MVN 18, 515 (P119876)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Montserrat Museum, Barcelona, Spain

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Museum Collection(s)

Montserrat Museum, Barcelona, Spain

Museum Number

MM 0710b

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

85.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 21.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) ma2 2(u) gur mudra5# [...]
2. [...]-ur4-ra#?{ki}-ka bi2#-ib2-da-am3
3. [hu]-wa#-wa# nar#? mudra5 i3-de6#
4. [ma2]-mu# [u2]-gu# ba-an-de2 bi2-du11#
5. [da?]-da#-ni# ha-[za]-num2-e
6. hu-wa-wa# nar#?
7. ma2-zu u2-gu la-[ba]-an-de2
8. in-na-an-du11
9. [me]-{d}iszkur-am3 ma2#-zu# in-hu#-ug3#
10. [ma2]-lah5#-be2 # ma-an-szum2#
11. [...] x x ri [...] i3-ib2-kux(KWU147)-kux(KWU147)
12. [...]-da-ni ha-za-num2-e
13. [...] in#?-na-an-[du11?]
  1-2 lines broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] ba#-ta-an-e3-a
2'. [... x-{d}]szara2# ma2-lah5 nu-me-a
3'. [... x-{d}]szara2#? nam-erim2-bi ku5-dam
4'. ma2 a2 buru14 a2! en-te-bi 1(u) 8(asz) gur
5'. esir2-bi 1(u) gur#
6'. sa10-am3 {gesz}gi-[musz? ...]
7'. me-{d}iszkur-e [...]-su#-[...]
8'. igi a2-bi2-[...]
9'. igi i3-da-mu# [...]
10'. igi lu2-du10-ga dumu# [...]
11'. igi na-ba-sa6# [...]
12'. igi inim-ma-dingir [...]
left
1. iti [{d}]dumu-zi
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2. mu hu-hu#-[nu-ri{ki} ba?-hul?]

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Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 85.0 high × 50.0 wide × 21.0 thick
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  • primary: MVN 18, 515

    [Molina1993MVN18] Molina, Manuel. 1993. Tablillas Administrativas Neosumerias de La Abadía de Montserrat (Barcelona). Copias Cuneiformes. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 18. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

  • history: AuOr. Suppl. 11, 515

    [Molina1996Montserrat] Molina, Manuel. 1996. Tablillas Administrativas Neosumerias de La Abadía de Montserrat (Barcelona). Transliteraciones e Índices. Aula Orientalis. Supplementa 11. Sabadell (Barcelona): Editorial AUSA.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: MM 0710b
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) [uncertain]
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.07.12.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2014-02-07 at 14:30:04 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:46:01 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:23:23 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:22:28 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 18, 515 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P119876.
MVN 18, 515 artifact entry (No. P119876). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P119876
MVN 18, 515 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P119876 (Accessed: November 16, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-16]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 18, 515 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P119876},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P119876},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P119876
LB  - CDLI:P119876
M1  - 2025/11/16/
TI  - MVN 18, 515 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P119876
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 18, 515 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P119876.
MVN 18, 515 artifact entry (No. P119876). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P119876
MVN 18, 515 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P119876 (Accessed: November 16, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-16]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 18, 515 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P119876},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P119876},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P119876
LB  - CDLI:P119876
M1  - 2025/11/16/
TI  - MVN 18, 515 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P119876
ER  -
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