MVN 04, 015 (P113967)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Pontificio Istituto Biblico, Rome, Italy

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Pontificio Istituto Biblico, Rome, Italy

Museum Number

IB 072

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. 2(bur3) 4(iku) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra
2. a-ra2 1(disz) 1(esze3) GAN2-ta
3. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 2(u)-kam
4. 2(esze3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2# gesz-ur3-ra
5. a-ra2 2(disz) 1(esze3) GAN2-ta
6. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 1(u) 3(disz) 1/2(disz)
7. 2(iku) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz) 1(esze3) GAN2-ta
8. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 3(disz)
9. a-sza3 {d}amar-{d}suen-{d}szara2-ki-ag2
10. 2(esze3) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra
11. a-ra2 2(disz) 1(esze3) GAN2-ta
12. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 1(u) 3(disz)
reverse
1. 2(iku) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra
2. a-ra2 5(disz) 1(esze3) GAN2-ta
3. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 5(disz)
4. 1(esze3) GAN2 tug2-gur10 GAN2-ta
5. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 4(disz) 1/2(disz)
6. a-sza3 la2#-tur a-sza3 la2-mah
7. ugula ba-sa6
8. kiszib3 lugal-e2-mah-e
  blank space
9. mu en-unu6-gal {d}inanna ba-hun
seal 1
1. lugal-e2-mah#-e
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lugal-ku3-ga-[ni]

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 003415.1 (composite) (P533682) S003415.1 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P113967

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) Pontificio Istituto Biblico, Rome, Italy
Museum Number IB 072
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 018485

References

  • primary: MVN 4, 15

    [Cagni1976MVN4] Cagni, Luigi, and Giovanni Pettinato. 1976. La Collezione Del Pontificio Istituto Biblico, Roma; La Collezione Della Collegiata Dei SS. Pietro e Orso, Aosta. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 4. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 13:37:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:17:12 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:14:28 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:20:00 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 04, 015 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P113967.
MVN 04, 015 artifact entry (No. P113967). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P113967
MVN 04, 015 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P113967 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-22]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 04, 015 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P113967},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P113967},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P113967
LB  - CDLI:P113967
M1  - 2026/4/22/
TI  - MVN 04, 015 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P113967
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 04, 015 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P113967.
MVN 04, 015 artifact entry (No. P113967). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P113967
MVN 04, 015 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P113967 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-22]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 04, 015 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P113967},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P113967},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P113967
LB  - CDLI:P113967
M1  - 2026/4/22/
TI  - MVN 04, 015 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P113967
ER  -
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