MVN 04, 154 (P114106)

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 178

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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Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3# [kasz] 3(disz)# sila3# [ninda 5(disz)] gin2# szum2# 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga#
2. wa-wa-ti
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2# 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. lu2-{d}en-ki
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. dingir-su-kal
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2# 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
8. nu-ur2#-i3-li2
9. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
10. puzur4-{d}suen#
11. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2# 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
12. ur-{d}ba#-ba6#
reverse
1. 3(disz) sila3 kasz# [2(disz) sila3] ninda# [5(disz)] gin2 <szum2> 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. lu2-ha-ma-ti
3. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2> 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga#
4. lu2-giri17-zal
5. 3(disz)# sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda [5(disz)] gin2 <szum2> 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. a-hu-ni
7. 3(disz)# sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2# 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
8. szu-{d}iszkur
9. 1(ban2) kasz 1(ban2) ninda 5(disz) gin2 [szum2] 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga#
10. a-da-lal3
11. szunigin 5(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 kasz szunigin# 3(ban2)# 6(disz) sila3 ninda ASZ#
ASZ erased
12. szunigin 5/6(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 szum2# szunigin# 1/2(disz)# sila3 3(disz) gin2 i3
13. szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 naga
left
1. u4 2(u) 8(disz)-kam
some text moved to next line
2. iti min-esz3
3. mu ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Collections

Pontificio Istituto Biblico, Rome, Italy

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: MVN 4, 154

[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. 87

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: IB 178
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.02.07.28
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-08-16 at 18:46:58	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2018-10-19 at 10:01:45	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Firth, Richard	CDLI	approved
2018-09-18 at 01:36:02	Firth, Richard	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI	CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (018624) (018624)

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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 04, 154 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P114106.

MVN 04, 154 artifact entry (No. P114106). (2024, August 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P114106 (Original work published 2001)

MVN 04, 154 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P114106 (Accessed: January 11, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P114106},
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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 04, 154 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P114106.

MVN 04, 154 artifact entry (No. P114106). (2024, August 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P114106 (Original work published 2001)

MVN 04, 154 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P114106 (Accessed: January 11, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 16},
	title = {MVN 04, 154 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P114106},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P114106},
}

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PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P114106
M1  - 2026/1/11/
TI  - MVN 04, 154 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P114106
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