MVN 21, 271 (P120508)

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 14468

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(asz) 3(ban2) sze gur lugal
2. ha-ba-lu5-ge2
3. szu ba-ti
reverse
1. iti min-esz3
2. mu nig2-ka9-ak al-la-ka mu 3(disz)-kam us2-bi

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P120508

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
Museum Number Erm 14468
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 046073

References

  • primary: MVN 21, 271

    [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
2015-03-13 at 12:46:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:46:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:24:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:22:43 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 21, 271 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P120508.
MVN 21, 271 artifact entry (No. P120508). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P120508
MVN 21, 271 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P120508 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 21, 271 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P120508},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P120508},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P120508
LB  - CDLI:P120508
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - MVN 21, 271 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P120508
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 21, 271 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P120508.
MVN 21, 271 artifact entry (No. P120508). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P120508
MVN 21, 271 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P120508 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 21, 271 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P120508},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P120508},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P120508
LB  - CDLI:P120508
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - MVN 21, 271 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P120508
ER  -
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