MVN 03, 140 (P113700)

Administrative 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 0168

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. 3(ban2) sze lugal
2. sza3-gal {ansze}kunga2
3. ki lu2-giri17-zal-ta
4. ur-dingir-ra szusz3
5. szu ba-ti
reverse
1. iti {d}li9-si4
2. mu an-sza-an{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. ur-dingir-ra szusz3
2. dumu a-zi-da

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 004395 (composite) (P457105) S004395 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.37.01.00, Šulgi.47.03.00

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P113700

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number FLP 0168
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 018083

References

  • primary: MVN 3, 140

    [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
2016-02-06 at 01:43:51 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:36:41 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:16:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:19:54 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 03, 140 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P113700.
MVN 03, 140 artifact entry (No. P113700). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P113700
MVN 03, 140 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P113700 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 03, 140 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P113700},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P113700},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P113700
LB  - CDLI:P113700
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - MVN 03, 140 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P113700
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 03, 140 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P113700.
MVN 03, 140 artifact entry (No. P113700). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P113700
MVN 03, 140 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P113700 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 03, 140 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P113700},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P113700},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P113700
LB  - CDLI:P113700
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - MVN 03, 140 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P113700
ER  -
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