MVN 16, 0961 (P119009)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

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Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Um 0961

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

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tablet
obverse
1. [i7] gurusz#-gin7-du MUSZ2 a-sza3 a-gu-du-ta
2. [4(u)] 2(disz)# 1/2(disz) ninda gid2 1/2(disz) ninda 2(disz) kusz3 dagal 5(disz) kusz3 bur3
3. [kin]-bi# 2(gesz2) 2(u) 1(disz) 2/3(disz) sar
4. [1(gesz2)] 1(u) la2 1(disz) ninda gid2 4(disz) kusz3 bur3
5. [kin]-bi# 3(gesz2) 4(disz) sar
6. [4(u) 1(disz)] 1/2(disz) ninda gid2 5(disz) kusz3 bur3
7. [kin]-bi 2(gesz2) 1(u) 8(disz) 1/3(disz) sar
8. [i7] lu2-lal3-sze3
9. [5(u)] la2 1(disz) ninda gid2 5(disz) kusz3 bur3
10. kin#-bi 2(gesz2) 4(u) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sar
11. [1(gesz2)] 4(u) 8(disz) ninda gid2 4(disz) kusz3 bur3
12. kin#-bi 4(gesz2) 4(u) 8(disz) sar
13. i7 hu-un-hu-ub-sze3?-sze3
14. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 6(disz) ninda gid2 2(disz) kusz3 bur3
15. kin-bi 1(gesz2) 5(u) 4(disz) 2/3(disz) sar
16. sza3 i7 hu-un-hu-ub-sze3 MUSZ2 {gesz}kiri6 lugal-ku3-zu-sze3
17. 2(gesz2) 4(u) ninda gid2 4(disz) kusz3 bur3
18. kin-bi 7(gesz2) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sar
19. i7 a-sza3 ur-gu-sze3#
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reverse
  blank space
  scratch pad 2(u) n n 6(disz) 4(u)
1. szunigin 9(gesz2) 1(u) 6(disz) ninda gid2
2. szunigin# 2(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 4(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sar sahar
3. kin e ra-a i7 gurusz-gin7-du
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4. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 na-ru2-a-mah {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-ra mu-ne-du3

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: MVN 16, 961

    [Waetzoldt1994MVN16] Waetzoldt, Hartmut, and Fatma Yıldız. 1994. Die Umma-Texte Aus Den Archäologischen Museen Zu Istanbul. Band II (Nr. 601-1600). Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 16. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

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  • Museum No.: Ist Um 0961
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.06.00.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:53:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-08-04 at 18:58:04 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:44:47 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:22:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:27:37 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 18:51:52 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

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Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 16, 0961 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P119009.
MVN 16, 0961 artifact entry (No. P119009). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P119009
MVN 16, 0961 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P119009 (Accessed: February 25, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-25]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 16, 0961 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P119009},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P119009},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P119009
LB  - CDLI:P119009
M1  - 2026/2/25/
TI  - MVN 16, 0961 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P119009
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 16, 0961 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P119009.
MVN 16, 0961 artifact entry (No. P119009). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P119009
MVN 16, 0961 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P119009 (Accessed: February 25, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-25]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 16, 0961 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P119009},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P119009},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P119009
LB  - CDLI:P119009
M1  - 2026/2/25/
TI  - MVN 16, 0961 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P119009
ER  -
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