MVN 04, 181 (P114133)

Letter 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 114

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(bur3) GAN2
2. ur-lugal
3. 2(asz) dam lu5-lu5-mu
4. 2(asz) ur-{d}iszkur dumu nam-ha-ni
5. a2 i7 lugal-ka-ta
6. he2-ne-tum2-mu
reverse
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P114133

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Pontificio Istituto Biblico, Rome, Italy
Museum Number IB 114
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 006466

References

  • primary: MVN 4, 181

    [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 17, p.47-64, p. 64

    [Deimel1925Djoha] Deimel, P. Anton. 1925. “Umma (Djoha)-Texte Aus Dem Päpstlichen Bibelinstitut (Forts.).” Orientalia 17: 47–64.

  • history: TCS 1, 365

    [Sollberger1966TCS1] Sollberger, Edmond. 1966. The Business and Administrative Correspondence under the Kings of Ur. Texts from Cuneiform Sources 1. Locust Valley, New York: J.J. Augustin.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 13:37:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:17:24 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:14:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:20:03 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 04, 181 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P114133.
MVN 04, 181 artifact entry (No. P114133). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P114133
MVN 04, 181 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P114133 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 04, 181 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P114133},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P114133},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P114133
LB  - CDLI:P114133
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - MVN 04, 181 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P114133
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 04, 181 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P114133.
MVN 04, 181 artifact entry (No. P114133). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P114133
MVN 04, 181 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P114133 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 04, 181 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P114133},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P114133},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P114133
LB  - CDLI:P114133
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - MVN 04, 181 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P114133
ER  -
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