MVN 21, 315 (P120552)

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 07562

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. 3(asz) sze gur
2. sa2-du11 {d}szara2
3. ki gu-du-du-ta
4. al-lu szu ba-ti
reverse
1. iti {d}li9-si4
  seal impression
2. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e ma-da za-ab-sza-li{ki} mu-hul
seal 1
  (legend broken)

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
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P120552

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 07562
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 046117

References

  • primary: MVN 21, 315

    [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
2011-07-22 at 13:47:05 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:24:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:22:44 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, 315 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P120552.
MVN 21, 315 artifact entry (No. P120552). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P120552
MVN 21, 315 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P120552 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 21, 315 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P120552},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P120552},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P120552
LB  - CDLI:P120552
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - MVN 21, 315 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P120552
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 21, 315 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P120552.
MVN 21, 315 artifact entry (No. P120552). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P120552
MVN 21, 315 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P120552 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 21, 315 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P120552},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P120552},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P120552
LB  - CDLI:P120552
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - MVN 21, 315 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P120552
ER  -
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