MVN 18, 540 (P119901)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Montserrat Museum, Barcelona, Spain

Museum Number

MM 0741

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

49.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(asz) 1(barig) sze gur
2. ki ka-guru7-ta
3. sza3-bi-ta
4. 1(asz) 4(barig) sze gur
5. ugu2 ur-e2-nun-na ba-a-gar
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
  blank space
1'. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P119901

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 49.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 20.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Montserrat Museum, Barcelona, Spain
Museum Number MM 0741
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 035522

References

  • primary: MVN 18, 540

    [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, 540

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 13:46:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:23:24 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:29:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:22:29 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 18, 540 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P119901.
MVN 18, 540 artifact entry (No. P119901). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P119901
MVN 18, 540 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P119901 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P119901},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 18, 540 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P119901.
MVN 18, 540 artifact entry (No. P119901). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P119901
MVN 18, 540 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P119901 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-25]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 18, 540 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P119901},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P119901},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P119901
LB  - CDLI:P119901
M1  - 2026/4/25/
TI  - MVN 18, 540 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P119901
ER  -
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