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MVN 21, 021 (P120258)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

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Text / annotations

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Museum Collection(s)

State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Museum Number

Erm 07773

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. 4(u) 5(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
2. en-du8-du-ta
3. gi ga6-ga2
4. ma2-la2-a kesz2-ra2
5. u3 e2-gal-sze3 gesz-ur3
6. ma2-a ga2-ra
reverse
1. kiszib3 lugal-nesag-e
2. nam-sza3-tam
seal impression
3. iti {d}li9-si4
4. mu ur-bi2-lum{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. lugal-nesag-e
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lu2-banda3{da}

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Collections

State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm):
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: MVN 21, 21

[Koslova2000MVN21] Koslova, Natalya V. 2000. Neusumerische Verwaltungstexte Aus Umma Aus Der Sammlung Der Ermitage Zu St. Petersburg, Rußland. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 21. Roma: Bonsignori Editore.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: Erm 07773
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.45.09.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2011-07-22 at 13:46:34	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-05-02 at 14:23:46	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:22:36	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (045824) (045824)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 003612.1 (composite) (P533749)	-	-

Notes

General Notes: -

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Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 21, 021 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P120258.

MVN 21, 021 artifact entry (No. P120258). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P120258

MVN 21, 021 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P120258 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).

@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 21, 021 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P120258},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P120258},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P120258
LB  - CDLI:P120258
M1  - 2026/4/7/
TI  - MVN 21, 021 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P120258
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 21, 021 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P120258.

MVN 21, 021 artifact entry (No. P120258). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P120258

MVN 21, 021 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P120258 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).

@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 21, 021 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P120258},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P120258},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P120258
LB  - CDLI:P120258
M1  - 2026/4/7/
TI  - MVN 21, 021 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P120258
ER  -