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MVN 04, 178 (P114130)

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 185

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

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) kasz du gur
2. 1(u) 6(disz) dug dida du
3. la2-ia3 su-ga sze bala-a
4. ki a-du-mu-ta
5. ugu2 gur8-sa3-an-x ga2-ga2-dam
reverse
1. kiszib3 ur-{d}szara2
blank space
seal impression
2. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal
seal 1
1. ur-{d}szara2#
2. dub-sar#
3. dumu lugal-uszur4#

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
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: MVN 4, 178

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: IB 185
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Elevation:
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Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.01.00.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2022-02-01 at 15:11:59	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard	CDLI	Approved
2013-07-10 at 10:01:21	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 13:37:22	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-05-02 at 14:17:23	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2009-06-03 at 10:14:43	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:20:03	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

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

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (018648) (018648)

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 005354.4 (composite) (P534043)	-	-

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 04, 178 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P114130.

MVN 04, 178 artifact entry (No. P114130). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P114130

MVN 04, 178 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P114130 (Accessed: March 17, 2026).

@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-17]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 04, 178 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P114130},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P114130},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P114130
LB  - CDLI:P114130
M1  - 2026/3/17/
TI  - MVN 04, 178 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P114130
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 04, 178 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P114130.

MVN 04, 178 artifact entry (No. P114130). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P114130

MVN 04, 178 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P114130 (Accessed: March 17, 2026).

@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-17]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 04, 178 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P114130},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P114130},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P114130
LB  - CDLI:P114130
M1  - 2026/3/17/
TI  - MVN 04, 178 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P114130
ER  -