MVN 08, 162 (P115553)

Administrative tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 044037

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz) 5(ban2) sze gur
2. ur5-ra masz2 ga2-ga2
3. ki a2-wi-li2-ta
4. a2-wi-li2-a dumu du-ga-ga
5. szu ba-an-ti
6. 1(disz) szesz#-kal-la
7. 1(disz) ig-mu-ul-LAGAB#
reverse
1. 1(disz) i#-pa2-li2-is
2. [1(disz)] im-[ti]-dam
3. 1(disz) ur-x-x-gu
4. lu2-inim-ma-bi-me
5. iti NE-NE-gar
6. egir buru14-sze3
7. szum2-mu-de3
8. mu lugal# in-[pa3]
9. iti# kin#?-{d}[inanna?]
left
1. mu ma2#-gur8-mah mu-ne-dim2

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šū-Suen.08.05.00 to Šū-Suen.08.06.00 ?

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P115553

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number IM 044037
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 022277

References

  • primary: MVN 8, 162

    [Calvot1979MVN8] Calvot, Danielle, Fawzi Rashid, Sergio A. Picchioni, and Giovanni Pettinato. 1979. Textes Économiques de Ṣelluš-Dagan Du Musée Du Louvre et Du Collège de France; Testi Economici Dell’Iraq Museum, Baghdad. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 8. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2022-06-14 at 11:29:50 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand CDLI Approved View
2015-12-11 at 15:45:50 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:39:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:18:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:16:53 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 18:47:58 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 08, 162 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P115553.
MVN 08, 162 artifact entry (No. P115553). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P115553
MVN 08, 162 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P115553 (Accessed: May 14, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-14]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 08, 162 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P115553},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P115553},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P115553
LB  - CDLI:P115553
M1  - 2026/5/14/
TI  - MVN 08, 162 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P115553
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 08, 162 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P115553.
MVN 08, 162 artifact entry (No. P115553). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P115553
MVN 08, 162 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P115553 (Accessed: May 14, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-14]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 08, 162 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P115553},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P115553},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P115553
LB  - CDLI:P115553
M1  - 2026/5/14/
TI  - MVN 08, 162 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P115553
ER  -
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