MVN 04, 046 (P113998)

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 063

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(disz) sila3 sze ur5-ra gur
2. ki du10-ga-ta
3. 2(barig) ki na#-u2-a-ta
4. 1(barig) 2(ban2) ki lu2-eb-gal-ta
5. 3(barig) ki dux(GIN2)-la2-ta
6. 4(barig) 1(ban2) ki ur-{d}a-szar2-ta
7. 1(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) ki inim-{d}inanna-ta
8. 1(asz) 3(barig) ki szesz-saga-ta
9. 4(barig) ki ukken-ne2-ta
10. sza3 kiszib3-ba
11. 1(asz) ki a-da-ga-ta
12. 2(barig) 5(ban2) ki lu2-eb-gal-ta
13. 4(ban2) ki dux(GIN2)-la2-ta
14. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ki ur-{d}a-szar2-ta
15. 4(ban2) la2 1(disz) sila3 ki ba-al-t,u-sza#-ri2#
reverse
1. 1(u) 6(asz) 1(ban2) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur
2. ku3-ga-ni
3. 3(asz) ki hu-wa-wa-ta
  blank space
4. szunigin 2(u) 8(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
5. sze ur5-ra libir mu-kux(DU)
6. giri3 lugal-inim-gi-na
7. mu en-mah-gal-an-na en {d}nanna ba-hun
  blank space

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: MVN 4, 46

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: IB 063
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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 07:47:45 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand CDLI Approved View
2017-03-29 at 11:46:40 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:53:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2016-06-27 at 12:42:53 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2015-06-06 at 17:33:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:37:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:17:17 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:14:33 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

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Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 04, 046 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P113998.
MVN 04, 046 artifact entry (No. P113998). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P113998
MVN 04, 046 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P113998 (Accessed: January 24, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-24]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 04, 046 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P113998},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P113998},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P113998
LB  - CDLI:P113998
M1  - 2026/1/24/
TI  - MVN 04, 046 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P113998
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 04, 046 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P113998.
MVN 04, 046 artifact entry (No. P113998). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P113998
MVN 04, 046 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P113998 (Accessed: January 24, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-24]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 04, 046 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P113998},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P113998},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P113998
LB  - CDLI:P113998
M1  - 2026/1/24/
TI  - MVN 04, 046 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P113998
ER  - 
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