MVN 01, 035 (P113068)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Museum Forum der Völker (Völkerkundemuseum der Franziskaner), Werl, Germany

Museum Collection(s)

Museum Forum der Völker (Völkerkundemuseum der Franziskaner), Werl, Germany

Museum Number

MW 035

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. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 [x]
2. 2(disz) sila3 zu2-[lum]
3. 4(disz) sila3 esza
4. 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 dabin
5. 8(disz) sila3 ninda
reverse
1. 1(ban2) sze gur sal4-la
2. siskur2 e2 {d}szara2
3. nibru{ki}-sze3
4. ki {d}szara2-kam-ta
5. kiszib3 ensi2-ka
  1 line blank
6. iti dal
  some text moved to next line
8. mu us2-sa# ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szu-{d}suen
2. lugal kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. a-a-kal-la
2. ensi2
3. umma{ki}
4. ARAD2-zu

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 000033 (composite) (P430134) S000033 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.06.11.00, Šū-Suen.09.01.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P113068

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) Museum Forum der Völker (Völkerkundemuseum der Franziskaner), Werl, Germany
Museum Number MW 035
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 017443

References

  • primary: MVN 1, 35

    [Pettinato1974MVN1] Pettinato, Giovanni, and Hartmut Waetzoldt. 1974. La Collezione Schollmeyer. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 1. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2022-03-06 at 11:45:37 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand CDLI Approved View
2018-08-23 at 08:56:44 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:35:37 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:16:12 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:19:39 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 01, 035 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P113068.
MVN 01, 035 artifact entry (No. P113068). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P113068
MVN 01, 035 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P113068 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
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	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 01, 035 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P113068},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P113068},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P113068
LB  - CDLI:P113068
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - MVN 01, 035 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P113068
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 01, 035 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P113068.
MVN 01, 035 artifact entry (No. P113068). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P113068
MVN 01, 035 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P113068 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 01, 035 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P113068},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P113068},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P113068
LB  - CDLI:P113068
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - MVN 01, 035 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P113068
ER  - 
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