MVN 04, 043 (P113995)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Pontificio Istituto Biblico, Rome, Italy

Museum Number

IB 062

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

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) sze ur5-ra gur
2. kiszib3 lu2-saga# dumu ur-ki-ag2-mu
3. 1(u) 4(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gur
4. kiszib3 ad-da dub-sar
5. 2(barig) kiszib3 a-gu-gu dumu lugal-nir-gal2
6. 1(barig) 2(ban2) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 kiszib3 lu2-giri17-zal
7. 1(asz) gur kiszib3 lu2-igi-sa6-sa6 dumu da-du
8. 1(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
9. kiszib3 ur-{d}suen nar
10. 3(barig) kiszib3 lu2-{d}szara2 dumu lu2-{d}inanna
11. 2(barig) 4(ban2) [...] 4(disz) sila3 kiszib3 ur-{d}gesztin-an-ka gu-za-la2
12. 2(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gur kiszib3 a-a-gi-na
13. 2(barig) 2(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gur kiszib3 ur-lugal
14. dumu szesz-kal-la
15. 3(asz) gur kiszib3 dingir-ra
16. 3(barig) kiszib3 ur-zabala3{ki} dumu nin-ezem
reverse
1. 2(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 gur kiszib3 a-du-mu dumu lugal-nig2-lagar-e
2. 3(barig) kiszib3 lu2-{d}szara2 dumu um-mi-a 3(barig) 4(ban2) kiszib3 ur-{d}ur3-bar-tab!? dumu dingir-ra
3. 1(u) 4(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) gur kiszib3 szesz-kal-la dumu na-silim
4. 1(u) 2(asz) 3(ban2) gur kiszib3 lugal-x
5. 2(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) gur kiszib3 bi2-du11-ga
6. 3(barig) kiszib3 a-gu dumu lugal-e2-mah#?-e#?
7. 1(barig) kiszib3 ab-ba-gi-na dumu lu2-szuruppak!{ki}
8. 4(barig) 3(ban2) kiszib3 lugal-e#-ba#-an-sa6
9. 1(asz) gur sza3-gal gu4 a2 ge6 il#?-la
10. en {d}nanna
11. 1(asz) gur ha-ha#-sza
12. 1(asz) gur a-du-du gudu4 {d}gu-la
13. sza3-gal gu4 a2 ge6 il2#?-la
14. 1(barig) kiszib3 an-na-he-gal2 nar
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15. szunigin 5(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 sze gur
16. sze ur5-ra sila-a gal2-la
17. giri3 lu2-{d}nin-szubur
18. mu en-mah-gal-an-na ba-hun

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: MVN 4, 43

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: IB 062
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.04.00.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2022-04-04 at 07:47:19 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:53:56 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:37:15 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:17:17 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:20:00 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 04, 043 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P113995.
MVN 04, 043 artifact entry (No. P113995). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P113995
MVN 04, 043 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P113995 (Accessed: January 12, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-12]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 04, 043 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P113995},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P113995},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P113995
LB  - CDLI:P113995
M1  - 2026/1/12/
TI  - MVN 04, 043 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P113995
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 04, 043 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P113995.
MVN 04, 043 artifact entry (No. P113995). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P113995
MVN 04, 043 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P113995 (Accessed: January 12, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-12]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 04, 043 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P113995},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P113995},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P113995
LB  - CDLI:P113995
M1  - 2026/1/12/
TI  - MVN 04, 043 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P113995
ER  -
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