robert K. Cripps, Eric L. CDLI approved
2015-11-29 at 09:48:19 Englund, Robert K. Cripps, Eric L. CDLI approved
2013-01-07 at 16:38:17 Englund, Robert K. Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved
2011-07-22 at 13:42:38 Englund, Robert K. Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved
2011-05-02 at 14:21:05 Englund, Robert K. Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved
2009-06-03 at 10:25:10 Englund, Robert K. Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved
2006-10-12 at 12:21:30 CDLI CDLI CDLI approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Santoïemma, Loïc; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Reynolds, Kathryn R.; Aupperle, Eric; Freedman, Sally M.; Lafont, Bertrand; Guidi, Carlo; Hilgert, Markus; Molina, Manuel; Heinle, Michael; Jones, Jillian; Dahl, Jacob L.; Cripps, Eric L.; Guerra, Dylan; Ajango, Kelsey M.; Reid, Nicholas; Galador, Louis; Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 000055 (composite) (P430156) Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.43.11.00

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 13, 881 & 882 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P117652.

MVN 13, 881 & 882 artifact entry (No. P117652). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P117652

MVN 13, 881 & 882 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P117652 (Accessed: March 24, 2023).

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  • note = {[Online; accessed 2023-03-24]},
  • year = {2001},
  • month = {dec 20},
  • title = {MVN 13, 881 & 882 artifact entry},
  • howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P117652},
}

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