MVN 04, 159 (P114111)
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, ItalyMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Pontificio Istituto Biblico, Rome, ItalyMuseum Number
IB 214Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (messenger text, group G)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) kasz dida 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
2. 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. 3(disz) ku6 3(disz) sa szum2
4. mar-tu-i3-sa6 sukkal gaba-asz
5. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
6. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga#
7. 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2
8. i3-li2-KAL gaba-ta
9. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
reverse
1. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2
3. kur-bi-la-ak KA-us2-sa2
4. szunigin 1(disz) kasz dida du 1(ban2)
5. szunigin 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga szunigin 5(disz) sila3 kasz
6. szunigin 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 6(disz) gin2 i3
7. szunigin 6(disz) gin2 naga
8. szunigin 5(disz) ku6 szunigin 5(disz) sa szum2
9. u4 1(u) 1(disz)-kam
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10. iti {d}dumu-zi
11. mu ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8
obverse
1. 1(disz) kasz dida 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
2. 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. 3(disz) ku6 3(disz) sa szum2
4. mar-tu-i3-sa6 sukkal gaba-asz
5. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
6. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga#
7. 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2
8. i3-li2-KAL gaba-ta
9. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
reverse
1. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2
3. kur-bi-la-ak KA-us2-sa2
4. szunigin 1(disz) kasz dida du 1(ban2)
5. szunigin 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga szunigin 5(disz) sila3 kasz
6. szunigin 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 6(disz) gin2 i3
7. szunigin 6(disz) gin2 naga
8. szunigin 5(disz) ku6 szunigin 5(disz) sa szum2
9. u4 1(u) 1(disz)-kam
some text moved to next line
10. iti {d}dumu-zi
11. 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)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text, group G)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: MVN 4, 159
[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 214
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- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.02.12.11
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-11-16 at 11:52:03 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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| 2018-09-18 at 03:23:09 | Firth, Richard | Atf | Firth, Richard | CDLI | approved |
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| 2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (018629) (018629)
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Cite this Artifact
“MVN 04, 159 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P114111.
MVN 04, 159 artifact entry (No. P114111). (2024, November 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P114111 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 04, 159 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P114111 (Accessed: December 5, 2025).
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