MVN 13, 035 (P116808)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

FLP 2530

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(ban2) dabin u4 1(u) 8(disz)-kam
2. 4(ban2) dabin u4 2(u) la2 1(disz)-kam
3. 5(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 dabin u4 2(u)-kam
4. 1(barig) 2(disz) sila3 dabin u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam
5. 1(barig) 3(disz) sila3 dabin u4 2(u) 2(disz)-kam
6. 4(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 dabin u4 2(u) 3(disz)-kam
reverse
1. 1(ban2) dabin lu2-du10-ga
2. 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 esza
3. 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 zi3 dub-dub
4. sza3 a-pi4-sal4{ki}
5. ki lu2-dingir-ra-ta
6. kiszib3 ensi2-ka
7. iti sig4-{gesz}i3-szub-ba-gar
8. mu us2-sa en ga-esz{ki} ba-hun
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szu-{d}suen
  edition gives Amar-Suen
2. lugal kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. a-a-kal-la
2. ensi2
3. umma{ki}
4. ARAD2-zu
  following Mayr

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šū-Suen.01.02.18 to Šū-Suen.01.02.23 (us2 year)

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 000033 (composite) (P430134) S000033 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.06.11.00, Šū-Suen.09.01.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P116808

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number FLP 2530
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 027452

References

  • primary: MVN 13, 35

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-10-19 at 18:19:42 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-08-23 at 08:56:41 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-06-22 at 05:59:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-06-02 at 12:34:11 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-06-02 at 12:33:10 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:41:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:20:08 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:21:09 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 13, 035 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P116808.
MVN 13, 035 artifact entry (No. P116808). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116808
MVN 13, 035 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116808 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 13, 035 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116808},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116808},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P116808
LB  - CDLI:P116808
M1  - 2026/10/15/
TI  - MVN 13, 035 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116808
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 13, 035 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P116808.
MVN 13, 035 artifact entry (No. P116808). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P116808
MVN 13, 035 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P116808 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 13, 035 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P116808},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P116808},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P116808
LB  - CDLI:P116808
M1  - 2026/10/15/
TI  - MVN 13, 035 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P116808
ER  -
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