MVN 03, 358 (P113918)

Administrative tablet 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 1352

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

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tablet
obverse
1. 5(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) [GAN2]
 en: 5 bur3 1 eše3 3 iku field surface,
2. sze-bi 4(u) 8(asz) 2(barig) gur
 en: its barley: 48 gur 2 barig;
3. la2-ia3 1(gesz2) 1(asz) 3(barig) sze gur
 en: the deficit: 61 gur 3 barig,
  calculation: 5 1/2 × 20 gur per bur3 = 110; 110;0,0 - 48;2,0 = 61;3,0
4. a-sza3 dal-ba-na
 en: field Dalbana;
5. 2(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2
 en: 2 bur3 1 eše3 3 iku field surface,
6. sze-bi 5(u) 6(asz) gur
 en: its barley: 56 gur,
7. diri 6(asz) gur
 en: the surplus: 6 gur
  calculation: 2 1/2 × 20 gur per bur3 = 50; 50;0,0 - 56;0,0 = -6;0,0
8. a-sza3 igi e2-amar
 en: field before E-amar;
9. 3(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2
 en: 3 bur3 1 eše3 3 iku field surface,
10. sze-bi 1(gesz2) 8(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) gur
 en: its barley: 68 gur 1 barig 2 ban2,
11. la2-ia3 1(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) gur
 en: the deficit: 1 gur 3 barig 4 ban2
  calculation: 3 1/2 × 20 gur per bur3 = 70; 70;0,0 - 68;1,2 = 1;3,4
12. a-sza3 e2-duru5-ba-zi
 en: field Village-bazi;
reverse
1. 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2
 en: 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2
2. sze-bi 1(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) gur
 en: its barley: 14 gur 1 barig 2 ban2,
3. diri 4(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) gur
 en: the surplus: 4 gur 1 barig 2 ban2
  calculation: 1/2 × 20 gur per bur3 = 10; 10;0,0 - 14;1,2 = -4;1,2
4. a-sza3 ab-il2-la
 en: field Ab-illa;
  blank space
5. szunigin 1(bur'u) 2(bur3) GAN2
 en: total: 12 bur3 field surface,
  calculation: 5;1,3 + 2;1,3 + 3;1,3 + 0;1,3 = 12;0,0 bur3
6. szunigin sze-bi 3(gesz2) 6(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) gur
 en: total, its barley: 186 4 barig 4 ban2,
  calculation: 48;2,0 + 56;0,0 + 68;1,2 + 14;1,2 = 186;4,4
7. mu-kux(DU)
 en: deliveries;
8. szunigin 5(u) 3(asz) 2(ban2) gur
 en: total: 53 gur 2 ban2,
  calculation: 61;3,0 - 6;0,0 + 1;3,4 - 4;1,2 = 53;0,2
9. la2-ia3-am3
 en: are the deficit;
10. ugula szu-e2-a
 en: foreman: Šu-Ea,
11. mu [...]
 en: year: “... .”

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: MVN 3, 358

    [Owen1975MVN3] Owen, David I. 1975. The John Frederick Lewis Collection. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 3. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

  • history: BBVO 10, p. 49-50

    [Englund1990Fischerei] Englund, Robert K. 1990. Organisation Und Verwaltung Der Ur III-Fischerei. Berliner Beiträge Zum Vorderen Orient, Band 10. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer.

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  • Museum No.: FLP 1352
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:53:55 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-06-12 at 09:52:39 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2014-03-16 at 14:45:55 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:37:00 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:17:09 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:19:59 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 03, 358 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P113918.
MVN 03, 358 artifact entry (No. P113918). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P113918
MVN 03, 358 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P113918 (Accessed: March 29, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-03-29]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 03, 358 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P113918},
}

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