MVN 05, 081 (P114301)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Adolph Schrijver, New York, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Adolph Schrijver, New York, USA

Museum Number

Schrijver 20-034

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (gaba-ri)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 9(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15 gur
2. 3(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 4(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 dabin gur
3. 5(asz) 3(barig) kasz saga gur
4. 5(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra saga gur
5. 9(asz) nig2-ar3-ra du gur
6. 1(asz) guru7 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 5(u) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 sze gur
7. 4(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 imgaga3 gur
8. 1(gesz2) 7(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gig gur
9. 4(gesz2) 1(u) 5(asz) 2(ban2) ziz2 gur
reverse
1. 4(u) 7(asz) ziz2 sumun gur al-hul-a-a-ba 1(barig) sa6 i3-gal2
2. 1(u) 5(asz) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur dug sila3-a sa10-a
3. 3(u) 3(disz) u-sza-ad
  blank space
4. ki gu-du-du-ta
5. gaba-ri kiszib3 lu2-kal-la
6. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e ma2-gur8-mah {d}en-lil2 <<{d}nin-lil2>> {d}nin-lil2-ra mu-ne-dim2

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (gaba-ri)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P114301

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) Adolph Schrijver, New York, USA
Museum Number Schrijver 20-034
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 020868

References

  • primary: MVN 5, 81

    [Sollberger1978MVN5] Sollberger, Edmond. 1978. The Pinches Manuscript. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 5. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

  • history: Nisaba 33, 60

    [Ozaki2020Nisaba33] Ozaki, Tohru. 2020. The Lost and the Found Cuneiform Collections Rediscovered. Nisaba 33.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-12 at 07:58:34 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2023-06-10 at 09:25:47 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2023-06-09 at 18:06:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2023-06-09 at 12:23:12 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2019-11-08 at 17:49:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:37:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:17:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:20:08 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 05, 081 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 12, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P114301.
MVN 05, 081 artifact entry (No. P114301). (2023, June 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P114301 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 05, 081 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P114301 (Accessed: August 11, 2026).
@misc{2023MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-08-11]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 12},
	title = {MVN 05, 081 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P114301},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P114301},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/12/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P114301
LB  - CDLI:P114301
M1  - 2026/8/11/
TI  - MVN 05, 081 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P114301
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 05, 081 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 12, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P114301.
MVN 05, 081 artifact entry (No. P114301). (2023, June 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P114301 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 05, 081 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P114301 (Accessed: August 11, 2026).
@misc{2023MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-08-11]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 12},
	title = {MVN 05, 081 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P114301},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P114301},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/12/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P114301
LB  - CDLI:P114301
M1  - 2026/8/11/
TI  - MVN 05, 081 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P114301
ER  -
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