MVN 13, 354 (P117126)

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 0583

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. 3(gesz2) 1(u) la2 1(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
2. zar3 tab-ba szu ur3-ra
3. a-sza3 muru13
4. 2(gesz2) 2(u) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
5. zar3 tab-ba szu ur3-ra
reverse
1. a-sza3 muru13# gaba i7 sal4-la
2. ugula ur-{d}nin-tu
3. kiszib3 ur-{d}en-lil2-la2
  blank space
4. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun#
seal 1
1. ur-{d}en-lil2-la2
2. dub-sar
3. dumu [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

following Mayr

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 004886.5 (composite) (P533973) S004886.5 - -

Record

Wrong seal legend ascribed to tablet in MVN 13 354. [M. Molina]

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P117126

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number FLP 0583
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 027770

References

  • primary: MVN 13, 354

    [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
2023-02-20 at 11:21:50 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Ozaki Tohru Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2016-04-10 at 07:29:05 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2016-04-10 at 07:27:56 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2013-06-07 at 12:25:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:41:51 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:20:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:21:16 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 13, 354 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P117126.
MVN 13, 354 artifact entry (No. P117126). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P117126
MVN 13, 354 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P117126 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 13, 354 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P117126},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P117126},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P117126
LB  - CDLI:P117126
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - MVN 13, 354 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P117126
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 13, 354 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P117126.
MVN 13, 354 artifact entry (No. P117126). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P117126
MVN 13, 354 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P117126 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 13, 354 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P117126},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P117126},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P117126
LB  - CDLI:P117126
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - MVN 13, 354 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P117126
ER  -
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