MVN 18, 578 (P119939)

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 0779 + MM 0788

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

42.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(u) gurusz u4 [x-sze3]
2. guru7-a [im ur3]-ra sze bala-a
3. u3 tusz guru7 gub3-temen
4. ki-su7 gu2-de3-na-ka
5. ugula gu2-tar
reverse
1. giri3 lu2-dingir-ra ASZ
  seal impression
2. mu ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. lu2-dingir-ra
2. dub-sar
3. dumu a2-an-du-[ru]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002754.1 (composite) (P533499) S002754.1 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P119939

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 42.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 17.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Montserrat Museum, Barcelona, Spain
Museum Number MM 0779 + MM 0788
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 035560

References

  • primary: MVN 18, 578

    [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, 578

    [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 13:46:04 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:23:26 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, 578 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P119939.
MVN 18, 578 artifact entry (No. P119939). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P119939
MVN 18, 578 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P119939 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-18]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 18, 578 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P119939},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P119939},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P119939
LB  - CDLI:P119939
M1  - 2026/4/18/
TI  - MVN 18, 578 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P119939
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 18, 578 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P119939.
MVN 18, 578 artifact entry (No. P119939). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P119939
MVN 18, 578 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P119939 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-18]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 18, 578 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P119939},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P119939},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P119939
LB  - CDLI:P119939
M1  - 2026/4/18/
TI  - MVN 18, 578 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P119939
ER  -
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