MVN 05, 278 (P114498)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Amherst, unlocated (dispersed)

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Museum Collection(s)

Amherst, unlocated (dispersed)

Museum Number

Anonymous 114498

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz'u) 1(u) u8
2. 7(gesz2) 4(u) 3(disz) udu-nita2
3. 2(gesz2) 2(u) kir11
4. 2(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz) sila4-nita2
5. gub-ba-am3
6. 2(u) 9(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na siki tug2 szar3
7. 4(u) 1(disz) ma-na 1(u) gin2 siki tug2 us2
8. 3(asz) gu2 6(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na siki tug2 3(disz)-kam us2
9. 9(asz) gu2 6(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na siki tug2 4(disz)-kam us2
10. 8(asz) gu2 4(u) la2 1(disz) ma-na siki tug2 guz-za du
reverse
1. 9(asz) gu2 2(u) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na siki tug2 du
2. ba-la2
  blank space
3. szunigin 2(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 5(u) 8(disz) udu hi-a
4. szunigin 3(u) 1(asz) gu2 2(u) 8(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na
  blank space
5. u8 udu gi-ra
6. udu ensi2
  blank space
7. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 mar-tu mu-ri-iq-ti-id-ni-im# [mu-du3]

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: MVN 5, 278

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: Anonymous 114498
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.05.00.00 (us2 year)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:54:06 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:37:56 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:17:49 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:20:12 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“MVN 05, 278 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P114498.
MVN 05, 278 artifact entry (No. P114498). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P114498
MVN 05, 278 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P114498 (Accessed: July 13, 2025).
@misc{2001MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-13]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 05, 278 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P114498},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P114498},
}


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