MVN 21, 171 (P120408)

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

Museum Collection(s)

State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Museum Number

Erm 07984

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(gesz2) 2(u) 2(disz) sa gi
2. gu-nigin2-ba 1(u) 2(disz) sa-ta
3. ga2-nun kar-ra-ta
reverse
1. ki a-kal-la-ta
2. kiszib3 lugal-nir
  1 line blank
3. iti diri
  some text moved to next line
4. mu na-ru2-a-mah ba-du3
seal 1
1. lugal-nir
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-{d}[szara2]
4. sza13-dub-ba-ka?

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 003644.2 (composite) (P533753) S003644.2 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P120408

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) State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
Museum Number Erm 07984
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 045973

References

  • primary: MVN 21, 171

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2013-06-22 at 17:57:16 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:46:49 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:23:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:22:39 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 21, 171 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P120408.
MVN 21, 171 artifact entry (No. P120408). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P120408
MVN 21, 171 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P120408 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 21, 171 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P120408},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P120408},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P120408
LB  - CDLI:P120408
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - MVN 21, 171 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P120408
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 21, 171 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P120408.
MVN 21, 171 artifact entry (No. P120408). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P120408
MVN 21, 171 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P120408 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 21, 171 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P120408},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P120408},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P120408
LB  - CDLI:P120408
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - MVN 21, 171 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P120408
ER  -
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