MVN 04, 071 (P114023)

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 066

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(szar2)# 4(gesz’u)# sa gi
2. 1(disz) gu-nigin2 pa-ku5 {gesz}asal2
3. kiszib3 sukkal-mah
4. 1(szar2) 5(gesz'u)! sa gi
5. kiszib3# ib-ni-dingir sukkal
6. [4(gesz'u)] sa gi
7. kiszib3 szu-esz18-dar szagina gu2-du8-a-ka
8. 2(gesz’u)# sa gi ur-{d}szul-gi-ra szagina szu ba-ti
9. kiszib3 pi5-sza-ha-lum egir-a-na
10. 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) sa gi szu-i3-li2 sukkal szu ba-ti
11. 5(gesz2) sa gi kiszib3 lu2-sza-lim ha-za-num2 gar-sza-na{ki}-ka
12. giri3 szu-i3-li2 sukkal lugal
13. 3(gesz'u) sa gi s,i-il-be-li2 sukkal szu ba-ti
14. 1(gesz'u) sa gi dingir-ba-ni dub-sar kas4
15. giri3 {d}utu-mu sukkal
16. 2(gesz2) sa gi 2(disz) gu-nigin2 pa-ku5 {gesz}asal2
17. kiszib3 a-hu-ni sukkal
18. 1(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 2(u) sa-gi KID e2-duru5 lugal-sze3
19. kiszib3 ku3-{d}nanna sukkal#
20. 5(u) sa gi ur-szar-ru-gin7 sukkal szu ba-ti#
21. giri3 lu2-{d}da-mu! sukkal
22. 2(disz) gu-nigin2 {gesz}ma-nu! [x?]
reverse
1. 2(disz) gu-nigin2 pa-ku5 {gesz}asal2
2. kiszib3 ur-{d}nansze lu2 ensi2 [gir2-su{ki}]
3. 2(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz) sa gi na-[ra-am-i3-li2] sukkal [szu ba-ti]
4. 5(szar2) sa gi lugal#?-[ku3-zu nu-banda3]
5. giri3 a-hu-ni [dumu sukkal-mah]
6. 4(gesz'u) sa gi ur-{d}pa-[bil2-sag-ka sukkal]
7. 1(szar2) sila3 bur-zi giri3 [szu-{d}en-lil2 i3-du8]
  blank space
8. szunigin 1(szar2) sila3 bur-zi
9. szunigin 1(szar'u) 1(szar2) 5(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 5(u) 5(disz) sa gi
10. szunigin 2(gesz2) gu-nigin2 {gesz}ma-nu
11. szunigin 3(gesz2) 2(disz) gu-nigin2 pa-ku5 {gesz}asal2
12. mu en-unu6-gal an-na en {d}inanna ba-hun
13. 1(szar2) 3(gesz'u) sa gi szu-ku8-[bu]-um [szu ba]-ti
14. 4(gesz'u) sa gi szu-{d}suen sukkal szu ba-ti
15. 1(szar2) 3(gesz'u) sa gi giri3 ag-ga lu2 ma-ri2{ki}
16. szunigin 3(szar2) 4(gesz'u) sa gi
17. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal-e sza-asz-ru-um mu-hul
  blank space
18. [szunigin ...] 1(szar2)# sila3 bur-zi
19. [szunigin ...] 1(szar'u) 5(szar2) 3(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 5(u) 5(disz) sa gi
20. [szunigin ...] 2(disz) gu-nigin2 {gesz}ma-nu
21. szunigin 3(gesz2) 2(asz) gu-nigin2 pa-ku5 {gesz}asal2
22. gi a2-dar-a mu 2(disz)-kam
23. ki ensi2 umma{ki}-ta
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Amar-Suen.05.00.00 to Amar-Suen.06.00.00

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P114023

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 066
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 018541

References

  • primary: MVN 4, 71

    [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.

  • history: CUSAS 3, 1427

    [Owen2007CUSAS3] Owen, David I., and Rudolf H. Mayr. 2007. The Garšana Archives. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 3. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

  • history: From the 21st Century BC (pp. 347-424), 413-415 24

    [Steinkeller2013CorvéeLabor] Steinkeller, Piotr. 2013. “Corvée Labor in Ur III Times.” Edited by Steven J. Garfinkle and Manuel Molina. From the 21st Century B.C. to the 21st Century A.D. : Proceedings of the International Conference on Neo-Sumerian Studies Held in Madrid 22-24 July 2010.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2021-12-09 at 11:07:49 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand CDLI Approved View
2017-02-28 at 17:16:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2015-03-15 at 17:50:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-03-08 at 08:11:34 Heimpel, Wolfgang Transliteration Heimpel, Wolfgang CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:37:17 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:17:19 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:20:01 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, 071 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P114023.
MVN 04, 071 artifact entry (No. P114023). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P114023
MVN 04, 071 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P114023 (Accessed: April 15, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-15]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 04, 071 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P114023},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P114023},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P114023
LB  - CDLI:P114023
M1  - 2026/4/15/
TI  - MVN 04, 071 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P114023
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 04, 071 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P114023.
MVN 04, 071 artifact entry (No. P114023). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P114023
MVN 04, 071 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P114023 (Accessed: April 15, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-15]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 04, 071 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P114023},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P114023},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P114023
LB  - CDLI:P114023
M1  - 2026/4/15/
TI  - MVN 04, 071 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P114023
ER  -
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