MVN 01, 198 (P113231)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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

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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

MW 105

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. la2-ia3 1(gesz2) 9(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) dabin gur lugal
2. 2(asz) 4(barig) 7(disz) sila3 kasz saga gur
3. ki ensi2 umma{ki}-ta
4. mu ensi2 szuruppak!(KUR-RU-SU){ki}-ka-sze3
reverse
1. mu# lu2-{d}suen
2. u3 zu-la-a-sze3
3. kiszib3 a-bu-du10 ib2-ra
4. iti nesag
  some text moved to next line
5. mu e2 puzur4-isz-da-gan ba-du3
envelope
obverse
1. la2-ia3 1(gesz2) 9(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) dabin gur lugal
2. 2(asz) 4(barig) 7(disz) sila3 kasz saga gur
3. ki ensi2 umma{ki}-ta
4. mu ensi2 szuruppak!(KUR-RU-SU){ki}-sze3
5. kiszib3 x-x-x [x]
6. x [...]
reverse
1. [...]
  blank space
2. iti nesag
  text moved to next line
3. [mu e2] puzur4#-isz-da#-[gan ba-du3]
seal 1
column 1
1. ur-nigar
2. ensi2
3. szuruppak{ki}
column 2
1. a-bu-[du10]
2. dub-sar
3. ARAD2-zu

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 & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: MVN 1, 198

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

  • history: RIME 3/2, .01.02.x2027

    [Frayne1997RIME3/2] Frayne, Douglas R. 1997. Ur III Period (2112-2004 BC). Vol. 3/2. Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods. University of Toronto Press.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: MW 105
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-22 at 14:47:43 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2022-01-29 at 16:53:29 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2021-07-24 at 15:01:52 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2016-07-28 at 15:19:10 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:35:55 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:16:24 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:11:45 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:19:45 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005837 (composite) (P458547) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 01, 198 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P113231.
MVN 01, 198 artifact entry (No. P113231). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P113231 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 01, 198 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P113231 (Accessed: November 3, 2025).
@misc{2024MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 22},
	title = {MVN 01, 198 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P113231},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P113231},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/22/
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TI  - MVN 01, 198 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 01, 198 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P113231.
MVN 01, 198 artifact entry (No. P113231). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P113231 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 01, 198 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P113231 (Accessed: November 3, 2025).
@misc{2024MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 22},
	title = {MVN 01, 198 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P113231},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P113231},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/22/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P113231
LB  - CDLI:P113231
M1  - 2025/11/3/
TI  - MVN 01, 198 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P113231
ER  -
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