MVN 22, 199 (P207486)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 014008

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

72.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 20.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. la2-ia3 1(disz) gesz-gid2-da{zabar}
2. {d}szara2-zi-da
3. 1(disz) ha-la-{d}ma-mi
4. ugula a-i3-li2
5. 1(disz) kalam-za
6. 1(disz) ur-{d}a-zi-a
7. 1(disz) ur-am3-ma
8. ugula ur-{d}isztaran
9. 1(disz) ARAD2-mu
10. 1(disz) gesz-gid2-da
11. 1(disz) za3-ge9-ri2-tum
12. a-du-du
13. ugula ur-sukkal
14. 1(disz) gesz-gid2-da#
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. lu2#-[x-x]-x
2'. 5(disz) kusz x-tum#-x [x]
3'. ur-{gesz}[gigir?]
4'. ugula ur-{d}isztaran#
5'. 1(disz) kusz ba-tum-su#?-x-tum#
6'. 2(disz) {gesz}ban
7'. 2(disz) kusz lu2-du-x-tu#-a#?
8'. ugula ur-{d}dumu-zi-da
9'. 1(disz) {gesz}ban
10'. ugula ur-{d}a-szar2

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 72.0 high × 42.0 wide × 20.0 thick
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  • Seal information:

    sealed; N

  • Artifact comments:


  • primary: MVN 22, 199

    [Molina2003MVN22] Molina, Manuel. 2003. Testi Amministrativi Neosumerici Del British Museum, BM 13601-14300. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 21. Roma: Bonsignori Editore.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 014008
  • Accession No.: 1896-04-02, 0108

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) [uncertain]
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2015-08-04 at 18:03:21 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:36:04 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:32:47 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“MVN 22, 199 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P207486.
MVN 22, 199 artifact entry (No. P207486). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P207486 (Original work published 2002)
MVN 22, 199 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P207486 (Accessed: April 30, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MVN 22, 199 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P207486},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P207486},
}

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