MVN 21, 371 (P120608)

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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Museum Collection(s)

State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Museum Number

Erm 14686

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. szu-{d}dumu-zi
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. zu-ma-a
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. {d}nin-gir2-su2{ki}-i3-sa6!
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
8. lu2-{d}nanna
9. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
10. ma-ma-illat#?-su?
11. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
12. dingir-ba-ma
13. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
14. szu!-dingir-asz
15. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
16. dingir-ma-ha-ar
reverse
1. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. a-ab-ba-a
3. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. in-zu-a
5. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. nig2 mu-la2-ne
7. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
8. a-hu-a
9. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
10. ba!-a-ti
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11. szunigin 1(ban2) kasz saga szunigin 4(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 kasz du
12. szunigin 4(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 1(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 szum2
13. szunigin 1/2(disz) sila3 9(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 6(disz) gin2 naga
14. u4 2(u) 8(disz)-kam
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15. iti sze-sag11-ku5
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16. mu us2-sa si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: MVN 21, 371

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: Erm 14686
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.04.01.28 (us2 year)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2016-12-05 at 21:26:50 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2016-01-01 at 17:14:18 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:47:10 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:24:08 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:22:45 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 21, 371 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P120608.
MVN 21, 371 artifact entry (No. P120608). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P120608
MVN 21, 371 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P120608 (Accessed: September 22, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-22]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 21, 371 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P120608},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P120608},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P120608
LB  - CDLI:P120608
M1  - 2025/9/22/
TI  - MVN 21, 371 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P120608
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 21, 371 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P120608.
MVN 21, 371 artifact entry (No. P120608). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P120608
MVN 21, 371 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P120608 (Accessed: September 22, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-22]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 21, 371 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P120608},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P120608},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P120608
LB  - CDLI:P120608
M1  - 2025/9/22/
TI  - MVN 21, 371 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P120608
ER  -
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