MVN 04, 149 (P114101)

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 172

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. [5(disz)] sila3# kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2# 3(disz) gin2# i3 2(disz)# gin2# naga#
2. lu2-bala-sa6-ga
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. ep-qu2-sza
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2# 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. sza-al-mah#
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
8. im-ti-dam
9. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
reverse
1. ur-{d}ba-ba6
2. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2#
3. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga a-KA
4. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2
5. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
7. 1(ban2) kasz 1(disz) dug dida 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 3(ban2) dabin 1/3(disz) sila3 <i3>
8. szunigin 4(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 kasz 1(disz) dug dida 1(ban2) 5(disz) <sila3>
9. szunigin 2(ban2) la2 1(disz@t) sila3 ninda 3(ban2) dabin#
10. [szunigin] 1/3(disz)# sila3 szum2 szunigin 2/3(disz)# sila3 i3
11. szunigin# 1(u) 4(disz) gin2 naga
left
1. u4# 2(u) 7(disz)-kam
  some text moved to next line
2. iti e2-iti-6(disz)
3. mu# bad3 mar-tu ba-du3#

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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, 149

    [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: OrSP 21 (pp. 83-89), p. 83

    [Deimel1926Umma] Deimel, P. Anton. 1926. “Umma(-Djoḫa)-Texte Aus Dem Päpstl. Bibelinstitut (Forts.).” Orientalia SP 21: 83–89.

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  • Museum No.: IB 172
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.04.08.27
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-16 at 18:46:58 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2017-04-22 at 12:01:49 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-02-05 at 10:52:35 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-01-30 at 07:02:01 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard 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, 149 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P114101.
MVN 04, 149 artifact entry (No. P114101). (2024, August 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P114101 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 04, 149 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P114101 (Accessed: September 14, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 16},
	title = {MVN 04, 149 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P114101},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P114101},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P114101
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M1  - 2025/9/14/
TI  - MVN 04, 149 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 04, 149 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P114101.
MVN 04, 149 artifact entry (No. P114101). (2024, August 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P114101 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 04, 149 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P114101 (Accessed: September 14, 2025).
@misc{2024MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 16},
	title = {MVN 04, 149 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P114101},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P114101},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P114101
LB  - CDLI:P114101
M1  - 2025/9/14/
TI  - MVN 04, 149 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P114101
ER  - 
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