MVN 03, 130 (P113690)

Tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

FLP 0148

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

-

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(ban2) ziz2 lugal
2. sa2-du11 {d}szara2!
3. e2-sag-il2-la
reverse
1. szu ba-ti
2. iti sze-sag11!-ku5
3. mu us2-sa dumu-lugal
  blank space
  seal impression
seal 1
1. ur!-{d}suen
2. dumu lu2!-{d}szara2#
3. nu-banda3 e2!-nin!
  (very poorly cut, incl. mirrored signs ur and lu2, unfinished szara2, bad e2 and nin)

Text content

Genre(s) School text
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 005328 (composite) (P458038) S005328 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P113690

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) Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number FLP 0148
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 018073

References

  • primary: MVN 3, 130

    [Owen1975MVN3] Owen, David I. 1975. The John Frederick Lewis Collection. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 3. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2014-10-07 at 08:47:42 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-10-07 at 08:30:13 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-07-06 at 09:12:45 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-07-06 at 09:10:42 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:36:40 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:16:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:19:54 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 03, 130 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P113690.
MVN 03, 130 artifact entry (No. P113690). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P113690
MVN 03, 130 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P113690 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 03, 130 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P113690},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P113690},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P113690
LB  - CDLI:P113690
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - MVN 03, 130 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P113690
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 03, 130 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P113690.
MVN 03, 130 artifact entry (No. P113690). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P113690
MVN 03, 130 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P113690 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 03, 130 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P113690},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P113690},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P113690
LB  - CDLI:P113690
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - MVN 03, 130 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P113690
ER  -
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