MVN 15, 072 (P118352)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Wilson Library, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Wilson Library, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

Museum Number

WLUNC 09

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
2. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. i7-pa-e3
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
5. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. u3-ma-ni
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
8. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. bi2-bi2
10. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
11. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
12. ur-lugal
13. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
14. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
15. lugal-an-ne2
16. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
reverse
1. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. na-silim
3. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
4. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
5. ma-ba-a
6. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
7. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
8. lu2-giri17-zal
9. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
10. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
11. szar-ru-um-i3-li2
12. szunigin 1(ban2) kasz saga 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 kasz
13. szunigin 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 ninda 2/3(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 szum2
14. <szunigin> 1/3(disz) sila3 7(disz) gin2 i3 1(u) 8(disz) gin2 naga
15. u4 2(u) 4(disz)-kam
left
1. iti {d}li9-si4

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (messenger text)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P118352

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) Wilson Library, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Museum Number WLUNC 09
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 034095

References

  • primary: MVN 15, 72

    [Owen1991MVN15] Owen, David I. 1991. Neo-Sumerian Texts from American Collections. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 15. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

    Messenger text.

  • history: JCS 24 (pp. 137-173), 164 72

    [Owen1972JCS24AmericanColl] Owen, David I. 1972. “Neo-Sumerian Texts from American Collections, I.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 24 (4): 137–73. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359636.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:53:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:43:41 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:21:49 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:21:47 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 15, 072 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P118352.
MVN 15, 072 artifact entry (No. P118352). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118352
MVN 15, 072 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118352 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-25]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 15, 072 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118352},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118352},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P118352
LB  - CDLI:P118352
M1  - 2026/4/25/
TI  - MVN 15, 072 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P118352
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 15, 072 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P118352.
MVN 15, 072 artifact entry (No. P118352). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P118352
MVN 15, 072 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P118352 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-25]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 15, 072 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P118352},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P118352},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P118352
LB  - CDLI:P118352
M1  - 2026/4/25/
TI  - MVN 15, 072 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P118352
ER  -
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