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, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAMuseum Number
FLP 0280Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)Artifact Type
Tablet & envelopeMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
-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
seal impression
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.
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
seal impression
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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- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: MVN 13, 881 & 882
[Sigrist1984MVN13] Sigrist, Marcel, David I. Owen, and Gordon D. Young. 1984. The John Frederick Lewis Collection, Part. II. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 13. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.
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- Museum No.: FLP 0280
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- Provenience: Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) [uncertain]
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šulgi.43.11.00
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- Accounting Period: 0
| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-12-01 at 19:45:10 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Cripps, Eric L. | CDLI | approved |  |
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| 2015-11-29 at 09:48:19 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Cripps, Eric L. | CDLI | approved | |
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| 2013-01-07 at 16:38:17 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved | |
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| 2011-07-22 at 13:42:38 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved | |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:21:05 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved | |
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| 2009-06-03 at 10:25:10 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved | |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:21:30 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved | |
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| 2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | CDLI | CDLI | approved | |
Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (028296)
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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